Tire recommendation?

[Valhalla]

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[jcarbs]

I know several have mentioned the Toyo AT3's in the 35's. They are a good tire if you do not have to deal with a lot of wet weather. Once the siping wears off, their wet weather traction became pretty much non existent. Just something to be aware of,

 

[Canyon Coolers]

I see you are in Flagstaff so I assume you've had these in the snow a lot. Have always been curious about Kenda and I see that the red letter looks like it is available in the Raptor 37x12.5R17 size in D load.

How's the winter traction?

I'm planning on swapping my BFG KO2 out within the next 6 to 12 months and have been leaning towards the new Toyo Open Country RT Pro. This tire is really interesting though.

The MT2 was bad on ice, (no siping) but it will accept studs. I noticed the rubber stayed soft even in really cold temps and in snow it performed great.

We get so much black ice up here though I went and swapped to RT on the Bronco. The RT is quieter and performed great in winter, and in Baja.

We run the AT on our Sprinter 4x4 van and its been great but I don't tax the Sprinter the same way.

 

[AZ_Craig]

The MT2 was bad on ice, (no siping) but it will accept studs. I noticed the rubber stayed soft even in really cold temps and in snow it performed great.

We get so much black ice up here though I went and swapped to RT on the Bronco. The RT is quieter and performed great in winter, and in Baja.

We run the AT on our Sprinter 4x4 van and its been great but I don't tax the Sprinter the same way.

Yeah, I've generally gravitated towards 3PMSF rated AT tires since I've needed the snow/ice capability (avid skiing family), but I think after this coming season the Bronco may get pushed aside as our road trip vehicle.

Part of me still wants something that wouldn't get me killed if I do end up somewhere slick though. Toyo's RT tires have generally been reported to be alright in snow despite no 3PMSF (especially the RT Trail).

I'll need to seriously consider that Kenda when it is time to pull my KO2 (probably next year). MSRP seems really high but I'm imagining they retail lower. Was having trouble finding anyone showing them in stock in the 37 (but didn't look that hard).

 

[Katimari]

Im biased but I am on my 2nd set of Kumho AT52's and they are phenomenal.

 

[Ramble_Offroad]

A Kenda Klever AT is available in C rating. Undervalued and quiet. I've run the AT, RT and MT2 and they have all been great. They also put me on the inside back cover of their new catalog so I may be biased

I’ll toss in my recommendation for the Kenda Klever KR601. I live in Northern CO, and daily drive my 2Door. IMPO the KR601 is a great tire for mountain town life for use on mixed condition surfaces. Rock, dirt, desert, highway, etc. I’ve had 5 sets of these tires in 3 different sizes in 3 different vehicles over the years. The 12.5 width suffers a bit in the winter when compared to the 10.5 width, but those skinny’s were on my old Tacoma so the longer wheelbase helped in that regard. Mine have been quiet, durable and reliable tires. If I didn’t daily my truck I’d would be on the Kenda MT’s.
The RT’s are great tires.

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