Im putting together a winter set up than can double as an off-road set up. I’m going too try these. I got a chrome set of 20’s right now with ko2’s and I’m going to fit these mud tires on some 16’s. I think it will do well and look great 👍
I'm thinking about switching from Mud Grapplers to these on my H3. I'm going to miss the look of the Nitto's though, that's the only thing holding me back from switching haha
@@notsojoerogan if you off road you won’t regret it. I do like the look of the nittos side wall as well . I’m also running them now on my Tundra limited with lockers front and rear .
Appreciate your honest review, without being biased toward KM3 (I'm a big fan of KM3, but a bigger fan of honesty) or mud tires...I agree, if you drive defensively and reasonably, you will have little problem.
Very nice to see honesty in these tire videos 👍 Like you said, other designs outperform M/T's in snow or ice and people should be aware of that and not just go with what the marketing says. M/T's by design are just the opposite what you'd want for snow tires, because they're designed to throw away all that stuff which tries to stick on them. For mud that's just what you'd want, but for snow it's the opposite, because rubber on snow creates very little friction. It's the snow on snow that makes friction and helps with traction, that's why dedicated winter tires (like Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10's) have a lot of those small sipes (or how you spell it) on them to bind all that snow into the tire and make them gain traction (not to mention they have studs too to help in ice).
Not the original BFG TA Mud Terrain.. That style tread was the king of all season and terrain. It loved snow and ice. Sand was the only spot you had to use a lil more skinny peddle tell some of the tread wears down. So freaking quiet on the highway the whole life of the tire. I put 60K miles on a 1977 F250 4X4 driven daily on a mix of road types. A crap load of chip seal miles..
The tread blocks on most all-terrains tires are closer together, and they are better at holding snow in the gaps between the treads and not letting it go. The reason you want this is because snow has much better grip on snow than rubber on snow, so having tires that can keep snow in the tread while driving will have much better traction and braking.
Great info but I really need to know how the KM3 does on the highway, at highway speeds (40-70) in the winter during a snowstorm or snow in general. Any help?
In a snowstorm I would probably slow down to 50ish but I would do that with any tire for safety. Normal freeway driving they are, in my opinion, the best of any mud tire. Minimal road noise and great handling.
Be careful - I drove (siped) KM2s in the Winter and slid on snow in my Jeep hitting a barricade bending the frame. Never again will I run MTs on a daily driver.
In all fairness the KM2's have proven to be a far inferior tire compared to the KM3's. Either way, mud terrains will never outdo a true snow tire. Take it slow no matter what rubber you're on.
Thanks for the info! I just ordered some and this video helped me make my decision.
Doughnuts are always fun, I have a 2019 Power Wagon and I still do them, it’s like swinging a bus around but never gets old! Nice video, ty!
Thanks for the info from Edmonton,Ab Canada
Im putting together a winter set up than can double as an off-road set up. I’m going too try these. I got a chrome set of 20’s right now with ko2’s and I’m going to fit these mud tires on some 16’s. I think it will do well and look great 👍
I run KM3s on my ZR2 and have no troubles with them. I got them for their offroad capabilities but their fine for me as daily driver tires.
Just bought KM3’s for my LX470 and love it
Siped, these KM3s are the best all around tires I’ve ever run . Period. I run them currently on a hummer H3 championship edition and a Zr2 Bison.
I'm thinking about switching from Mud Grapplers to these on my H3. I'm going to miss the look of the Nitto's though, that's the only thing holding me back from switching haha
@@notsojoerogan if you off road you won’t regret it. I do like the look of the nittos side wall as well . I’m also running them now on my Tundra limited with lockers front and rear .
Appreciate your honest review, without being biased toward KM3 (I'm a big fan of KM3, but a bigger fan of honesty) or mud tires...I agree, if you drive defensively and reasonably, you will have little problem.
Very nice to see honesty in these tire videos 👍 Like you said, other designs outperform M/T's in snow or ice and people should be aware of that and not just go with what the marketing says. M/T's by design are just the opposite what you'd want for snow tires, because they're designed to throw away all that stuff which tries to stick on them. For mud that's just what you'd want, but for snow it's the opposite, because rubber on snow creates very little friction. It's the snow on snow that makes friction and helps with traction, that's why dedicated winter tires (like Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10's) have a lot of those small sipes (or how you spell it) on them to bind all that snow into the tire and make them gain traction (not to mention they have studs too to help in ice).
My Willy’s came with km2s and it’s currently winter. It’s been fine snow far in snow and ice, but thinking about swapping to the ko2.
I love my KM3s, however, I’m in Australia and it doesn’t snow much around here, lol.
Thanks for the video it’s especially informative since I have the zr2. How do these handle on wet roads at higher speeds?
They perform great on wet roads!
Not the original BFG TA Mud Terrain.. That style tread was the king of all season and terrain. It loved snow and ice. Sand was the only spot you had to use a lil more skinny peddle tell some of the tread wears down. So freaking quiet on the highway the whole life of the tire. I put 60K miles on a 1977 F250 4X4 driven daily on a mix of road types. A crap load of chip seal miles..
Very informative video, and a good looking rig set up.
On ice they're very slippery and dangerous, They don't have the snowflake logo.
Why would an all terrain tire stop better than a mud terrain in snow?
The tread blocks on most all-terrains tires are closer together, and they are better at holding snow in the gaps between the treads and not letting it go. The reason you want this is because snow has much better grip on snow than rubber on snow, so having tires that can keep snow in the tread while driving will have much better traction and braking.
Great info but I really need to know how the KM3 does on the highway, at highway speeds (40-70) in the winter during a snowstorm or snow in general. Any help?
In a snowstorm I would probably slow down to 50ish but I would do that with any tire for safety. Normal freeway driving they are, in my opinion, the best of any mud tire. Minimal road noise and great handling.
@@campbelloffroad3660 What about hard pack snow or ice? Still drivable?
@@gen1c8rs88 no tire is going to do well on those conditions, but I would say it’s as good as any non-winter specific tire
Do you get any slip at all in the rain?
No matter what you gotta be an idiot driving fast excepting the tire to save you .... outa of the way this is a good video
Be careful - I drove (siped) KM2s in the Winter and slid on snow in my Jeep hitting a barricade bending the frame. Never again will I run MTs on a daily driver.
Yes, I think driving carefully in snow is very important regarless of tire type, but especially with a MT
@@campbelloffroad3660 A great video, so thank you. Honestly though, when you said 75% stopping power, I decided to keep my KO2s.
In all fairness the KM2's have proven to be a far inferior tire compared to the KM3's.
Either way, mud terrains will never outdo a true snow tire.
Take it slow no matter what rubber you're on.