BF Goodrich KO2 T/A vs Toyo Open Country AT3

Read the detailed article here: https://comparethetire.com/toyo-open-country-at3-vs-bfg-ko2/ And Please don' forget to Subscribe if you enjoyed our content. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:26 Durability & Design 2:38 On-Road Traction 3:09 Off-Road (KO2) 3:51 Off-Road (Toyo AT3) 4:33 Which is Better? 5:22 Conclusion All Terrain tires have a tough design that allows them to go anywhere. But they still make sure that your ride stays comfortable on road. And to achieve that, Toyo Open Country AT3, completely rebuilt their design with their newer tire. So, we compared this tire with the BF Goodrich KO2 All-Terrain T/A. BF Goodrich company says its their toughest tire ever made. And the tire is pretty tough with 3 ply polyester side. These sides give out very aggressive design with serrated shoulders, where one block is having a scoop in it and the other one just simply falls down to the sidewall, making a sharp shoulder edge. Lateral siping and notches are also seen on both of its weirdly shaped shoulder blocks which vary in width and length a lot. This variation in these blocks make a very tough passing circumferential groove all along the tire. They also carry a lot of spacing in between as well, so it makes bolder stone ejectors. In the middle, you see worm like tread blocks with a same kind of siping and notches everywhere. These sipes go all the way deep which further divide these blocks, allowing them to squirm or wiggle according to the surface they are on. On the other side, with Toyo Open Country AT3, although you see a very similar serrated shoulder design, having a same kind of scoop, but overall it simply looks boring compared to BF Goodrich KO2. On KO2, where you see those angled cut’s and bulkier sidewalls lugs… Here you simply see a very blocky design, without any kind of notches on them. The lesser gaps between these shoulder blocks also make smaller stone ejectors in comparison as well. In the middle Toyo’s flagship tire features a prominent S shaped block, which like a Superman's logo, maybe that’s why it’s so cool. These S shaped blocks show sharp edges and are further surrounded by others with incisions in them. These cuts, face in all directions allowing this tire to hug the surface its on, firmly. So, Looking at both tires, it can be seen why Toyo AT3 performed better on road, in terms of traction. Toyo Open Country with more compact blocks in the middle, shows remarkable traction….. especially on wet roads. On the other hand with wider grooves, the KO2 was able to achieve more float speeds, making it more resistant to hydroplaning, but the tire could use some on road wet traction overall. But where BFG KO2 tire lacked so much on wet roads, it really made up for it off road. You can throw anything in front of these tires. And they would simply crawl their way out with no trouble. The interlocking pattern of the tire is very efficient. It gives KO2 a combination of lateral and circumferential soup of traction. So, it was better able to climb rocks, handle gravel, dirt and stones in a much better way. Its aggressive shoulder blocks and wider grooves also allow more volume of mud to evacuate. And its bulkier shoulder lugs scoop the tires way out when aired down deep in mud. On the other side, the Toyo AT3 is also not too far off here either, its staggered shoulders still make a very competitive circumferential grooves, while its notches everywhere firmly latch on the surface of the rocks from all sides. On high-speed gravel, the ridges between its shoulder blocks also provide anti stone technology where it doesn’t allow any rocks to get stuck in and cause damage. The tire also performed great on snow and like the KO2, its also rated with 3 peak mountain snowflake. So, overall Toyo AT3 is still great pick for off roaders. If we come to the inner construction, both tires have 2 running steel belts covered with 2 plys of polyester wrapped with 2 layers of nylon. Which is pretty much the standard with these all-terrain tires. Still, the KO2 provides more safety to the most vulnerable part of an AT tire. The sidewalls. Besides having a bulky sidewall lug, BFG KO2 also has one extra layer of polyester. This means that this tire would provide better protection from harsher terrains, especially from sharp rocks. In the End it all depends on which tire you need: Well, the BF Goodrich KO2 justifies being the more expensive one here. It shows greater durability combined with remarkable off-road performance. And on road, with its uniform design, it gives a pretty comfortable ride. On the other side, the Toyo Open Country AT3 showed greater on road traction in both wet and dry conditions. It also provides a comfortable ride and off road, things aren’t that bad either. Also special thanks to "Soul Proud" for giving us a nice beat for our videos. Music Info: Groove Day - Soul-Prod Music. Music Link: http://bit.ly/373YC76 And please don’t forget to subscribe. Till Next Time.