I have BFG KO's on my 97 Dodge dakota...second set Awsome tire....a bit loud though so the wife wouldn't let me put them on her Liberty.

had the SR-As on the LIberty stock and those tires were absolute trash. The Liberty is an automatic....after about 10k miles on the SR-A's i could smoke at least one tire from a stand still by just stomping on the gas...no break stand either...so imagine what it was like in the rain.
Recently put some Bridgestone Dueler HT's on the Liberty...and they are like night and day compared to the old Goodyears.
Much nicer ride IMO, and i cant peel out anymore with them . They are pretty good in the snow...so far anyway.

But honestly i wouldnt buy tires based on there supposed Ice Traction..by its very nature ice is VERY slippery...Ever seen the video's of vehicles parked on an icy hill....and it just slides down the hill for no reason......so really no amount of traction is gonna help if your on ice...unless you use chains.

Good luck whatever you decide though.
Mac

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2005
Dark Khaki
Liberty Renegade

Scary - you're the first guy who told me the BFG AT KOs are loud. I had those on my other car but I wasn't sure if it was the car or the tyres which made the thing loud

So I wanted to find good tyres which weren't loud and looked at the KOs, should I look away?

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I had the KOs on my Dodge Ram 2500 and thought they were a good tire. They are an excellent compromise between traction and on road behavior. I plan on buying KO 31x10.5s for my Jeep once my Silent Armors wear out.


Anyone running chains on the liberty?
What tire size?
What kind of chain/cable?
What clearance issues?

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I personnally dont think the KO's are loud...the wife did. They do make noise..i'll say it sounds kinda like a Howl...not like they scream or anything..... Now my dakota is a VERY quite truck...soo its not surpriseing i could hear the tires...my Liberty is louder than the dakota...so who knows if you would even notice the tires howl...but you cant tell the wife that .

Good luck with whatever you go with.

Mac

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2005
Dark Khaki
Liberty Renegade

Something else i just thought of that might be a consideration for you in regards to the KO's.....The first set i had on my Dakota (31's)lasted about 72k miles. At 72 they still had a decent amount of tred on them...i would have drivn them in any weather. The only reason i replaced them (with KO's again..bumped to 32's this time) was due to the fact they wouldnt stay balanced anymore and it was constantly pulling to one side or the other.
Not sure of anyone else's experience but the sheer miles i was able to put on the KO's made them worth the money.

Mac

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2005
Dark Khaki
Liberty Renegade