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Has anyone tried the Kumho Road Venture MT?
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Author:  Libertad [ Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Has anyone tried the Kumho Road Venture MT?
I saw this tire during a search. My top choices so far were the MTR's or BFG MT's. The Kumho's are quite a bit cheaper. Here is a link: http://www.1010tires.com/tire.asp?tirebrand=Kumho&tiremodel=Road+Venture+MT+%28KL71%29

Anyone have any comments?

Thanx,
Chris

PS - it's crazy to see the Canadian prices cheaper than the US pricing :shock: . What a crazy time right now.
Author:  jason thompson [ Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:02 pm ]
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The only problem I see is that they are directioal
so you need 2 left and 2 right but then what side do you mount the spare for?
now what I would do is get them if YOU like them
then get the cheepest SPARE I could find
remember that it is a SPARE or extra tire so you could get away with a good used tire for a spare and cover it
as long as it is the same size who cares it will get you off the trail and home then it did its job

We have 2 new MTR's on the front 2 with <5K on the rear and the spare has ~8-10K on it
paid the same for all 5
$50 per tire I got a GREAT deal
Author:  Guest [ Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:59 pm ]
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Those are what are going on my XJ if I decide to keep it. They're supposed to be the quietest mud tire on the market. The old 834s are severe snow rated, but I don't know about the KL78s
Author:  Libertad [ Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:30 pm ]
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Not sure if I'm too crazy about the directional feature of the Kumho's but it is still the cheapest tire I could find. I will be doing only light trail riding anyway, nothing too intense.

thanx for the replies guys 8)
Author:  Pote [ Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:38 pm ]
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just an fyi..not sure what size you are looking at but on tirerack, the 235/75/15 size is a full $64 bucks cheaper per tire than the online link you provided...not sure if that savings is across the board but just for that size it is. $168 at your link, $104 at tirerack. times four tires that's HUGE!

the 245/75/16 is also $75 cheaper per tire than the site link you provided....just a heads up. talking big bucks in difference. for four tires you are talking almost a $300 difference...that would buy some nice extra accessories.
Author:  Libertad [ Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:09 pm ]
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A local tire shop; not the one I posted; can get 245/75/16 Kumho Road Venture MT's to me for $150CAD mounted and balanced. They are on order and should arrive by mid-January. Just in time for my Xmas bonus 8) . I will be slapping these tires on a set of AEV Bridger 16x8 gunmetal rims.

Since I'm in Canada, shipping tires is not worth it if the savings are less than $200 since the shipping, duty, border fees, brokerage will eat up that savings real quick.
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