BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 vs Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac RT — Compared

“BFG KO2 - 50k miles, some cracking between tread, slightly uneven wear. Time to replace? BFGoodrich KO2s on a 2021 F150 FX4 max tow. From what I can tell, these were the original tires and have just under 50k miles. Tread depth is technically OK based on the wear indicator. They show some cracking between treads, which may or may not be a problem based on the many threads and opinions here 😅 Bigger problem may be uneven wear. It looks like the original owner missed some regular rotations, and two of the tires (front when I bought the truck) were visibly more rounded than the rear. After 25k of regular 5k rotations it is maybe a little more even but still noticeable. They’re noisy - no surprise with with KO2s - and gas mileage isn’t great. I do tow occasionally - small travel trailer, 6x12 utility trailer, and rarely a pontoon. Time to replace? Or can I make it through another MN winter and replace next year?”

“I have a set of BFG KO2 as well in the size of 285/75/16 E rated. I agree with Matt (the Krazee) on all assessment except I have never had the tires spin but then again I never really try to (I run a 6.0 PSD with a PowerMax turbo and SRL tunes). What I wanted to add was the experience in snow. These tires are really good in the snow and behave as well as some snow tires I have had on other vehicles. In fact, they are so good I have never needed to activate 4WD. Last March I drove from VA Beach to CT during a storm where I encountered miles of freezing rain, rain snow mix, to full on snow blizzard towing a 24ft enclosed trailer. These tires performed much better than I could ever have imagined both on ice and deep snow. In fact, driving through NYC during the blizzard on unplowed 12+ inches, cars and 18-wheelers stuck everywhere, the Ex with tow in 2wd performed withou hesitation (even climbing uphill from standstill and through snow mounds). The roads were not plowed and at that time I decided these were the best tires I have ever had.”

“I have ran both of those options in the past all on half ton trucks. Like other have said a lot depends on what you will use your truck for but for me the all around comfort and off road/winter performance would go to Falken. The KO2 for me had a harsher ride obviously because it's a 8 ply D rate tire. The KO2 also seems to wear fast initially and then i don't know if the rubber compound changed or what but it became hard and noisy but did last a really long time. The Falken were quieter and better riding through out the entire life of the tire. They only thing i would suggest is go to a reputable tire store and have them road force balance. I ran two sets of Falkens on previous trucks with no issues but when i tried to put them on my current 22' F150 i went through 7 different tires and they still couldn't get them to balance properly so i just sent them back and put some Yokohama G015 AT's on it. I'm not sure if it was an issue with the balancer at the shop i was at, their distributor sending them crappy tires, or a bad run of tires from Falken but i would definitely pay the extra to have them road force balanced. Good luck with choosing a tire!”