BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO3 tires coming soon

[LooselyHeldPlans]

Much more similar to the Falken AT3 or the Toyo AT3 (especially, the Toyo) in tread pattern with a more aggressive sidewall than either of those.

I've had the K0s for multiple version and multiple sets. I feel the Falken and Toyo ATs are better than the current KO2. Maybe this KO3 will be better.

That sounds perfect. After 40k+ on my JLUR, I think I could get away with damn near a highway tire with as good as the traction gets with the axles locked up. Now, this is based on nearly all my driving being in in Colorado, and the Southwest. My only concern with a true highway tire would be the sidewalls. Colorado, and particularly what I like to do, is brutal on sidewa

Also Toyo OC AT3 35/12.50/17/C 59lbs, just installed.

You sure? Tire rack says 63lbs. They also say the 35/11.5 is 61 lbs.

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[2nd 392]

That sounds perfect. After 40k+ on my JLUR, I think I could get away with damn near a highway tire with as good as the traction gets with the axles locked up. Now, this is based on nearly all my driving being in in Colorado, and the Southwest. My only concern with a true highway tire would be the sidewalls. Colorado, and particularly what I like to do, is brutal on sidewa


You sure? Tire rack says 63lbs. They also say the 35/11.5 is 61 lbs.

Yep— Toyo specs ( others) 35/12.50/C-59lbs, 35/11.50/C-63lbs, 285/75/C-59lbs, 315/70/D-67lbs. May not make sense but those are the specs. Strangely “specs” vary by site, Tire size.com was the most accurate to mfg’s specs. IE— DT shows 62.4lb 315/70/17/C KO2’s 65lbs as I recall. BTW- 35/12.50’s and 315/70 both 34.5”, same tread depth, etc, but 8lbs more for D rated, seems high too.

 

[yeepers_creepers]

Sooooo when are these KO3s coming out? Any ideas on timing?

 

[Carlton]

Seems awfully quick considering the KO2 just came out a couple years ago and the KO ran for an eternity.

 

[azwjowner]

Seems awfully quick considering the KO2 just came out a couple years ago and the KO ran for an eternity.

You're going to feel old but the KO2 has been out for 7 years.

 

[doublethebass]

Yeah KO2 was 2015. I feel old remembering that.

 

[Beowulf]

The new offerings are taking too much market share. BFG has to keep up.

 

[LooselyHeldPlans]

You're going to feel old but the KO2 has been out for 7 years.

7 years is newish compared to the 378 year run of the original.

 

[azwjowner]

7 years is newish compared to the 378 year run of the original.

Official timeline:

1976 - BFGoodrich enters the SCORe Baja 1000 desert race to test its radial all-terrain technology; BFGoodrich Tires launches the first radial all-terrain tire (Radial All-Terrain T/A®)
1977 - BFGoodrich Tires claims its first SCORe Baja desert race class title at the Baja 500 and 1000, on the new Radial All-Terrain T/A®
1986 - Second-generation Radial All-Terrain T/A® released
1999 - Third-generation all-terrain (Radial All-Terrain T/A® KO) released
2015 - Fourth generation of all-terrain tire (Radial All-Terrain T/A® KO2) released.

https://news.bfgoodrichtires.com/bfgoodrich-tires-celebrates-40-years-of-the-radial-all-terrain/

 

[yeepers_creepers]

Thanks for the timeline. If that truck is coming out in spring 2023, I would assume the tire comes out before then so about 5-6 months from now. Hoping to get more news about it soon I guess.

 

[Mikester86]

The new offerings are taking too much market share. BFG has to keep up.

I could not agree more. *As I admire my Toyo AT3’s.

 

[Fargo]

So when the new K03 comes out to the general public, there will be K03 M/T and K03 A/T?

There is no such thing as a KO# M/T. The KO designation is only for the AT. The BFG Mud Terrain is the KM#. The KM3 came out a few years ago. The KO AT always seems to be 1 number behind the KM MT. I expect soon after we see the KO3 released we will see a new KM4. I believe the KO stands for 'Key Offroad' and the KM stands for 'Key Mud'.

Official timeline:

1976 - BFGoodrich enters the SCORe Baja 1000 desert race to test its radial all-terrain technology; BFGoodrich Tires launches the first radial all-terrain tire (Radial All-Terrain T/A®)
1977 - BFGoodrich Tires claims its first SCORe Baja desert race class title at the Baja 500 and 1000, on the new Radial All-Terrain T/A®
1986 - Second-generation Radial All-Terrain T/A® released
1999 - Third-generation all-terrain (Radial All-Terrain T/A® KO) released
2015 - Fourth generation of all-terrain tire (Radial All-Terrain T/A® KO2) released.

https://news.bfgoodrichtires.com/bfgoodrich-tires-celebrates-40-years-of-the-radial-all-terrain/

Looking at your timeline, it would appear BFG is actually already on its 4th generation of AT tires. The marketing department just didn't get the oportunity to stamp new labels on the new tires for the first couple generations.

So it looks like the first generation was about 10 years (1976-1986) The second generation went 13 years (1986-1999), the 3rd generation went 6 years (1999-2015), and we are now in year 7 of the forth generation. So it does seem that they are now releasing new tires on a shorter 6-8 year schedule (7 years +/-) instead of the 10-13 year (12 years+/-) of the first 2 generations.

 

[Jeeperz Kreeperz]

the 3rd generation went 6 years (1999-2015)

Or 16 years, if you use ‘new math’

 

[Fargo]

Or 16 years, if you use ‘new math’

After age 50 you start doing math differently to stay younger... Good catch. I really messed that up. That 3rd generation ran a lot longer than I calculated.

 

[Rodeoflyer]

I could not agree more. *As I admire my Toyo AT3’s.

There's no better tire than a toyo/nitto but that would cause a monopoly.. can't have that

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