Luckily I was lucky enough to be part of the media crew that got to test the all-new BFG KO2’s in Baja last year. Naturally when I heard that BFGoodrich was redesigning the All-Terrain, I had mixed feelings about it and hoped they would stay true to their Baja proven roots. I’ve owned many BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO tires in the past and I’ve always had good luck with them from my solid axle full-size Bronco, my prerunner TTB Bronco or even my little Baja Bug. When it comes to an all-around off-road tire, there’s really not a lot you can’t conquer on a set of BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KM2 tires. I had a set of 40-inch Trep’s on my Clampy truck and even though it is a ratty old Toyota, it followed some high-dollar race buggies up some trails with no trouble.Īgustin Jimenez - Staff Editor, Four Wheeler Network The lugs are massive and the rubber is super-soft making them stick to obstacles like flies to honey. These tires can make you look like a super hero on the rocks.

The Maxxis Trepador bias ply sticky compound tires offer magic traction. They are not sold to the public so you usually have to buy them from a race team, and they are not for street use. The biggest problem is the sticky compound rubber tires are hard to come by. I prefer rockcrawling to most other wheeling, and these tires were the big dogs for a long time. They look like a new version of the old Michelin Military tires, and I think they just get better and better as they are worn down. I like the Krawler because it was one of the first rock crawling-specific tires, I know the guy that designed it (Gary Enterline from Michelin), and they flat-out work great at rockcrawling. My favorite tire is the BFGoodrich Krawler or the Maxxis Trepador bias ply, but I prefer them both in the sticky competition compound. Not many may have noticed, but General Tire was in Moab this year at Easter Jeep Safari doing its homework.įred Williams - Editor, 4-Wheel & Off-Road Today it’s no secret General Tire will be releasing a bigger size tire, something racers have longed for. It made it clear it wanted that elusive Baja 1000 win and to dethrone BFGoodrich, who had a longtime hold on the overall winner.

It got involved with some of the biggest racers in the sport. General Tire began sponsoring race series, throwing big events and making its presence known. The company couldn’t make enough General Grabbers to feed the demand. The shortcourse teams I worked with were on Generals same with the desert teams. People noticed! The next set of teams I began working with was right about the time General Tire began pouring a large amount of money into off road racing. They have gnarly aggressive tread patterns that are probably way overkill for the deserts of Baja, but they work! We even had paddles added to a set of rear tires once to give us an advantage at qualifying in Parker. My teams always ran their big Super Swamper desert versions and later the Maxxis Trepadors. Maxxis never really had a strong presence in desert racing. I have never really had the opportunity to actually “test” tires but working with race teams in the beginning I was always a fan of the Maxxis tires. Shaun Ochsner - Staff Editor, Dirt Sports + Off Road

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