General Tech BFGoodrich KM3 Mud Terrain

[Greg]

Anyone else been waiting for and following the upcoming BFGoodrich KM3? I've been trying to find out when they're releasing them, haven't found much other then speculation that they'll be out in Spring of 2018. BFG has been very tight-lipped on these tires, they've had some testing with media folks not long ago (on Rattlesnake, of all places!) and those folks were told not to photograph/share the tread design.

http://www.off-road.com/trucks-4x4/tech/bfgoodrich-km3-mudterrain-tire-testing-54462.html

Since the Rattlesnake trip, the Baja 1000 has been ran and it looks like the KM3 was shown on Rob MacCachren’s prerunner and plenty of pics were taken! It looks to be about what you'd expect from BFG, similar to the KM2 but with improvements in the tread on the shoulder, tweaks in the tread block layout and additional siping. I hear that the sidewall is thicker, too. I'm looking forward to the release, would love a set of 37" KM3's on my Willys!

http://www.offroadxtreme.com/news/spotted-all-new-bfgoodrich-km3-seen-in-baja/

 

[cruiseroutfit]

I'm a fan, quieter than KM2's with at/near the same aggressive tread.

 

[Greg]

I'm a fan, quieter than KM2's with at/near the same aggressive tread.

I've been happy with the KM2's I've ran, but with some wear they do get loud. Good to hear the KM3 is quieter!

 

[cruiseroutfit]

I too am anxious to see them hit the market, I think they will be the next tire on my FJ40 after 16 years of MTR's

 

[nnnnnate]

Is that what Monica ran at the Baja?

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Is that what Monica ran at the Baja?

No, we run the KR2. The KM3's are on Jenny

 

[Cody]

I loved my KM2's, but as they wear they get super loud. El Tacoma Esperma Diablo doesn't have the sound deadening of it's more SUVish Toyota brethren.

 

[Noahfecks]

So does anyone know when these might be available to the public? i need to purchase in the next two months and these would be a preferred option

 

[Kevin B.]

KM2s are my favorite MT, but that additional siping is welcome. I'm looking forward to seeing what sizes it'll be available in.

 

[DAA]

Hopefully they are available by the time my current KM2's are done. Got at least two years left on them, maybe closer to three.

- DAA

 

[DAA]

KM2s are my favorite MT, but that additional siping is welcome. I'm looking forward to seeing what sizes it'll be available in.

So I haven't followed the links or looked at any other pictures. I do have some of what it was supposed to have looked like when it was supposed to have shipped three years ago. And some of what it was supposed to have looked like when it was supposed to have shipped two years ago.

But, anyway... Just looking at the pics Greg posted, that tire has less siping than the KM2. Not more? That's if you want to call the divided tread blocks siping, but if you don't call that siping, then the tire has no siping anyway... But in the pics above, the outside lugs have none. The KM2's have the divided tread every other block on the outside rows.

- DAA

 

[Greg]

So does anyone know when these might be available to the public? i need to purchase in the next two months and these would be a preferred option

No idea. I'm not sure how BFG launchs their products, but the timing could be right for public launch during EJS.

 

[ID Bronco]

Every tire I have purchased for the last 12 years has had additional siping done to them. It helps so, so much. On all my offroad tires I sipe the middle 3/4 and leave the outer blocks alone. It helps in every situation, and leaving the outside alone does not have considerable chunking. I love BFG's but because of price I have not chosen them the last few times.

 

[Greg]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10156363508701289

 

[carlojip]

Had KM2's and had no problems. The KM3's looks like a good upgrade.