I bought those same tires for my commuter. Drove it almost exclusively on gravel for years, and was really impressed with how well the treads held up relative to the old tires that got absolutely shredded by gravel.
I ran BFG AT's since teh late 80's No complaints I cjhanged to Cooper AT3 about 5 years ago, the only difference and the reason I changed is the 60,000 mile waranty and were cheaper when I bought them. I think the BFG's will live forever!
I believe the K02 DT's became the K03's. There was a tread design change that decreased road noise and increased durability. Ironically, regardless of how few miles you have on them, when they hit five years old there are tire shops that won't rotate, rebalance, or service them at all. It's a scam intended to force you to buy new tires when you really don't need them. I was debating the 235/85's vs the 265/75's on my '97 C3500 SRW, and your vids really helped me out. Thanks.
Just bought my ko2 for my 96 Chevy suburban 454 7.4 liter with black rhino arsenal 17" rims rough country leveling Kit and I got to say it looks like a tuff Rig...❤ Your videos keep them coming...
@@1RoadGarage It's has 170,000 miles and running strong, no leaks. It's looks just like yours, I even painted the bottom black because I loved the way your GMC looks.😂. I keep watching your videos they really help me out when I need to replace parts. Plus I like changing out old parts before they cause problems. Thank you for all you do. Keep them coming.
I just got a 1999 Chevy Tahoe, love it! The stock tires look and are so small!😂 but they are brand new from the previous owner, so I don’t want to replace perfectly good tires unless I sell them.
Good stuff Jimmy! I've ran BFG's on everything I've owned... starting with my '74 GMC Jimmy, '88 Isuzu Trooper (still have), '91 Isuzu Rodeo, '97 Suburban and now my '99 Suburban. I'm sure there's better tires out there but, I haven't found them! Now, time to get that "Over-lander" you were building out some more and show us how well they handle that Tennessee mud! Can't wait to see what's next.
Another good video Jimmy. You've been keeping us waiting for another video. I guess you did everything you wanted on the Suburban. You need another project vehicle so we can see more of your reports. Nice work. I enjoy them. "See you in the next one"
I got 72k out of my last K02s with decent tread left with a good bit of it being road miles. You have to rotate them a lot. I found they are tough durable tires, but hard, heavy, and stiff. Never had a flat, had nails pulled out that had bent over in the rubber, but didn't pierce the tire.
I'm going on close to 50,000 miles on my set and I got my first flat last month due to a screw or bolt after 8 years of having them I still love them though.
I bought KO2 for my 2023 4Runner Ltd to travel from Florida to Canada in March 2023 and I've put about 10K miles on them. I went to Blowing Rock, NC mid-January 2024 and experienced awesome snow and ice traction with these tires. The biggest downfall of them is the 2-3 mpg loss over my 245/60R20 street tires. Mainly due to the tread pattern and the KO2 are mounted on TRD Pro wheels, so the tires are 265/70R17. Well worth the peace of mind though.
Your Suburban reminds me of mine. I have a white ‘98 with blue inside. Same basic look as yours since we both like to keep them fairly basic. I love your channel and enjoy following your projects and insights on your Suburban. Not used to seeing that much snow on the ground in Tennessee. I love my B.F. Goodrich tires too. 🧨
I've had the original bfgoorich kos on my old truck and they were awesome and lasted close to 70,000 miles fantastica ll around tire. fast forward to around summer of 2016 I bought a jeep wrangler and I had michelin tires on there and around the fall of that same year those tires were so dry rotted I thought they were going to shatter like glass so I bought a set of bfg all terrain ko2s and I've never been happier and after around 45 to 50,000 miles they still look brand new. a few years ago I was at my brother's cabin and it had snowed at least 2 inches or more and his driveway is a pretty steep incline and without 4wheel drive you would not make it up it at all and these tires handled it like it was nothing. If you have a truck or suv or jeep with 4wheel drive I would totally get these tires. I live in Minnesota and in previous winters when we had lots of snow my jeep was an absolute tank with these tires. I bought the set of bfg all terrains ko2s in 2016 and as of 2024 8 years and going strong.
Hated these tires on my 99 K1500 suburban. Living in MN I think we get much harder packed snow on our roads, especially residential and they just didn't bite at all. Switched to Goodyear Duratracs and haven't looked back. Have had Duratracs on 2 suburbans and 2 pickups.
I’ve ran ko2’s a little over a decade I punctured one of my E rated ko2’s on a trail today. A first so I started a search for new stuff…. Ko2’s are still on the menu
They where my go to for 20years. But now I’m expiring different brands just to see. I’ve got Firestone mt2 right now. And I did a lot of highway driving and off Roading in the last two years but I think they wear out pretty quickly. I’m probably at 50% now but they still grab really good.
@@1RoadGarage not sure I almost went to try the Patagonia that Matt’s off-road recovery swears by. See how they deal with-45 degrees Celsius lol. I haven’t even aired down these tires. I run about 50 psi because I have a toolbox and a tidy tank full of fuel in my box. It’s my work truck.
This truck? The pavement princess stored indoors? Nah fam. ~1/5 of their warranted life but more likely 1/6-1/8 of their serviceable life is a joke. Considering the “average” car gets about 11-14k miles a year.
My understanding is the "3 peak snowflake" version were always 50k mile warranty. That's pretty much standard for the competition as well. I do know select sizes are NOT available in "3 peak rating" how that affects wear, I don't know. Think it's more to combat chunking/tearing from rock crawling/gravel use....
I've haven't heard anything bad about the KO2's except that they're lacking for deep mud performance, ironically probably because 'snow tires' are designed to gum up cuz snow on snow is good traction... no so much for mud. But yea, other than that... I considered getting a set but ultimately went with general grabber ATx because they're cheaper, designed nearly the same and my first set of AT2 (the predecessor of the atx, same tire essentially) we amazing and I got 45k miles on the first set with 40% tread left. Highly recommend.
Absolutely not- that would be the "Gov Bomb." He already did a video about having a Detroit Locker installed which is WAY better. Personally, ai think a Detroit Tru-Trac would have been better for his build seeing as though he is running under a 33" tire. I took that POS Govlock out of my wife's 13' Yukon and put in a Tru-Trac... words can't describe how much better it is. I have a Detroit in my lifted one tonned 82' Suburban and for "experienced" drivers it can't be beat off road...
Hated mine got to be noisy and rough riding at highway speed. The didn’t have a nice tread contact patch they wore extremely uneven compared to the firestones I have now.
I ordered the "Dextero All Terrain DAT1 LT265/75R16E". They're E load rated 10 ply tires at Walmart for about $120 each and there's no noise inside cab, great tread even on sidewall, and 50,000 mile warranty. Their parent company Giti has been in the top 10 tire manufacturers in the world the past 2yrs.
I put mine on a 4WD 97 F-150. You can have them delivered to Walmart and mounted on rims and balanced but they will only install them on the vehicle if it's the same tire size as the stock vehicle so I had to put them on myself or get another shop to installon vehicle. Safety regulations 🙄
Jimmy, thanks for keeping your burb; I love your channel, I have a 96. Anyway I like that silver knob phone mount you have on the air vent. Can you do a review about it ? Or point me to a link? Thanks ! GB
@@1RoadGarage bingo, ok well it’s a cool looking thermometer. Thanks for all your videos. Im ordering the Sony mex-n5300bt like yours tomorrow. And I really appreciate you, your videos and wisdom you share on here.
I had the Bridgestone dueler AT's on my Ram 2500. Never thought they were great until I put the KO2's on my truck. Don't know what you have until it's gone. The KO2's are not good in snow compared to the B Dueler. KO2'a are not as smooth on the road either. My truck rides hard and rough over pavement, especially bumps with the KO2's. The snow situation really was a disappointment. I don't understand how they got the snow peak rating....false advertising. oh.....my MPG dropped too!
@1ROAD If u want to see better and feel safer for both on-road and off-road, ur 95’ chevy suburban deserves better automotive led lighting upgrade. I know u got diode dynamics yellow off-road pod flush mount pod lights. But u need some super bright 6000k pure white led. And I highly recommend Lasfit. For ur low beams and high beams, lasfit LA plus Ur front turn signals is Lasfit - T3 series turn signal lights, ur rear turn signal/brake lights is also T3 series. Ur license plate lights and ur interior lights needs lasfit products. And for ur reverse light, Lasfit T series, I believe it’s T15 size. I’m not sure yet but, if it is a T15 size, get the T series. They are as bright as halogen low beam headlights. Those are better high quality led bulb replacements. And I would honestly say ur old auxbeam fanless led bulbs on ur other Chevy suburban, needs to be replace with Lasfit - LA plus with a cooling fan. They are nice, very compact, very reliable, and it will always be cool a lot more led. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Which means much brighter and much more krisp 6000k pure white light. U should really consider that.
No video in a while... I think he's taking by suggestion of getting a 2015 escalade. So many things to fix and so many problems from the factory to discuss. 😮
I remember when you got those installed. Thanks for the update Jimmy 👍
Yep, time flies. I just can’t believe I’ve only put 11k miles on them…
I bought those same tires for my commuter. Drove it almost exclusively on gravel for years, and was really impressed with how well the treads held up relative to the old tires that got absolutely shredded by gravel.
I ran BFG AT's since teh late 80's No complaints I cjhanged to Cooper AT3 about 5 years ago, the only difference and the reason I changed is the 60,000 mile waranty and were cheaper when I bought them. I think the BFG's will live forever!
I think my ‘03 had Coopers in it when I bought it. Thanks for the input. 👍
I love my Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S!!
Five years ago you could still get a set for around 750 too..not today,those days are long gone😂😂
I believe the K02 DT's became the K03's. There was a tread design change that decreased road noise and increased durability. Ironically, regardless of how few miles you have on them, when they hit five years old there are tire shops that won't rotate, rebalance, or service them at all. It's a scam intended to force you to buy new tires when you really don't need them. I was debating the 235/85's vs the 265/75's on my '97 C3500 SRW, and your vids really helped me out. Thanks.
Just bought my ko2 for my 96 Chevy suburban 454 7.4 liter with black rhino arsenal 17" rims rough country leveling Kit and I got to say it looks like a tuff Rig...❤ Your videos keep them coming...
Will do. How’s that 454 running? Heard those run forever.
@@1RoadGarage It's has 170,000 miles and running strong, no leaks. It's looks just like yours, I even painted the bottom black because I loved the way your GMC looks.😂. I keep watching your videos they really help me out when I need to replace parts. Plus I like changing out old parts before they cause problems. Thank you for all you do. Keep them coming.
My 454 has 284k miles and still chugging
@@KyleLunsford what year is yours?
@@JoseMoreno-ww1cw 97
At 2:19 Wonder if that "DT" now stands for "Discontinued Tire"
😂
I just got a 1999 Chevy Tahoe, love it! The stock tires look and are so small!😂 but they are brand new from the previous owner, so I don’t want to replace perfectly good tires unless I sell them.
Good stuff Jimmy! I've ran BFG's on everything I've owned... starting with my '74 GMC Jimmy, '88 Isuzu Trooper (still have), '91 Isuzu Rodeo, '97 Suburban and now my '99 Suburban. I'm sure there's better tires out there but, I haven't found them! Now, time to get that "Over-lander" you were building out some more and show us how well they handle that Tennessee mud! Can't wait to see what's next.
Awesome! I’ve been happy with them so far. Looks like you have much more experience with them than me. Glad to hear you like them. 🤙
Another good video Jimmy. You've been keeping us waiting for another video. I guess you did everything you wanted on the Suburban. You need another project vehicle so we can see more of your reports. Nice work. I enjoy them. "See you in the next one"
I got 72k out of my last K02s with decent tread left with a good bit of it being road miles. You have to rotate them a lot. I found they are tough durable tires, but hard, heavy, and stiff. Never had a flat, had nails pulled out that had bent over in the rubber, but didn't pierce the tire.
I'm going on close to 50,000 miles on my set and I got my first flat last month due to a screw or bolt after 8 years of having them I still love them though.
I used these tires on my 2003 4.7 4x4 Dodge Dakota back in 2003, going over the mountain pass in winter with much snow they did excellent.
Great video! I always enjoy your energy and presentation!
Keep it going👍
Love the truck man, been here since the start of the '95.
I remember when you got them. Hard to believe it's been 4 years. I had to miss it but why you take out your led headlights? Great video.
Thanks! For the headlights I just wanted the warm glow back. Mainly just the look. I wish someone made LED ‘bulbs’ that were warm colored like 3000k.
I bought KO2 for my 2023 4Runner Ltd to travel from Florida to Canada in March 2023 and I've put about 10K miles on them. I went to Blowing Rock, NC mid-January 2024 and experienced awesome snow and ice traction with these tires. The biggest downfall of them is the 2-3 mpg loss over my 245/60R20 street tires. Mainly due to the tread pattern and the KO2 are mounted on TRD Pro wheels, so the tires are 265/70R17. Well worth the peace of mind though.
Your Suburban reminds me of mine. I have a white ‘98 with blue inside. Same basic look as yours since we both like to keep them fairly basic. I love your channel and enjoy following your projects and insights on your Suburban. Not used to seeing that much snow on the ground in Tennessee. I love my B.F. Goodrich tires too. 🧨
I've had the original bfgoorich kos on my old truck and they were awesome and lasted close to 70,000 miles fantastica ll around tire. fast forward to around summer of 2016 I bought a jeep wrangler and I had michelin tires on there and around the fall of that same year those tires were so dry rotted I thought they were going to shatter like glass so I bought a set of bfg all terrain ko2s and I've never been happier and after around 45 to 50,000 miles they still look brand new. a few years ago I was at my brother's cabin and it had snowed at least 2 inches or more and his driveway is a pretty steep incline and without 4wheel drive you would not make it up it at all and these tires handled it like it was nothing. If you have a truck or suv or jeep with 4wheel drive I would totally get these tires. I live in Minnesota and in previous winters when we had lots of snow my jeep was an absolute tank with these tires. I bought the set of bfg all terrains ko2s in 2016 and as of 2024 8 years and going strong.
I'm out in New Zealand have K02S on my 1993 silverado, BEST tyre ever ! Definitely rate the over the maxxis.
My ko2 s had the known balancing issues. 2 of 4 balancing required 3 shops and too much weight. Ko3s coming soon. Upgraded. Thanks Jimmy
Hated these tires on my 99 K1500 suburban. Living in MN I think we get much harder packed snow on our roads, especially residential and they just didn't bite at all. Switched to Goodyear Duratracs and haven't looked back. Have had Duratracs on 2 suburbans and 2 pickups.
I have a set of 33" KO2's on my '95 Chevy 4WD Suburban...truck handles them just fine. Haven't noticed any drop in performance.
Bought my 35s in 2019 off tire rack and they still look new as well on my 1 ton dodge
I’ve ran ko2’s a little over a decade
I punctured one of my E rated ko2’s on a trail today. A first so I started a search for new stuff…. Ko2’s are still on the menu
They where my go to for 20years. But now I’m expiring different brands just to see. I’ve got Firestone mt2 right now. And I did a lot of highway driving and off Roading in the last two years but I think they wear out pretty quickly. I’m probably at 50% now but they still grab really good.
Good to know, thanks! What do you plan on getting next?
@@1RoadGarage not sure I almost went to try the Patagonia that Matt’s off-road recovery swears by. See how they deal with-45 degrees Celsius lol. I haven’t even aired down these tires. I run about 50 psi because I have a toolbox and a tidy tank full of fuel in my box. It’s my work truck.
@@1RoadGarage and I only use ten ply load range E
im a simple man i see a fullsize american suv doing donuts in the snow and i like and subscribe
I wouldn’t call 11k miles a “long term review” myself
To be fair, either 11,000 miles or 40,000 miles, where I live tires dry rot and crack within about four years due to extreme UV.
I got 70k on my ko2's in the desert
You can’t even buy the DTs 😂
This truck? The pavement princess stored indoors? Nah fam.
~1/5 of their warranted life but more likely 1/6-1/8 of their serviceable life is a joke. Considering the “average” car gets about 11-14k miles a year.
FHA (the government) says about 14,500 miles a year “average” lmao
Suburban still looking great 👌
i have an 03 yukon
all seasons that need to be replaced soon
i drove in snow up to the bumper with no issue (on the street)
that looks like nothing
The GMT400/800 are definitely like a rock.
Hey Jimmy long time no what’s up brother good too see you and that beautiful Suburban good tire review. You need to do some more thanks
Trying to. Life’s been pretty busy over here. Want to get some camping videos in.
Had KO2s for years on my Jeep. Had to switch when the local supplier stopped stocking them.
My understanding is the "3 peak snowflake" version were always 50k mile warranty. That's pretty much standard for the competition as well. I do know select sizes are NOT available in "3 peak rating" how that affects wear, I don't know. Think it's more to combat chunking/tearing from rock crawling/gravel use....
Have owned two sets of B.F. Goodrich's and they were Dandy tires .
I've haven't heard anything bad about the KO2's except that they're lacking for deep mud performance, ironically probably because 'snow tires' are designed to gum up cuz snow on snow is good traction... no so much for mud. But yea, other than that... I considered getting a set but ultimately went with general grabber ATx because they're cheaper, designed nearly the same and my first set of AT2 (the predecessor of the atx, same tire essentially) we amazing and I got 45k miles on the first set with 40% tread left. Highly recommend.
What no snow camping this time?
You should up grade the rear differential to the GM locker which is standard on the Z71.
Absolutely not- that would be the "Gov Bomb." He already did a video about having a Detroit Locker installed which is WAY better. Personally, ai think a Detroit Tru-Trac would have been better for his build seeing as though he is running under a 33" tire. I took that POS Govlock out of my wife's 13' Yukon and put in a Tru-Trac... words can't describe how much better it is. I have a Detroit in my lifted one tonned 82' Suburban and for "experienced" drivers it can't be beat off road...
Love my K02’s on three suburbans
Im gonna swap in a LQ4 6.0L in my gmt800. Debating on building the 5.3 from the Suburban to swap into my crown Victoria P71
Have you tried the KO2's in 8- 10 inches of compacted snow? If so how did they perform?
I have and they were flawless and I've gotten through well over a foot of plowed snow at the end of my driveway without issue.
Hola, yo traigo unas nitto 285 75 R16 en mi Suburban 94 4x4, voy a buscar esas Ko2 en esa medida, gracias por tus videos 👍👍
Thanks for watching! ✌️
Looks like a lot of fun. What tire pressure are you running? Those KO2 sidewalls lugs are for airing down to 15psi, 10x traction. 😉
Hated mine got to be noisy and rough riding at highway speed. The didn’t have a nice tread contact patch they wore extremely uneven compared to the firestones I have now.
Noted. Thanks for the input.
What are the reverse lights on the bumper that also have red in them?
If I remember correctly, he installed some Diode Dynamics lights but I don't remember what model they were.
Here’s the video of the install of those lights: Supercharge Your Reverse Lights With This!!
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Put 7-8k on my 02 Silverado in like 3 months. But I only have one vehicle and it’s used for my daily, work truck. Everything
Where can I find these size tires? I don't think anyone makes this size anymore....
I ordered the "Dextero All Terrain DAT1 LT265/75R16E". They're E load rated 10 ply tires at Walmart for about $120 each and there's no noise inside cab, great tread even on sidewall, and 50,000 mile warranty.
Their parent company Giti has been in the top 10 tire manufacturers in the world the past 2yrs.
I put mine on a 4WD 97 F-150. You can have them delivered to Walmart and mounted on rims and balanced but they will only install them on the vehicle if it's the same tire size as the stock vehicle so I had to put them on myself or get another shop to installon vehicle. Safety regulations 🙄
Jimmy, thanks for keeping your burb; I love your channel, I have a 96. Anyway I like that silver knob phone mount you have on the air vent. Can you do a review about it ? Or point me to a link? Thanks ! GB
I think what you’re seeing is a thermometer.. 🤙
@@1RoadGarage bingo, ok well it’s a cool looking thermometer. Thanks for all your videos. Im ordering the Sony mex-n5300bt like yours tomorrow. And I really appreciate you, your videos and wisdom you share on here.
I love my Nitto Terra Grapplers!
How is the road noise on the Grapplers?
@@bgomez3 Surprizingly quiet
They look good. What exhaust do you have in the beast? Sounds good
I had the Bridgestone dueler AT's on my Ram 2500. Never thought they were great until I put the KO2's on my truck. Don't know what you have until it's gone. The KO2's are not good in snow compared to the B Dueler. KO2'a are not as smooth on the road either. My truck rides hard and rough over pavement, especially bumps with the KO2's. The snow situation really was a disappointment. I don't understand how they got the snow peak rating....false advertising. oh.....my MPG dropped too!
KO2s are really cool
A 2wd traction test would have helped show their capability. Go on the trail until you spin and then shift into 4x4.
@1ROAD
If u want to see better and feel safer for both on-road and off-road, ur 95’ chevy suburban deserves better automotive led lighting upgrade.
I know u got diode dynamics yellow off-road pod flush mount pod lights.
But u need some super bright 6000k pure white led.
And I highly recommend Lasfit.
For ur low beams and high beams, lasfit LA plus
Ur front turn signals is Lasfit - T3 series turn signal lights, ur rear turn signal/brake lights is also T3 series. Ur license plate lights and ur interior lights needs lasfit products.
And for ur reverse light, Lasfit T series, I believe it’s T15 size. I’m not sure yet but, if it is a T15 size, get the T series. They are as bright as halogen low beam headlights.
Those are better high quality led bulb replacements.
And I would honestly say ur old auxbeam fanless led bulbs on ur other Chevy suburban, needs to be replace with Lasfit - LA plus with a cooling fan.
They are nice, very compact, very reliable, and it will always be cool a lot more led. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Which means much brighter and much more krisp 6000k pure white light.
U should really consider that.
These were the stock tires on the HUMMER H2
Didn’t know that, thanks!
No video in a while... I think he's taking by suggestion of getting a 2015 escalade. So many things to fix and so many problems from the factory to discuss. 😮
still rought country lift up？
I drive 18000 mi a yr have had mine for 5 yrs with 65000 and now need re placed
Looks like 3" of snow.
I would much rather my Toyo xtreme a/t 3 with the 3 peak snow rating.295/55/R20.On camera that trail looks like it has a dusting of snow at best,j.s.
You would have made the second part of the steep hill if you had not stopped and kept your momentum.
Baby be careful and were is your gloves. But I would do the same thing that look fun .I am still having some problems with the car but it cold
Age means nothing.. Mileage is everything. After about 1/2 tread they are dangerous in anything wet..snow..rain you name it. Terrible tire
wrong
A review of a product you can’t even buy. Nice
not true you can buy these tires just about anywhere.
@@bretthibbs6083 Not the model / revision he tested. That was outlined in the video.
your smartest move was to move out of California!