Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT vs BFG KO2

Detailed article: https://comparethetire.com/mickey-thompson-baja-boss-at-vs-bfg-ko2/ In this video: 0:00 Intro 0:24 Design of Tires 3:33 On Road Performance (Wet and Dry) 5:39 Off Road Performance 7:06 Mud Traction 7:47 Snow Traction Hope you enjoyed the video, following is the summary of what we talked about. The Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT seems very complicated at first with its haphazard placement of central blocks every which way. But the tire actually just makes 4 unique blocks. Two of these have lateral and longitudinal incisions which divide these blocks further. While the other 2, although, have simple offset edges and siping common with all blocks, one of them makes a slightly more aggressive pattern where it features notches, and sharp triangular shaped edges sticking out on their sides. All these blocks make 3 circumferential channels unlike the BFGoodrich KO2 where the 3 ribs make a web of grooves. If we move towards the shoulders, the Mickey Thompson AT makes wider lateral grooves where it has compact blocks arrangement in the middle. That’s why the tire is also considered a Hybrid. Due to its asymmetric tread design, the tire presents shoulder blocks which vary in width throughout the tire. But other than the width, all blocks look similar with same sipes, and notches facing inwards. Each shoulder block is also staggered on itself. And on sidewalls, the tire makes bigger lugs which are more aggressive than BFGoodrich KO2. But still on BFG KO2, the shoulder blocks are aggressive, they are properly serrated and with elongated sharper notches on their inner edges. Other than this, both tires have 2 different types of stone ejectors, but Baja AT features a more aggressive design. Its triangular shaped ones look very similar to KO2’s. But they are more in number on BAHA AT and are placed along shoulder blocks and in the middle as well, where they are a bit smaller. These ejectors also provide reinforced foundations and support the softer silica compound of the block which translates into a firm on road grip for the BAJA AT. And besides that, these blocks also have connectors in between as well, so this further resist the movement of the softer blocks and improves dry on road handling. On the other side, with KO2, although dry grip is on par, wet traction is not as impressive. Its poor wet traction has to do with its stiffer sidewalls and minimal siping in comparison. So, with stiffness the sipes need more force to squeeze and suck in the water particles, so they don’t work as efficiently. The Baja AT on the other hand, with its softer silica compound and more no of sipes, simply hang on to the slick roads in a much better way. And besides wet traction, it’s softer rubber also enhances on road comfort, as the tire provides better cushioning to the bumps. But with softer compound, the BaJa AT would also wear a little faster, despite having same 50k miles warranty. And besides…. the on-road comfort is also dependent on the noise and here the BFG KO2 with its more consistent design is silent of the two. If we talk about off road performance, both tires are pretty durable to handle all types of terrains with 3 ply sidewalls. On rocks, BFG KO2 features design that allows it to have grip from all sides, but here BAJA AT sticks better with softer compound and with bulkier lugs its also efficient during flexing sidewalls. On Mud, although the BFG KO2 has wilder shoulder blocks, with traction scoops, its interlocking design is not better at self-cleaning. So, the mud gets stuck in its grooves more easily. So here Mickey Thompson BAJA AT is better. On snow, although both tires are 3 peak mountain snowflake rated, the Mickey Thompson again has upper hand with less tread width, softer compound and deeper tread voids. So what do you think? Do tell in the comments & please don’t forget to show some love. Till Next Time.