Kenda Klever MT Review: BUDGET friendly but AWESOME
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- Kenda Klever MT off-road mud terrain Tire Evaluation and Review. Are these the best cheap tires around? Kenda wants them tested against the best so I’ll be directly comparing them to my BFG Rubicon KMs (which were developed specifically for the JK Rubicon using KM & KM2 knowledge). I’ve mostly run BFG KM variants on my JK so that’s what I’ll be comparing them to in the future. Just a side note, I’ve run these Kenda Tires before and liked them... so that’s why I put them on.
Are these the tires for your wrangler, Cherokee, renegade, 4Runner, Ford, or other off-roader! - Auta a dopravní prostředky
I like the honesty in your videos, thank you.
I try to be. I was taught to eliminate bias so I try to do that too. Plus, the guides are pretty real so we’ll see how stuff performs through them. That’s why I called this a preliminary review, I figure if they’ll have issues, it’ll come out on the videos. Thanks for watching!
@@coloradomallcrawlers I have become much more interested in "Jeeping" and offloading in general thanks to your videos, so thank you.
Donald Austin heck yeah! I love hearing that! It’s a great way to see the beauty of your area!
I’m currently running a set of Kenda Klever. AT 2.
285 70R. 17 on steel rims
I own a lifted. 2002 Ford F-150
SuperCrew. These tires are doing great. I recommend them
They do great off road thru loose dirt rocks ruts mud
Smooth on the highway
Rotate them regularly
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Nice! Have you had them through sharp rocks? I’m considering them for the Jeep Liberty and I’ll be there next week to buy some.
Good to hear. I just ordered a set for my '21 Ranger 4X4
0:17 Maybe this the 90's baby in my talking here but I'm in love with that Jurassic Park InGen Jeep 😍
It’s a cool jeep!
Another good cheap set of MTs are the Thunderer Trac Grip MTs. I have them as a 30x9.50r15 on my Jeep XJ and they are surprisingly quiet and comfortable for being less than $100 a piece. Running them offroad at Uwharrie in NC at 15 psi, they perform so great! Makes me need to put a front locker in it and see what terrains the tires loose traction in, cause so far, these tires are not the first thing to hold my Jeep back from being a super killer "stock" XJ!
Wyatt McBride heck yeah! That’s good to know... I’m not good with keywords, but if people looking for good tires sees this. I hope they see your comment. Thanks for watching!
I ran KO2s for about a year on my Jeep, aired down to 10 psi at times, and they did great. I now run RAZR MTs, and had my first sidewall slash. I've seen MTR kevlars slash. A lot of it comes down to luck, or lack thereof. But a good MT for me will always be preferable for crawling.
Morgan Cook that’s good to know! I ran KOs for years and liked them, but once I started wheeling harder stuff, I switched to MTRs and KMs. I’ve had good tire luck and I know I plow through trails sometimes so I always attributed it to having beefy MTs. Honestly, when it comes to wheeling, luck is key. I was so nervous about tires on wheeler as I watched a video where like the whole crew each lost two tires per vehicle.
@@coloradomallcrawlers wow that's crazy that many tires were lost! The Kendas look good man, I'm sure they'll serve you well😎
Yeah, it was crazy, the video has a XJ Cherokee on 33s doing Wheeler lake. Thanks! I’m excited to truly test them out! I should have taken a photo with my mountain bike (running Kendas) next to my Jeep for the thumbnail 😂
Been on the fence about tires while I’m putting on a lift. Been looking at the copper ST MaXx tires and now these. The price makes them really compelling and all the sipes on the tire also
I truly do love them and I’m not sponsored. They did send me a shirt and some stickers, but I don’t care about that... I might try something else after, but I have a feeling I’ll stick to these due to the cost and performance.
@@coloradomallcrawlers yeah I’m waiting on front lift springs right now and I plan on ordering some. I can get 5 to include a full size spare for what I was going to get 4 for.
Next year will probably be time for new tires on the Jeep, I’ll definitely look at these as an option!
Chris and Scott's Colorado Adventures I really like these tires, but I’ll push them hard to see how durable they are. Thanks for watching!
I got em on my cj. There geeat for the price. I have a 31 10 r15
Based on where that puncture was is there was the sidewall pinched against a sharp rock edge
I’ve watched back his footage and don’t see where it happened. I’ve heard from a lot of KO2 owners since posting of similar occurrences... I think they either had a bad batch or just really skimped on protecting those sidewalls.
Just got new rims for my JL, getting Kenda Klever R/T tires within the next few weeks. Decided to go for R/T since 95% of the time, I'll be driving on paved roads, but I want the bad ass look and the performance whenever I go off road.
I hope they serve you well!
@@coloradomallcrawlers you have to try once on life the milestar patagonia m/t it has it all 10ply super grip quiet on highway ( a + for me ) self cleaning when mudding
Downside soft compound that might last 45 to 50 miles , but no a concern for me because i sale them at a certain point before they go too low for wheeling
Maybe one day, but I don’t want to be like every jeep youtuber lol
@@coloradomallcrawlers jeepers always buy Goodrich just to cope with everyone else myself will be trying those kendas after this ones to see the grip
I have used BFG AT and AT KO2's on several different vehicles in the past 25 years and have never had a sidewall puncture. Ironically, I have in the last year, purchased a 2016 JKUR and a 2017 Tundra, both lifted and neither running BFGs. When I need new tires, they will be one of my considerations because we daily drive each of them. We wheel both vehicles, (as we have all the others) and have always been happy with performance and mileage of BFG AT tires. I think you just had a bad day with those two.
Greg Z. I think you’re probably right! Thanks for watching!
A little late to the party but what was the load range on those BFGs? Alot of those smaller sizes are only available in P (SL) ratings. Most MT tires are only sold in E so sometimes that’s where the perceived durability difference comes from. Of course E rated (10 ply) tires get sliced too so it could just be bad luck.
His were E load. Yeah, probably bad luck, but I’ve never seen anything like what happened to him and others told me similar stories. He has not had any bad luck since changing to MTs.
Thanks for all your awesome videos showing the amazing capabilities of a mostly factory JK Rubicon. It really is quite amazing what they are able to do out of the box. Throughout your ownership when you had your JK, did you always run the factory 255/75R17 tire size? Did you ever try to go a little taller? Curious what you think is the tallest tire you'd be able fit under there without any rubbing considering the extreme off roading you do/did with it.
Thank you! I always stuck to stock tire size. To me, it’s not about fitting as I know you can fit bigger tires on the stock suspension. It’s about durability. I use to wheel with mid south Jeeps and a lot people put big tires on stock JKURs… also a lot of people broke their axles (granted they were running 37+ and wheeling hard). I’m likely putting 35s on my JL (making it a stock Xtreme recon). JL axles are a bit stronger than JK axles, but it’s likely not that significant. I probably would have run 35s on my JK altho I would have looked into strengthening my 44s. It’s likely overkill, but I’d rather not deal with a break when I’m 30 miles from cell service. Hope that helps. There’s some good JK groups on Facebook that can get you more perspectives.
@@coloradomallcrawlers That's great, thanks Dewie. Definitely a good help. I want to remain factory as much as possible. The durability of factory size makes perfect sense. I'll probably end up going with 255/80R17 (33") when it is time to change; only slightly taller and same width which should be a safe moderate upgrade allowing everything else to remain factory and avoid rubbing/durability issues.
Seems very reasonable. If I wasn’t known for showing stock capability, I would have considered that. I do know the guy that bought my Jeep JK has put 35s on it and he was wheeling it hard from last I saw. We’ll probably film something together in the future as if I could, I’d buy my JK back.
@@coloradomallcrawlers What are your main contributors to wanting the JK back over your JL? I wouldn't think capability, but maybe I'm wrong.
@sheldonmanchur just sentimental. JL is more capable than the JK, but as the next video will show, maybe not as capable as a stock TJ Rubicon. I’m still trying to make sense of the results.
I run Kenda Kruz tires on my Yamaha. Been using that brand for 10 years easy.
Yeah, I ran them on my mountain bikes and that’s why I gave them a try the first time. I’d like to get Sean some as that would have maybe prevented this weekend’s frustrations for him. Thanks for watching!
I was looking at the Klevers myself as they were in my price range.The K02's are too spendy plus I'm not a bandwagon kind of person. Never liked the tread pattern and have never been a fan of BFG or Goodyear 😒
I wish I had seen your review before purchasing my Cooper All terrains which strangely enough are marked M&S (mud and snow)No mountain snowflake🤔Anywho.....
Love the content! Keep the vids coming 👍
I’ve heard good things about Cooper, but I’ll definitely admit I’m still a fan of the Kendas. I just got a new ride and have Wildpeak MTs on it, but when they go, I may go back to the Kendas. Still, I’m going to be looking critically at tire performance on obstacles in the future guides to see if there’s something else to try. Thanks for watching! I’m moving home soon, but once I do, I should start uploading a lot of what we’ve filmed this year.
@@coloradomallcrawlers Also looked at the Kelly Safari TSR....looks like a AT/MT hybrid ..nice looking tire!
Look forward to the new content👍
Good video! Subs!
Thanks and welcome
any update on how they did in the snow?
They were great for me… I had them in the Aldrich lakes trail guide and lived in the steamboat springs area last winter. I drove them fast from Craig CO to Phippsburg CO while pulling the camper in a snow storm as I was late for work. I did slide slightly in two turns, but I was driving really fast. Still, they found grip and kept me on the road. I was happy with this performance. I’d buy them again!
How does Sean’s jeep handle with the rooftop tent on top?
And how heavy is the rooftop tent?
He constantly says he has no problems. It’s under his weight limit of the rack just barely, which is 150lbs. I’m under the weather, but I’ll try to get him to comment further.
Ok. Long answer but you asked. The tent weighs about 140 lbs , and with my bedding in it it's about 150. That was just under the weight limit with the factory side rails and also the cross bars I had on ( which could hold a lot more weight than the side rails could. They were the weak point I think. That said since those videos , I lucked into a full gobi rack system that mounts directly into the roof. It has a dynamic weight rating of 300 lbs and static of 800. And I added a 23 zero 180r awning that weighs another 30 lbs. Right now I'm at 180 to 185 on my roof and I can't feel the weight on me whatsoever. I also couldn't before , but I was leery about adding my awning to that because I was getting a bit worried about overloading the factory side rails . And also it would have not been easy to Mount my awning to those crossbars. That was a long winded response but I hope it answered your question thoroughly enough
@@seanwatson3790 thank you Sean and Dewie.
these are the Kenda Klever MT KR29's, right? They have several MT tire offerings.
I believe so, have the MT2s on my TJ now.
Hey any updates on these tires? Really interested in getting the same size as you :)
They’re great tires. I went to a JL so I’m running Falkens on that as it came with them, but I’ll likely add Kendas to the liberty once I get it here. I definitely still recommend these tires!
@@coloradomallcrawlers what psi did you run your Kendas at on your JK? I have mine at 38 psi and I can a small amount of ware in only the middle of the tires but not much.
IT WAS PROBABLY THAT PARTICULAR SIZE KO2 YOU WERE RUNING AND THOSE ROCKS WERE JUST LINED UP PERFECTLY FOR THEM LOL
It’s definitely possible.
How many miles and how they doing?
Still doing great and probably 6000 on them now. Minimal wear. Thanks for watching!
I ran over a deer with KO2's and tore the side wall on one. Totally unimpressed with those tires.
And there’s another reason I like working with you... good judgement! Thanks for the comment buddy!
Did you say these are the 10 ply?
Not sure, this was filmed long ago. I’m usually pretty meticulous about being accurate, but I believe my Kendas were 6 ply. Same as the Rubicon KMs… i wheel a lot and never sliced them.
every time I see a video with Sean in it, he seems to be plowing through the trail. I'm sure if he would just take his time he wouldn't tear the sidewalls of the tires.
Maybe, but I don’t feel Sean sends it more than I do. Granted, I do a lot of what I do for the camera, but I think he does too. Then again, I know sometimes he had too... I still think cliffhanger 2.0 was the only time I was concerned about him sending it. However, we all had too, that was a rough piece of wheeling! Thanks for watching!
I'm sorry but If you think that , you aren't paying attention well enough. Because nobody else thinks that , and my track record shows otherwise
I've had them for an year now on my land rover discovery, I could really say I've been giving them hell offroadin and it's my daily, still quiet on the freeway at 75, I've been going up some insane hills no problems, I did get stuck in mud once but it was my fault, the only thing is after a trail you'll be throwing rocks all over the place so try and pick them off before taking off other than that I would buy again in a bigger size
Absolutely! I’m noticing the rock ejections now that I’m pulling the camper behind the Jeep. Still, I just watch it after wheeling. Thanks for the feedback, as these comments are making me feel more confident about my review of them. Thanks for watching!
Do these tires rub any at all?
No sir, I stayed at the stock Rubicon size which Kenda makes.
@@coloradomallcrawlers
Ok cool. I have a straight shift Jeep Wrangler Sahara, and I just got four kenda klever AT2 tires in 255/70r18 and I’m having them mounted today. I was really worried they would rub.
@@coloradomallcrawlers Update: Just got them on. These things are badass. I feel like I'm glued to the road.
Awesome!
Old video, but I’m 90% sure KO2s are only 3 ply in sizes above 33 inches. Thus the Cherokee would have had 2 ply
It’s possible, but when we made this, I dug hard into the info out there. We had a couple back and forths on the KO2s.
driver error?
Jeeping with Jenn & John possibly, but I doubt it unless Sean was having an off day. He has wheeled much riskier trails like Wheeler and Cliffhanger 2.0 without slicing any. My guess is when it rains, it pours so he just had the worst timing on two failing.
@@coloradomallcrawlers one sliced tire ok, but two?
Well, the clip at the beginning of the MT vs AT section of him wheeling was really as risky as the early sections got. I don’t see how that section should open up a tire, but it did. The second could have come from a sketchier rocky section but I was behind him and it looked like he took a good line... in fact, I think he took the same line as the 4Runner on KO2s. It’s possible tho, we all have off days.
@@coloradomallcrawlers well if it were the tires everyone running them would cut em all to hell in the same section.
Let me tell you a lil story bout a guy cut his tire, then cut his spare, then cut his buddies spare. None of us wanted to lend him another tire lol
The RTs are much quieter than the MTs
Probably, but MT noise has never bothered me. Do hands free calls through the radio fine at highway speeds.
@@coloradomallcrawlers I was wondering about that. A lot of guys say the RTs have siping that helps with the snow, but the MTs look so much more aggressive.
If ever have multiple vehicles, I’ll likely try different types of tires since they’ll all likely be Jeeps. I’ve seen some cool looking RTs tho... but I still absolutely love these Klever MTs
Great tests, I’m thinking about getting them for my Gladiator
Thank you! I’m thinking of getting a gladiator myself... was spending some time with them today. Really like them!