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| Author: | Wilmo [ Wed May 03, 2006 7:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | New BFG AT's |
Got these put on today...... 
First impressions.....a little more road noise than the stock tyres, especially when rolling to a stop at the lights, you notice the hum then. They seem to ride a tad firmer, and they roll under less as they have a stiffer sidewall making the KJ feel more stable, you can feel the deep tread squirm a bit though. Look much better and don't rub anywhere. |
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| Author: | SethX9 [ Wed May 03, 2006 9:34 am ] |
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looks great...can't wait to get rid of my stock tires! |
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| Author: | Albert [ Wed May 03, 2006 9:35 am ] |
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Wilmo...............You're gonna like those tires. I had a set on a different truck. They were good off-road and fairly quiet on road and lasted a long time. They did ride stiffer but I think that is because the sidewalls had more and thicker plies. |
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| Author: | Endurance [ Wed May 03, 2006 10:13 am ] |
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Can your lift be ordered in a complete package or are those all seperate pieces? I really like how your Jeep looks. Almost like that silver KJ ARB uses on their promotional pictures. |
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| Author: | zeero [ Wed May 03, 2006 2:32 pm ] |
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Looks sharp bro...too bad though they couldn't scrub the blue stuff off the lettering for you...I always get 'em to do that.....clean work ='s future business 
Otherwise, looks awesome...enjoy them!!
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| Author: | Wilmo [ Wed May 03, 2006 8:09 pm ] |
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Yeah, I would have thought they could have cleaned them up a bit too! Thanks for the comments. My lift I basically got in parts....but you guys can source all the stuff that makes it up easier than I could in Australia! You need :- From Rocky Road - 3/8 strut top plates From Rocky Road or All-J's or anyone really - Daystar 1.5 inch front spacer, OME 947 (or 948 if you tow a van or boat) Rear Spring, OME HD Front Struts, Rancho RSX17004 Rear Shocks. As mine is a CRD, I used the factory front springs, they work the best as I've tried OME too and they sagged, and let the CRD bounce too much. |
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| Author: | AZdave [ Fri May 12, 2006 2:16 am ] |
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Very nice pictures and the tires (or tyres) look great. I had an earlier generation of this tire on another SUV, and they were the best I tried. A good ride on pavement, and they did not get cut up on rocky trails. I did have one come apart on the freeway at 70 mph or so, but no damage to the truck, and this was an earlier version, so no worries. The tire guys say the new ones are much stronger. Dave |
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| Author: | ga_repoman [ Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:06 pm ] |
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just got the same rubber put on my liberty sitting stock (for now) 235-75-16 dont have any rubbing issues but the jeep does want to slow down quicker when i let off the gas at a roll think this is just the greater grip over the stock badyears.. |
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| Author: | Tokyojoe [ Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:26 pm ] |
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Can't go wrong with KO's. |
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| Author: | 2006 KJ [ Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:27 pm ] |
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you'll love them!.. great in all conditions ..seriously all conditions.. sand,mud,rocks,road,rain,snow,ice.. mine have been though it all and worked great. plus your a lot less likely to get a flat tire since it has a 3ply sidewall and 8 ply tread. your liberty looks really nice... that plate holder on the back looks pretty close to the tire! |
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| Author: | riptricket [ Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:41 am ] |
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i have them as well... those others that have them, how many miles you got on them, and how many can these tires handle... because, since my wreck, i guess since i didn't get an alignment (i told the insurance company that it needed to be done, but they said no) my front right BFG AT tire is really really worn on the outside edge.... is this because of an alignment issue btw... i rotate and balance every 3K miles and have since the beginning of my tires thanks! |
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| Author: | 1stTimeJeeper [ Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:10 am ] |
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riptricket wrote: i have them as well... those others that have them, how many miles you got on them, and how many can these tires handle...
because, since my wreck, i guess since i didn't get an alignment (i told the insurance company that it needed to be done, but they said no) my front right BFG AT tire is really really worn on the outside edge.... is this because of an alignment issue btw... i rotate and balance every 3K miles and have since the beginning of my tires thanks! Hey there, I work in a tire shop , and irregular shoulder wear is 9 times out of 10, due to alignment issues, if it is worn the same on the inside and outside shoulders, it's due to underinflation, and if it's worn in the center of the tread, it's over-inflated. anyhow, you should see around 50k to 60k out of those tires, of course with proper alignment, and regular rotations, (which you usually need only every 6k to 8k miles.) I'd get her aligned, she'd love you for it! haha!
Hope that helps some! 
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| Author: | riptricket [ Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:13 am ] |
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alright thanks! |
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| Author: | dloc_jeep_KJ [ Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:55 am ] |
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lookin good 
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| Author: | PaU-MWolverine [ Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:18 am ] |
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The tires look great - I'm biased though, that's what I've got on my KJ ever since I had the lift done. Only difference is that I turned the white letters toward the inside. Just mt personal preference.
You're right though about the performance of the tires - they are very good for the street, and they're very good off-road as well. 
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| Author: | Jeepman56 [ Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:12 am ] |
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Lookin good sir, I really like the look of the more aggressive tread on the spare too! |
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| Author: | qbracken [ Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:09 pm ] |
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Of all the All-Terrain tires I have been shopping around for, those by far look to be the "chunkiest" and most "mud-capable" of all the AT tires I've seen.... VERY tempting! Let me know how you like them after a few weeks of break-in... |
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| Author: | ga_repoman [ Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:30 am ] |
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these tires rock on and off road I put them on all my trucks had a set of 30" on my s10 blazer and drove from ga to ca on them put a set on the jeep and love them and they last a long time too they do slow the coasting speed down a bit but i dont know if that is extra weight of grip    
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| Author: | dloc_jeep_KJ [ Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:36 am ] |
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Jeepman56 wrote: Lookin good sir, I really like the look of the more aggressive tread on the spare too!
yeah i cant wait till i get a full size spare on the back of mine. the ATs look good. im thinking about getting a set to run on the road and just swap them out for my MTRs when i go off roading. guess id need another set of wheels but with air tools it wouldnt take long to do. I try to go offroading every week though so id be changing them out alot 
sorry just thinking out loud  your tires look good and have inspired me to get a set for the road. how are the road manners?
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| Author: | qbracken [ Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:19 pm ] |
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I keep hearing such great things about this tire, yet it only made it to 9th place on Tirerack.com's ratings list for All-terrian tires....
Is there over-hype? I hope not.... I really like the looks of 'em... http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... n+T%2FA+KO |
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