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would you buy a used set of BFG kO2's?
Posted on 12/14/18 at 7:02 am
Posted on 12/14/18 at 7:02 am
a baw near my house has a set for sale that will fit my truck without a leveling kit with about 20,000 miles on them. I do not need tires but if i did i would have these at the top of my list. They are $235 each brand new right now. They seem like they are in good shape and he replaced them because the wanted something bigger. he is asking 450 but im not paying that.
what does the OB think? yea or wait until i need tires and buy new.
what does the OB think? yea or wait until i need tires and buy new.
This post was edited on 12/14/18 at 7:28 am
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Posted on 12/14/18 at 7:12 am to bayou choupique
That’s a fair number of miles, he would have to come way, way off that price for me.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 7:20 am to bayou choupique
The baw bought your house and now is trying to sell you used tires?
All kidding aside, like MTNTiger said, 20,000 miles is a lot. What kinda tires do you have now? I’d wait till you need tires.
All kidding aside, like MTNTiger said, 20,000 miles is a lot. What kinda tires do you have now? I’d wait till you need tires.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 7:21 am to bayou choupique
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what does the OB think? yea or wait until i need tires and buy new.
For only 20K miles on them, $450 isn't really a bad price but I would throw out $200 and go from there. Just make sure that the tread is worn even which means he rotated them regularly. Also, if you have a dry place to keep them, you can hold on to them for a while until you need to replace your current set.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 7:22 am to bayou choupique
I would look at the age also.
After about 3 years my last ko2's started to ride like crap. Still had plenty of tread but just rode really rough.
After about 3 years my last ko2's started to ride like crap. Still had plenty of tread but just rode really rough.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 7:23 am to bayou choupique
I think $350 is a legitimate answer here
Posted on 12/14/18 at 7:24 am to jimbeam
Was about to say the same 
Posted on 12/14/18 at 7:27 am to bayou choupique
That is a good deal for 20K miles. less than half prices for about 70% tread. Ill take that all day every day. Says your not paying that so if you get them even cheaper at $400 its a dang steal.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 7:28 am to bayou choupique
20k is likely a 1/3rd of the life on them
.66 left of $940 is $620
$450 seems like a good deal, but still try to low ball him.
.66 left of $940 is $620
$450 seems like a good deal, but still try to low ball him.
This post was edited on 12/14/18 at 7:31 am
Posted on 12/14/18 at 7:35 am to PapaPogey
i have a number in mind that is about half of what he is asking. ill see if he bites.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 7:56 am to bayou choupique
I have some with about 60k on them,, they still look 8/10.
Best tire I’ve ever had.
ETA: I do rotate every 5500 miles.
Best tire I’ve ever had.
ETA: I do rotate every 5500 miles.
This post was edited on 12/14/18 at 7:59 am
Posted on 12/14/18 at 8:08 am to Ole Geauxt
I don't think that's a bad price either. I got almost 90k out of my last set on my F150. I'm on my second set now they have about 40k on them and still look new. I do rotate them regularly though.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 8:13 am to bayou choupique
I think that’s a pretty good price if they are in good condition. Rotated regularly, correct air pressure etc. .
I just last week put my 3rd set on my ‘06 Jeep Wrangler. Averaged right at 80k on each set doing a 5 tire rotation.
So with 20k on them there should be some pretty good life left on them.
I just last week put my 3rd set on my ‘06 Jeep Wrangler. Averaged right at 80k on each set doing a 5 tire rotation.
So with 20k on them there should be some pretty good life left on them.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 8:54 am to Nicky Parrish
There is a date code on the side.
Find it and look it up. That means a lot. KO2s are pretty recent so I'd imagine they are not too old.
I'd go about 350 on them. You still have to pay to mount and balance on yours.
Find it and look it up. That means a lot. KO2s are pretty recent so I'd imagine they are not too old.
I'd go about 350 on them. You still have to pay to mount and balance on yours.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 9:12 am to bayou choupique
I love the BFG KO2s. I got 80,000-85,000 out of both sets I put on my old F250 and that was without even rotating them properly. My boss had similar results on his Tundra.
I'd definitely try to talk him down but wouldn't walk away from that deal at $450.
I'd definitely try to talk him down but wouldn't walk away from that deal at $450.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 9:15 am to bayou choupique
It seems like a good deal if the actual wear on the tire corresponds pretty close to what he says about the actual mileage on them. I'd definitely go check them out first and put eyes on them because in my experience, people selling used tires almost ALWAYS exaggerate how much tread is remaining.
What I would do is just get a tread depth gauge and see what they actually measure. BFG KO2s are almost all 15/32nd in tread depth (so, close to a half inch). My original KOs lasted about 60k miles, so 20k would be about a third of the life. So the remaining tread depth should be around 10/32nds. If they are close to that, then $450 seems like a pretty fair price to me.
ETA: Everything else aside, the KOs/KO2s are some of the best tires you can buy. My original KOs were so fricken quiet on the road that it was almost like riding on passenger tires.
What I would do is just get a tread depth gauge and see what they actually measure. BFG KO2s are almost all 15/32nd in tread depth (so, close to a half inch). My original KOs lasted about 60k miles, so 20k would be about a third of the life. So the remaining tread depth should be around 10/32nds. If they are close to that, then $450 seems like a pretty fair price to me.
ETA: Everything else aside, the KOs/KO2s are some of the best tires you can buy. My original KOs were so fricken quiet on the road that it was almost like riding on passenger tires.
This post was edited on 12/14/18 at 9:20 am
Posted on 12/14/18 at 9:51 am to bayou choupique
Those are great tires and very reasonably priced. What size are they? If you decide to pass on them, I'd like a link/contact to purchase.
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Posted on 12/14/18 at 10:20 am to LSUperior
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. So the remaining tread depth should be around 10/32nds
That’s if you are planning on riding them until they are bare. You would want to change them out with like 4/32nds left, maybe more if you like the more aggressive look. So subtract that out before you divide by 3
Posted on 12/14/18 at 10:36 am to Hermit Crab
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hat’s if you are planning on riding them until they are bare. You would want to change them out with like 4/32nds left, maybe more if you like the more aggressive look. So subtract that out before you divide by 3
Yeah I was just going by bare minimum if he wants to run them to bald (definitely don't recommend that though). I agree and usually recommend at the very least changing them out around 2-3/32nds left.
This post was edited on 12/14/18 at 10:37 am
Posted on 12/14/18 at 11:08 am to DLauw
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do us a favor and don't send this guy the contact info 
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