Bf Goodrich Ko2

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I paid $335 for 265/70 17 late last year.

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I paid $335 for 265/70 17 late last year.

The 70's seem to be a little cheaper - not sure why. Are they all still made in the USA?

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I paid $335 for 265/70 17 late last year.

Same as what I paid 2 weeks ago for 5 with fitting, balance and wheel alignment! Tyresales.com.au.

Must say they are a nice tyre, the sidewalls look great.

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I paid $335 for 265/70 17 late last year.

Pretty much the same, $339 for 5 tyres fitted, balanced, including wheel alignment and disposal of old tyres.

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The drop in value of the aussie dollar has pushed prices up.

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After bit of initial 'argy bargy' from the sales guy questioning whether I would drive to Sydney (from Canberra) to get my tyres fitted, I had a Canberra Jax shop accept my request to price match Tempe tyres on qty 4 K02s in a brand new size 265/60R18 which were not in stock. I thought this was pretty decent of them, as I had asked the same of Bob Jane and they gave me the grey import spiel (i.e. that Tempe are not authorised distributors) and came a little way towards, but would not match Tempe.

Cheers,

David.

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Starting to feel I got ripped paying $365 each now ��

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Time for some new shoes. I have been very happy with the KM2's but time to replace.

Quick questions for people running the 265/70R17's KO2's on a 120 Series

1. Any Speedo change?
2. Rub? (I have 2" lift) with sovereign Bar.
3. Fuel consumption change?
4. Can you confirm that it will not fit on the back door without a spacer and will not fit under the hard wheel cover.

And just a general question about running 70's, does it place any further stress on the drive train that should be considered? My mechanic has advised against it because of the extra stress on the auto tranny/diffs etc.

Oh and also my reasoning behind going for 70's is to get just a little bit more lift (to match the level of the camper). Am I correct in thinking though that 70's only add 5% more lift?

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Matt the 70 profile is 28mm bigger in diameter thus increasing ground clearance by a nominal 14mm. A 150 but I went from 275/65 to 265/70 and the difference in fuel usage is minimal.

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Ahhhh.... Ok, I think I get this now..... Seriously, I don't consider myself a dumb guy (most dumb people probably don't either) but the tyre size thing has had me confused for a while.

So as I understand it now, the 70 is 5% of 265 bigger then then the 65, or 13.25mm, but being a circle, would that not be divided in half because it is only one side of the tyre between the rim and the ground? Obviously you come to 28mm in total and divided by 2 to get 14mm but I'm struggling to understand why it was 28mm divided by 2 rather then 14mm divided by 2?

Also I edited my last post.... Meant to say 5% more, not 5mm more. ��

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Ahhhh.... Ok, I think I get this now..... Seriously, I don't consider myself a dumb guy (most dumb people probably don't either) but the tyre size thing has had me confused for a while.

So as I understand it now, the 70 is 5% of 265 bigger then then the 65, or 13.25mm, but being a circle, would that not be divided in half because it is only one side of the tyre between the rim and the ground? Obviously you come to 28mm in total and divided by 2 to get 14mm but I'm struggling to understand why it was 28mm divided by 2 rather then 14mm divided by 2?

Also I edited my last post.... Meant to say 5% more, not 5mm more. ��

Ok I have no idea what you just said BUT....... In reference to your previous post,
1 I think the speedo is more correct going by the gps... But no change you will notice if you don't have one
2 I have no rub at full lock or with a bit of suspension flex ( driving on the beach, undulations.
3 none that I noticed.. Maybe 1 lt per hundred if that...
4 definitely won't fit the cover on and will need a spacer.....

Definitely does give a touch more lift... I'm not worried about extra stress on drive train as they are Toyotas not pajeros so they are made for a bit of hard work so a little extra weight won't hurt as long as you don't drive it like you stole it...
If anything I was worried about is the extra weight on the rear door hinge...

I do know BFG make 275/65 size as well as the 265/70. Cheers Nigel

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That's it. But I use the power of Google. Rims n tires is a good one. Actual sizes vary and according to BFG the KO2 is a little under sized compared with the designation.

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Matt the 70 profile is 28mm bigger in diameter thus increasing ground clearance by a nominal 14mm. A 150 but I went from 275/65 to 265/70 and the difference in fuel usage is minimal.

Can I ask why you went from 275/65 to 265/70 and are you happy ?.

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Actually that's a good point nigelh, I hadn't considers the extra weight on the rear door. I have already had to adjust my door sag once and I also have a home made table on the read door that adds weight.

Michael that rimsntyres site is a good reasource and has helped me clear up a few questions about offset as well.

I'm still thinking the 70's vs the 65's would only give about 7mm lift rather then 14mm?

So then I ask myself is it worth it for 7mm? For the extra money spent on the 70's I could just put some polyairs in the back so I can level off when the camper is hitched, which is really the whole purpose of me looking at bigger Tyres. That way I don't have any stress about strain on the tranny and diffs, rear door, needing spacers etc etc. ...... But if someone can confirm for me that the 70's will give 14mm of lift, then that's a different story.

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I have a 20mm spacer (amts) on my rear door and when i shut it seems to vibrate for a second or 2 does after its been closed is anyone else getting this vibration ? Will this crack the rear door eventually?