By Matt on Friday, August 31, 2001 - 06:24 pm: Edit

Anyone have the new BFG Mud Terrain T/A KM's. Ordered them a couple days ago and just wondering how they are, and how they compare to the older ones.

By Jay on Monday, September 03, 2001 - 02:46 pm: Edit

Anybody got info on these?

By Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 02:03 am: Edit

Groovey! (Literally)

They rock. I can't compare them with the older non-km version, but the seem very aggressive and hae great sidewall for ruts. Did pretty well offroad, but on road its a bit noisy, nothing too much.



Dean

By Discosaurus (Discosaurus) on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 06:05 am: Edit

Looks like BFG's attempt at keeping up with GY MT/R's...

keith
discosaurus

By JEEPETR on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 07:37 am: Edit

I was hoping for some siped center blocks myself....

~Scott T.
'95 D-90 (JEEPETR)
'96 Discovery (5-Speed)

By Ron on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 07:39 am: Edit

siped center blocks myself....

SSR

Ron

By Mike B. on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 03:28 pm: Edit

Yes. I though that the new tires would be siped as well. I'm kinda glad I went with the Goodyear MT/Rs now. I wonder how durable the new BFG MTs will be.

Thanks,
Mike B.

By ryan on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 03:39 pm: Edit

This guy runs the new BFG MT's KM:
http://www.discoweb.org/discus/messages/9/3167.html?998317933

By DA on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 05:07 pm: Edit

What does siping do to the tire?

By MA on Wednesday, September 05, 2001 - 02:32 am: Edit

Siping is good for a Mud-Terrain tire. When you sipe a tire, you put small slits or cuts into the tread. This improves traction greatly in all conditions because you would have more bitting edges. It also improves braking and tire wear. The cost is usually around $10 for each tire. Your local Discount Tire/Americas Tire Co can do it for you.

By Discosaurus (Discosaurus) on Wednesday, September 05, 2001 - 05:02 am: Edit

The main reason a MT is so poor on ice or hard pack snow is the lack of edges. The edges are the grip for surfaces like that. Take a look at a snow tire and you'll see edges everywhere. Those slits are called sipes.

Some retail tire suppliers have machines that can selectively sipe parts of a tires tread. Some people will sipe the big interior lugs on MT's to improve traction on very slick surfaces. While this is good for ice, IMO, it drastically reduces the life of the MT when used off road. The siping can and will cause the siped lugs to chunk.

Once again, one must carefully balance the aftermarket hardware with it's intended use...

keith
discosaurus