BFGoodrich MUD TERRAIN T/A KM3 Tires

Has anyone gotten the BFGoodrich MUD TERRAIN T/A KM3 tires? I have a 2018 CrewMax and would like to hear any ones opinion on them. If you have pictures, that would be even better. The reviews are great, except for the "loudness". What's everyone's thoughts. Thanks

 

I have run BFG MTs before and they were good tires, not the new KM3s, older models. What is the reason you want mud tires? If it begins with- they look so good, you may want to consider what MTs are like in real life.

I have run MT tires on a few daily drivers. I would not suggest them unless you need them- meaning where you live and travel, MTs are the best option due to the terrain encountered. Sure they look beefy and cool but there are trade offs for a daily driver. They are not great on the street- wet traction is poor, as is snow performance. On the road you can often feel each lug striking the ground. They vibrate and are loud and generally more expensive. They will not wear or handle as well as less aggressive tires, may or may not have a treadwear warranty.

Unless you need them you will be happier with an AT or hybrid tire, and there are many great choices out there. Just passing along some helpful info because I have done all that before.

That said, if you want to run a MT go for it. Any of the name brands offer great options and if I were to run MTs again BFG would be on the list to look at.

 

@frichco228 I appreciate the feedback. For starters I do want that that more aggressive look, with the ability to go off road and not miss a beat. The town fair tire website shows the below rating. Another reason for considering them was the rating for the winter / snow. Living in the Northeast I wanted some tires that were hard to get stuck, and great on ice. Like I said the only draw back that I saw was the Noise Rating. Thanks again for the feed back, much appreciated.

 

Mud terrains are usually not good on ice. The way I understand it: for ice and hard packed snow the more sipes the better, and MT's have large blocks, large voids, and not very many sipes. For loose fluffy snow, MT's may be good, I'm not sure there.

But none of that is from personal experience, just a lot of research.

 

I always had issues with my KM3's (on a 4Runner) being very hard to balance, and I took them to multiple shops, very reputable, and they ALL said the same thing. I switched the 4Runner to A/T's and had no issues with balancing. My Tundra has Toyo M/T's and I LOVE them!!! Maybe I just got lucky/unlucky but that is my experience. I too prefer the aggressive look of M/T tires. I had zero issues in the snow and ice earlier this year, and the Toyo's are not loud at all IMO.

 

I spent years and years running BFG Mud Terrains, but never the KM3. They are great in deep snow and on the trails, but AWFUL on ice covered, frozen pavement. Even worse if it's snow on top of ice covered roads. Blocks don't stick to ice without lots of sipes.

Personally I find the 9/10 ice rating in the image above laughable and almost dangerous. In my experience, a dedicated winter like a Blizaak (which are fantastic) is a 9, a BFG AT is a 6 (which are OK) and Mud Terrain is a 3 or 4.

 

I live in northern New York and just got rid of my nitto ridge graplers cause they were awful in the winter. If you are worried about ice and snow I would not go with an MT. Look for the 3 peak snowflake tires. I went with duratracs and really like them.

 

Thanks for all the help / suggestions. My appointment is on Tuesday. I called town fair tire and asked about these tires. They said they came very highly recommended and that the winter ratings are accurate. They said that the tire doesn’t have a lot of wide open spaces and the nubs are not that large compared to other mud tires. I had also asked to look at 3 different tires before a buy a set. One of them would be the Nitto Tera Grapplers, and the other would Just be a generic grappler tire. Thanks for the help everyone

 

I would be curious to see if you still get 14.9mpg after installing MT's. I'm getting 11.5-12.5mpg.