Looking for 35 inch tire recommendations

Offline246 said:
Don't know where this is in anyone's decision process, but a recent thread mentioned that the BFG's were substantially lighter than some of the other brands - like 40lb per tire. No hands on experience but just relating what was posted elsewhere.
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They are lighter than most others. That relates to the fact they run small. Both are reasons I decided to run them with my 4.56 gears and NSG-370 on 35's. Ideally my gearing would be 4.88, but what I've found is that at 70mph on these tires I'm running 2750-2800rpm, so I'm pleased.

They're not 40lb per tire lighter. They weigh 64.8 lbs, whereas the others usually weigh between 67 and 80lbs. There are one or two that are lighter (DC Extreme Country), but they didn't meet my needs.

https://tiresize.com/tires/BFGoodrich/Mud-Terrain-TA-KM3-35X12.50R15.htm
 
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JMT said:
They are lighter than most others. That relates to the fact they run small. Both are reasons I decided to run them with my 4.56 gears and NSG-370 on 35's. Ideally my gearing would be 4.88, but what I've found is that at 70mph on these tires I'm running 2750-2800rpm, so I'm pleased.

They're not 40lb per tire lighter. They weigh 64.8 lbs, whereas the others usually weigh between 67 and 80lbs. There are one or two that are lighter (DC Extreme Country), but they didn't meet my needs.

https://tiresize.com/tires/BFGoodrich/Mud-Terrain-TA-KM3-35X12.50R15.htm
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From the Discount tire site, 35-12.50R15 weights=

KM3 72lbs
K02 63lbs
STT Pro 68lbs
Baha Boss 71lbs.

*edit. Baha ??!! I cant spell Baja.
 
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TheBoogieman said:
What was your issue with those?
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Here are my notes. I’m not 100% sure why I didn’t go with them. I wanted a lighter 35” that was good in the snow and good price. They may have been too expensive. I got the KM3’s for around $800 for four.

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RINC said:
There I go not double checking my sources. 🤘
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Me either. The discrepancy pushed the point, though I imagine there is some variance from KM3 tire to KM3 tire. Thanks for pushing me to go to the source.
 
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LarryTJ said:
I looked at the KO2s but was reading KM3s will perform better off road.

How are your KO2s overall?
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I am very happy with my K02s so far. They are replacing a set of smaller 33" K02s.

I pretty much never get into serious mud which they will suck at. For everything else, they work great and are super quiet on pavement which is also important to me.

There are quite a few haters that will tell you how bad they sucked 15 years ago but the K02s came out in 2015. So, there's that.
 
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LarryTJ said:
I'm looking to replace my GOODYEAR MT/R 35" (only have 4/32 left).

Background: Non daily driver, 4.56 gears, 3.5" lift. West Coast so little to no snow.

I was looking at the BF Goodrich 35x12.50R15 Tire, Mud-Terrain T/A KM3. Anyone running these? Pros/Cons? Would you buy them again?

Thanks in advance
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I have the stt pro’s, very quiet tire on the road and kicks ass in the rocks and mud
 
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