BF Goodrich KO2 or Maxxis Worm-Drive?

So I thought I was sorted on tyres a set of Geolandars AT for summer and a set of Hankook Dynapro for winter.  Trouble is the Dynapros are just as good as the Geolandars on the road, I haven’t changed back after the BigJimny event and since I have two new Geolandars and two that need replacing I am now thinking of making my Dynapros the summer set and get something a bit more aggressive for winter.

Most of my miles are on roads with only a bit of laning, but I do want to do a bit more and given how much it has rained here I am thinking of BF Goodrich KO2 or Maxxis Wormdrive in 215/75r15.

Not sure if it makes a difference but they will be going on alloy wheels?

What does anyone think to either of these, especially for a vehicle that spends a lot of time on the road?

Robin
 

I have the Maxxis Wormdrive on my Jimny. 215/75R15 on standard alloys. 

They have been brilliant. Really good on the road, even in the wet. And they have surpassed expectations off road. Even on some very slick wet mud. 

I was so impressed that I bought a set to go on my Land Rover 90. 

My brother has KO2’s on his 90. They are equally as good IMO. Long term I don’t know how they will compare ware wise. BFG have a good rep for longevity. But no signs of wear in my Wormdrives yet (2 years and 13,000-14,000 miles). 

I’d buy on price. Which is what I did originally. The KO2 was a lot more money. So I went with the Wormdrive and have no regrets at all. 

Hi, I run Wormdive on my Gen3 with the standard alloys (215/75/15). I changed to these from the Insa Turbo and find them spot on both on and off the road.

Thanks everyone for the replies and alternative suggests/experience is always welcome.

Lambert, I like the look of the Renegade, but I am thinking they will be too similar to the Dynapros and I don't really want two sets of wheels with very similar tyres.

The Wormdrives seem to get several thumbs up, when I started looking at this a few weeks ago I had pretty much settle on BFGs (both are within budget), thanks, I might be leaning towards the Maxxis.

I am going to do some side by side pics to compare tread and side wall later.

Robin

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I am going to do some side by side pics to compare tread and side wall later.

Robin

On first sight, you'd guess they are very similar. But they are actually very different, just a similar intent on what they needed to do.

When laning, I'd say the Wormdrive filled up slightly less than KO2. But there really is not a lot in it.

 

The gaps between the tread blocks looks more open on the Maxxis than the Goodrich, perhaps this is why they don't 'fill up' as much?  Perhaps this is also why the BFGs last longer, more rubber in contact with the ground?

The thing I like about both of these is that there are no groves that run the entire circumference unlike a lot of other AT tyres.  I know they are there to clear water, but in snow and soft stuff you see tyres with longitudinal groves just loose grip, there is nothing there in the grove to get a bite.

Both seem to have a small amount of tread on the side wall, that is good when they tyre has dug in.

Robin

I went for the Maxxis, got them fitted to my spare wheel set yesterday. They look the business, hopefully I will get the wheels swapped over this weekend and will post a picture/comparison against my Dynapros.

Awesome.

Hope you like them having recommended them.

New tyres fitted and they look great

 

A quick test drive down some county roads and back along the main road showed they are not really any noisier than my previous tyres, they are well balanced and steering is the same as before, no wobbles or pulling.

At slow speed they felt more bouncy than my Dynapro, but that just be me.

GPS speed is now 2mph above Speedo/OBD speed at 60mph, I was expecting 3mph (5%) but GPS usually under reads unless you drive at the same speed on a flat straight road.  Fuel consumption wis expected to indicate 5% lower, but I am not doing big mileage, so it doesn’t matter.

I also tried lock to lock and the bigger tyre doesn’t catch anywhere so that good.

Overall on the road, very happy, off road should be much better.

just as a comparison, here are the 3 tyres I have used in the last 12 months, from left to right, Geolandar, Dynapro, Worm-Drive.  Quite a difference in tread, although for mostly road the Geolandar is still a very good tyre.

 

I am keeping the Dynapro set for the summer months and will swap to Worm-Drive for winter.

Robin