Km2
Thanks Cabel
I am looking for an alternative to all terrains for my toyota (troupie) landcruiser.
The replacements are for next year's trip round Africa. Terrain is a mixture of :
Sand about 10 %
Rough track about 45 %
Mud about 15 %
Tarmac about 30 %
It is immediately obvious that the amount of mud work is small compared with other terrain we will travel on - the problem is finding the right compromise.
Where as muds are pretty poor in sand (until worn down), they are nowhere near as bad as AT's are in mud and wet
(I run AT's on my farm just because they happen to be on the vehicle and find them to be utterly useless in anything but dry, mud free conditions.
The other issue is side wall strength and resistance to puncture from thorns and side wall tear from rock. KM1's and I suspect KM2's are supposed to have tougher side walls and their deep tread helps against acacia thorns etc
I am therefore likely to go with a mud terrain tire (as the better but not perfect compromise) and wanted to know whether the KM2 were worth waiting for.
We used to live on a farm near Kapiri Imposhi in Zambia and used BFG trac edges when we could get them. They too were a bit weak in the side wall but were quite popular. I don’t believe they are made now.
Cheers
John
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