KO3's!!!

[Buckfever]

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[FishLips]

I joined the KO3 club via 275/60/R20 "D" rating. Changed out the spare too and it still fits in the well like a glove.

 

[Matthew@LC250Mods]

I joined the KO3 club via 275/60/R20 "D" rating. Changed out the spare too and it still fits in the well like a glove. View attachment 67832View attachment 67833View attachment 67834View attachment 67835

Looks excellent! How're you liking them?

 

[Maximum Bob]

I joined the KO3 club via 275/60/R20 "D" rating. Changed out the spare too and it still fits in the well like a glove. View attachment 67832View attachment 67833View attachment 67834View attachment 67835

K03 D rated stock size on my 18’’ rims. Running at 40 Psi after doing a lot of math and table lookups. Seems like a perfect tire for the LC250. Ride seems about the same and mileage is fine.

 

[FishLips]

Looks excellent! How're you liking them?

I haven't had a chance to really warm them up. I had them installed and drove a short distance home (less than a mile). I'll post my findings as I give them a go. Right off the bat it's definitely a heavier tire, maybe 20lbs more than oem each? Looks-wise I really love it.

 

[RCFTE]

I haven't had a chance to really warm them up. I had them installed and drove a short distance home (less than a mile). I'll post my findings as I give them a go. Right off the bat it's definitely a heavier tire, maybe 20lbs more than oem each? Looks-wise I really love it.

Great choice. You will love them ! Great in deep snow and off road.

 

[MandatoryOutsideTime]

New here, I have gotten KO3s on my 2026 in stock size and they HOWL on the highway. I was told they are supposed to be pretty quiet and I feel like they're not quiet at all and I'm not sure maybe my expectations were too high.... I have had KO2s long ago on other trucks and they were not like these from what I remember...they only got loud if they wore badly.

I'm not sure I can keep these, I do about 4,000 miles a month...

On the upside the traction is great and they didn't really impact the fuel economy, still getting tank averages around 23 mpg.

 

[Maximum Bob]

I got the 265/70R18 D load (stock size for my LCLC) I didn’t notice any real noise difference from the stock tires. Was pretty happy about that. Dont really go blasting down the highway much but did take a 1000 mile trip immediately with the new tires. The ride also seems pretty close to stock tires. Was concerned I might feel the extra stiffness but I haven’t noticed it at all. I run them at 40psi. So far they seem like a perfect upgrade.

 

[ultane]

New here, I have gotten KO3s on my 2026 in stock size and they HOWL on the highway. I was told they are supposed to be pretty quiet and I feel like they're not quiet at all and I'm not sure maybe my expectations were too high.... I have had KO2s long ago on other trucks and they were not like these from what I remember...they only got loud if they wore badly.

I'm not sure I can keep these, I do about 4,000 miles a month...

On the upside the traction is great and they didn't really impact the fuel economy, still getting tank averages around 23 mpg.

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Welcome to the asylum.

What wheels are those?

 

[FishLips]

I had the D loads installed last week but haven't drove it until yesterday with a 55-mile, mostly highway trip to get a feel for them. I couldn't gauge any noise difference because it's been raining all weekend here. They do perform well at highway speeds in the rain, especially through puddles.

This video by TFL offroad has a set of D load KO3's on thier LC.

 

[APIOQM]

New here, I have gotten KO3s on my 2026 in stock size and they HOWL on the highway. I was told they are supposed to be pretty quiet and I feel like they're not quiet at all and I'm not sure maybe my expectations were too high.... I have had KO2s long ago on other trucks and they were not like these from what I remember...they only got loud if they wore badly.

I'm not sure I can keep these, I do about 4,000 miles a month...

On the upside the traction is great and they didn't really impact the fuel economy, still getting tank averages around 23 mpg.

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I want to see more pictures of your ride. Love the steelies!

 

[MandatoryOutsideTime]

Welcome to the asylum.

What wheels are those?

They are 17 inch Tacoma wheels. I like them because they are very lightweight and also aerodynamic. The tire options for the (ugly and heavy) factory 18 inch alloy wheels were slim, so I changed the wheels to open up more options in the future and help offset the weight increase of going to an E load tire.

 

[MandatoryOutsideTime]

I want to see more pictures of your ride. Love the steelies!

Before I changed to KO3s

 

[Buckfever]

Okay so now at 45K miles, 43K on the KO3 265/70R18 E rated. Down to 9/32nd, so looking like I'll easily get 65K out of these, wanting to change them out before the winter of 2027.

On Tire Rack the E series are rated at 56lbs while the D series are listed at 52lbs. I would not rule out going with these again, very happy with them except for the MPG hit.

 

[ultane]

Before I changed to KO3s

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Welcome to the asylum.