BF Goodrich KX Tires

[XtremeOverKill]

Anyone run the BF KX Tires?
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/overview/krawler-t-a-kx/1718.html

They're on par with pricing - from what I've seen at general internet 4x4 places. $300 a tire is about the best I've seen.

I just bought a set of 15x10 Alumnium rims and want a good set of tires to compliment. I'll still run the Dana 44 and AMC 20 for now - until a good set of locked, high steer, low ratio 60s, or set of Portals are in the budget. So probably a 36" tire is all that I will run with this set up. They offer a 35" for a 15" rim and a 37" for a 17" rim. I'm looking at the 35"s.


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[Dmntxn77]

They are on a lot of comp rigs.. I like the way they look, but I dont see how they would be worth the price.

[Slick Willie]

The new BFG mud tire is based off the design of the Krawler. That should be one interesting tire. The Krawler outperforms most every other brand in competition.

[Stuka]

The Irok is arguably just as good as the Krawler, some would say better.

However if you plan on driving on the street a lot, dont waste your time with the krawler. Unless you want to buy new tires pretty often. Also to make use of that tire you should be running bead locks. Especially an aluminum wheel, as most dont have safety beeds.

[AlsChopShop]

The Irok is arguably just as good as the Krawler, some would say better.
at W.E. ROCK in goldendale there wasn't a single rig running Iroks, but lots of the bfg and maxxis crawler tires. that says a lot to me.

Al

[401-J10]

Yeah they are great offroad and look really good, i just don't think that they hold up onroad at all.

[Slick Willie]

at W.E. ROCK in goldendale there wasn't a single rig running Iroks, but lots of the bfg and maxxis crawler tires. that says a lot to me.

Al

Same for the Grand Nationals I went to. Krawlers or Maxxis was on 95% of the rigs there, including modified stock, pro modified, and unlimited classes.

As far as heavy rigs like ours, I have no idea how they perform. I just know they do better on small jeeps, buggies, and other crazy rigs that are LIGHT with beadlocks and such.

[JERSEY JOE]

THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS. THE RED LABEL ARE THE ONES USED IN COMP RIGS. THEY ARE NOT DOT LEGAL. THE BLUE LABEL ONES ARE HARDER COMPOUND AND ARE DOT LEGAL. EXPECTED STREET MILEAGE IS 15,000. I BOUGHT A SET OF 37'S FOR MY JEEP AND I EXPECT AT LEAST 10,000 MILES.

[Stuka]

at W.E. ROCK in goldendale there wasn't a single rig running Iroks, but lots of the bfg and maxxis crawler tires. that says a lot to me.

Al
Ok, so if you plan on trailering your rig to the trail (red label Krawlers are not street legal, which is what comp rigs run) and have 2k+ to blow on tires, go for it. Not to mention comp rigs weigh nothing compared to an FSJ. With the weight of an FSJ, I prefer a bias ply tire when you get up in to bigger sizes.

[Mahamotorworks]

I am in the tire bussiness. With that being said, No I can not "hook" any one up with a deal on tires. The store I run deals moslty with the military. The Krawlers are a good tire if you are not going to drive on the raod with them. If you want an AT Tire that will do a lot of road miles then go with the BFG A/T Ko. It is a good All Terrain Tire that will last on the road a lot longer then the Krawlers. If you are looking for a tire for a Trailer Queen then go with the Krawlers or wait for the KM2's to be made in your size. Firestone make a good Mud tire as well they just make anything bigger then a 33". They say there isnt a big enough market for them to make anything bigger.

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[Casey]

I've had the opportunity to wheel a Jeep shod with a set of 37" red label Krawlers on a ton axle'd YJ. The thing was like a spider. They really are 'all that'.
I wouldn't drive down the driveway on pavement tho'.

The IROK (IMHO) has the edge for 'real life' wheeling, mud, rocks, wet logs and the like. They wear almost as fast as the red label Krawler tho' so don't think they'll last any longer. They won't.

Now if BFG were to offer the KX in 39x13.50x16.5 I could be tempted.

[79 widetrack]

My favorite all around that i've had was the regular bfg mud terrain. Great in the loose stuff, decent on rocks when aired down, i never tore a hole in one, all of that and got over 50K on a set on a 71 ford f100 with f250 running gear under it with a tool bed that all weighed in at more than my 79 cherokee. Not real bad on the road either. And they can be balanced easily.

[imiceman44]

My favorite all around that i've had was the regular bfg mud terrain. Great in the loose stuff, decent on rocks when aired down, i never tore a hole in one, all of that and got over 50K on a set on a 71 ford f100 with f250 running gear under it with a tool bed that all weighed in at more than my 79 cherokee. Not real bad on the road either. And they can be balanced easily.

I agree the BFG MT is the best for what I and most of us do, we want to drive our trucks and go off road, no trailer queens, just a go anywhere kind of rig, I have seen 80k miles from a BFG MT on my friends Xterra, granted it's smaller but it's not very light.
The stickier the tire, the less miles you can expect from it, just a thought.:thumbsup:

Another tire I like a lot, but now is too expensive is the Pro comp Xterrain.
It did great for 5 years, about 40k miles, and then I sold them with 75% tread, they were just a little dry for my taste after 5 years :cool:

[Chief Gunner]

A litle off topic, but along the line of tires..... Why are bead locks not street legal? If I understand, beadlocks keep the tire on the wheel when the tire is aired down. I would think that a bead lock would be helpful on road as well as off road. Obviously, I would not air down my tires on road, but I figure any time you can keep tires on the wheel, you are better off.

[Stuka]

A litle off topic, but along the line of tires..... Why are bead locks not street legal? If I understand, beadlocks keep the tire on the wheel when the tire is aired down. I would think that a bead lock would be helpful on road as well as off road. Obviously, I would not air down my tires on road, but I figure any time you can keep tires on the wheel, you are better off.

Wheels and tires have to be DOT (department of transportation) approved to be legal. There are street legal bead locks out there. Also, with a lot of bead locks out there, they require that you check that they are tight fairly often.

[incommando]

It's not so much that bead locks are Illegal as it is that the makers never submitted them to be DOT-approved. But frankly, who would know in 99.9% of the situations? Sure, tires are clearly marked, but rims have markings that would require the wheel to be removed or the tire to be broken down to see. If I needed to, I'd take my chances on that.

[Casey]

From my understanding the reason beadlocks are not, is that they can be unbolted, damaged, neglected etc...and the tire could come off the rim. As well as the bolts and locking ring.

I'm gonna run the H1s on the road and only point to the DOT #if questioned, not the 'For Military Use Only' text that's on there as well.

:)

[AlsChopShop]

From my understanding the reason beadlocks are not, is that they can be unbolted, damaged, neglected etc...and the tire could come off the rim. As well as the bolts and locking ring. yet mr. jiggy fly in the lane next to me with his 28" spinners is no worry to the department of transportation. how long before that bearing fails and flies into an oncoming car of 6 kids? go figure. :rolleyes:

Al