Let’s see pics stock height Pro with 295/70r18

Has anyone put on the new KO3’s?
I’m about to get new tires on my stock 2020 Pro, I was gonna go with the Toyo AT3’s being that they’re the lightest in the 295, but I just saw that they now have the BFG KO3 in a 295.

 

Have the same question... Anyone running KO3 in this size? I'm thinking about going this route since they're about $50 cheaper than the ATIII.

 

Yep, I had to sort out all kinds of nits with this setup on 35's and one big help was working with an alignment shop that was well versed in alignment for big lifted trucks. Lots of searching on this forum really helped as well.

Tundra 6 by steve Bo., on Flickr

 

Thought I'd post an update here... Not a Pro, but she's leveled so essentially the same height as a pro. And she's got the pro BBS wheels.

2021 Platinum with new BFG KO3 in 295/70 R18.


My thoughts after about 100 miles... I upgraded from stock size street tires, so keep that in mind.

1. They're smaller than I anticipated. BFG's website has them listed at 34.3" tall and 11.8" wide. Mine are nowhere near that. Only about 33" tall and maaaaybe 10.5" wide? This is at 42 PSI right after Discount Tire installed them. (And yes, they are 295/70/r18.) I honestly thought Discount had installed the wrong size when I first saw them because I expected them to be wider. But in all honesty, I think they look perfect.
EDIT: WhiteSR5 made a good point that the vertical measurement will be off as the tire is under load. When measured horizontally, the diameter is much closer to the advertised 34.3. Hard to tell exactly but it looks to be spot on.
Width-wise, the tread itself is not the widest part of the tire. By my eyeballs it's about 11.5" or so at the widest point.

2. On the road, these things are sticky. Feels a little more sluggish than the stock tires, but I expected that.

No balancing issues so far.

Impressively quiet, I must say. The increase in road noise over stock is marginal if any.

Haven't driven enough to report on MPG.

Also haven't taken them off-road (I don't do much of that with this truck anyway), and it hasn't snowed here yet, so I can't speak to that. We're supposed to get some storms this week though, so if that's the case I'll report back.

 

Traction on wet roads will be the test as that was a weakness on the KO and KO2.

 

You sir have got my dream rig. Well done, looks amazing.

 

Yep! The KO3’s are supposed to have much better wet traction. We did get some rain here last night. I will say it wasn’t easy to break them loose.

 

Wow, this post has me thinking about cancelling my order for 295/70/18 KO3s. I'm moving up from 285/65/18 KO2s (32.6") and was drawn to the 34.3" spec. You are barely measuring 33"... if you had not confirmed the size again, I would have questioned you. Did they say why the large discrepancy?

Makes me think I need to go up a size..

 

You can always bring a tape measure with you and if you don’t like the way they look then say it’s not what you ordered.

Discount tire and BFG websites both list the height at 34.3”.

For me, the size is actually perfect. But I was shocked at the difference between what was listed and what they actually are. Maybe 34.3” is the height with an unmounted tire and no load?

 

Bfg ko2 looked very small for their size as well. Its the way the shoulder sweeps in up to the tread

 

try measuring across the tire horizontally. Your vertical measurement will be off because the tire is compressing under load.

 

Ah, you are correct... Why didn't I think of that?

Roughly 34" across and about 11.5" wide at the widest point of the tire. As mentioned above, the tread itself is not the widest point of the tire.

Still - all smiles here so far!

 

I think BFG KOs are known for running a tad smaller than advertised. Still a good tire - just something to consider. It’s true on my wife’s 4runner.
Question: I’ve got 295/70r18 on my TRD pro and the tire is like 1/4” from touching the UCA. If I get a wheel with slightly more offset than the stock BBS, will that move the tire further away from the UCA?

 

I just got a new to me 2014 SR5 with RC coilovers and level kit and Mickey Thompson 295/70/18 . It currently has steel wheels which will be changed soon but tire size is a pretty good size . The MT website says these are 34.3.