35" KM3s?

[96GreenBronco]

Hi All,

Has anyone run these BFG 35/12.50/R17E KM3s (Mud Terrains)? I am getting close to needing new tires as the stock sasquatch takeoff goodyears are getting a little thin. I have 2021 Non-Squatch Badlands

I was going to wait until the KO3s came out from what tire store says may not make it that long.

Specifically, any concerns with snow/ice handling, weight/balancing issues, and the E-Load rating on 35-1250R17E (does not appear to be available as a C load). I have not had mud terrains before but they look pretty sweet. I do go off road a fair amount and in northeast there is a good amount of mud/slippery rocks

Thanks for any input!

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[JL8jeff]

I ran them for a year and a half before moving up to 37" KO2's. I thought they drove fine and handled fine. They are heavy and do make more noise because of the mud tread but nothing that bothered me at all. I was getting almost 18 mpg with them on a 2.7 Sas truck so no complaints.

 

[jensht]

I had those on a Ranger Raptor. A surprisingly decent street tire for being a mud terrain, on par with the General Grabber X3 on the road, and more resistant to damage in rocks. However, I wouldn't drive them in the snow/ice, I don't expect them to do well in that.

But I run several sets of tires. ATs for everyday driving and normal off-road trips, MTs for muddy or more serious trips, and snow tires for the winter. Maybe overkill, but it has worked well for me.

 

[96GreenBronco]

I ran them for a year and a half before moving up to 37" KO2's. I thought they drove fine and handled fine. They are heavy and do make more noise because of the mud tread but nothing that bothered me at all. I was getting almost 18 mpg with them on a 2.7 Sas truck so no complaints.

Did you have any rubbing issues or did you need to do any suspension mods to fit? I see you have different wheels, did they require a different offset to the stock sasquatch tires?

Thx again, your rig looks amazing btw

 

[96GreenBronco]

I had those on a Ranger Raptor. A surprisingly decent street tire for being a mud terrain, on par with the General Grabber X3 on the road, and more resistant to damage in rocks. However, I wouldn't drive them in the snow/ice, I don't expect them to do well in that.

But I run several sets of tires. ATs for everyday driving and normal off-road trips, MTs for muddy or more serious trips, and snow tires for the winter. Maybe overkill, but it has worked well for me.

That's probably smart to have multiple sets, I may have to convince the wife to allow so I can have the best of all worlds hehe! Thanks for the insight on the winter handling

 

[jensht]

That's probably smart to have multiple sets, I may have to convince the wife to allow so I can have the best of all worlds hehe! Thanks for the insight on the winter handling

Years back I was caught in a snow storm in the Alps my G-Wagen with Mud Terrains (Cooper STT Pro) and it was pretty ugly. I barely managed to make it up a hill, with lockers, while being passed by two wheel drive cars with snow tires like it was nothing. Then going down the other side was real sketchy. No traction to turn or brake. Even engine braking in 2nd gear was causing the tires to lock up at times. That taught me to never use MTs in winter!

 

[JL8jeff]

Did you have any rubbing issues or did you need to do any suspension mods to fit? I see you have different wheels, did they require a different offset to the stock sasquatch tires?

Thx again, your rig looks amazing btw

The wheels are 17x9 with -6 offset so they stick out almost 1-1/2" more than stock Sas. They did rub on the mudflaps so I trimmed them but no rubbing anywhere else. They should be fine with stock Sas wheels since they are just a little bit larger (stock Sas tires are actually closer to 34" where most 35's are around 34.5"). I was surprised they felt as good as they did since everyone complains about mud tires. You'll spin if you try to pull out too fast in the rain, but that's true with most tires anyway. I drive without the radio or any music on and I didn't think they sounded too bad, but I could see people turning their heads so I know they made some noise.

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