Thinking tires

[Trauma PA]

I've had ko2's and AT3W's, and at3w is a hands down winner in my book. Very quiet tire. Excellent wet and ice traction. Ko2 was garbage in rain IMO.

I live in SW Florida where we get heavy rains all summer long and I drive 1 hour to and from work on the interstate and NEVER have I felt like I had the wrong tire on my vehicle. Now I can’t speak to snowy or wet slushy roads but wet rainy roads I trust them with my daughter’s life (on her Jeep too) as well as my own life.

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[Chance_P]

I live in SW Florida where we get heavy rains all summer long and I drive 1 hour to and from work on the interstate and NEVER have I felt like I had the wrong tire on my vehicle. Now I can’t speak to snowy or wet slushy roads but wet rainy roads I trust them with my daughter’s life (on her Jeep too) as well as my own life.

What do you think about the ko2 vs the at3w? Maybe the ko2 isn't garbage in rain, but it definitely isn't as good as the at3w in rain. Just my experience.

 

[Trauma PA]

What do you think about the ko2 vs the at3w? Maybe the ko2 isn't garbage in rain, but it definitely isn't as good as the at3w in rain. Just my experience.

My only reservation with the Falken AT3W is that it tends to be a heavier tire than the KO2s. With that being said, I opted for the Falken MT on the Rubicon that I ordered. I did test drive a Rubicon with the AT3Ws and I was impressed with the short drive I went on.

 

[Lou3.6]

KO2, Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac, and those Falken ATs that are on Rubicons are awesome.

Yea, I'm leaning heavily toward the Falken Wildpeak AT's - perhaps the next larger size on the stock rims (for now) -- and probably the AEV BORAH later, I really like that BORAH, they're also an 8.5 vs the std. 8.0's, allowing for a bigger tire .

 

[JTGladJLRubi]

I've had ko2's and AT3W's, and at3w is a hands down winner in my book. Very quiet tire. Excellent wet and ice traction. Ko2 was garbage in rain IMO.

Love my Falken AT3W’s!! Just had 35’s put on Saturday. Great ride and very quiet. Here’s a few pics. Falken 33’s and wheels still for sale too!!

 

[1STJ100]

Thanks for the input. Went with the KO2's. Original size.

Very happy so far.

 

[Yellow1098]

Love my Falken AT3W’s!! Just had 35’s put on Saturday. Great ride and very quiet. Here’s a few pics. Falken 33’s and wheels still for sale too!!

Looks awesome...did you install any lift?

 

[JTGladJLRubi]

Looks awesome...did you install any lift?

Yes I went with the rough country 2 1/2 inch lift with shocks. It rides great and a helluva lot cheaper than Mopar one.

 

[Yellow1098]

Awesome....which shocks did you go with and why?

 

[WXman]

Falken A/T3W is the best tire overall I've ever owned.

The KO2s are nice, so are the other 15-20 popular tires I've used on trucks and Jeeps. But those Falkens are awesome.

 

[JRV]

Yes I went with the rough country 2 1/2 inch lift with shocks. It rides great and a helluva lot cheaper than Mopar one.

The front spacer lift kit?

 

[JTGladJLRubi]

The front spacer lift kit?

This is the one had the shop install.

https://www.roughcountry.com/jeep-s...c.html?find=2020-jeep-gladiator-jt-4wd-379105

 

[Yellow1098]

Question about these leveling kits...they only go in the front right? why do the trucks not have the nose much higher then the rear with them? just learning and trying to figure all the stuff out...

 

[MPFit]

Because stock suspension has the nose down which allows the rear to give a little when towing or hauling. The level kit is designed to raise the front enough to make the truck lose its ‘rake’ which is the technical term for the nose down characteristic

 

[WXman]

Question about these leveling kits...they only go in the front right? why do the trucks not have the nose much higher then the rear with them? just learning and trying to figure all the stuff out...

Because stock suspension has the nose down which allows the rear to give a little when towing or hauling. The level kit is designed to raise the front enough to make the truck lose its ‘rake’ which is the technical term for the nose down characteristic

Yep. Technically speaking, it's kind of stupid to put a leveling kit on a pickup truck. The idea of a truck is to have payload carrying ability. They engineer the suspension so that when you load the cargo area with payload as rated on the door jamb sticker, the truck will sit level. This keeps the braking balance, handling, aim of the headlight beams, etc. in spec. When you throw a leveling kit on, you're disrupting all of this.

But, we do it anyway because we just like the way it looks.

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