Painted Tires D rated KO2's

[Roughstock]

Hi all,

Here's a pic of the tires painted. The D rated come with RWL raised while lettering. I cleaned off the blue protective coating that comes on the tires and painted them with - Dupli-Color® Tire Paint restores tires back to their factory-look.

I have some flat black paint on the way if I really think I need to I will coat cover this with the flat black. The Dupi Color paint adheres to rubber and comes in black. I haven't had the chance to really see how they look mounted inside as it was dark when I was leaving the dealership. I pick up my truck today. @JohnGalt in your post you mentioned painting them before you mount. I was planning to paint them after since I am not doing it myself. Then I thought I will just do it at the dealership prior to the install. They had no problem with that and it was a lot easier than doing it under the vehicle.

I will post some pics with the instal. It turned out great! With a bit of dust you will never know. I marked them "I" for inside.

 

[Tye]

Interesting. My 39" ko2 d rated were all black, wonder why these had rhe raised white lettering

 

[Roughstock]

Interesting. My 39" ko2 d rated were all black, wonder why these had rhe raised white lettering

Yeah don't know. The D and E rated in 37's have the raised white lettering for some reason.

 

[TurboS]

Hi all,

Here's a pic of the tires painted. The D rated come with RWL raised while lettering. I cleaned off the blue protective coating that comes on the tires and painted them with - Dupli-Color® Tire Paint restores tires back to their factory-look.

I have some flat black paint on the way if I really think I need to I will coat cover this with the flat black. The Dupi Color paint adheres to rubber and comes in black. I haven't had the chance to really see how they look mounted inside as it was dark when I was leaving the dealership. I pick up my truck today. @JohnGalt in your post you mentioned painting them before you mount. I was planning to paint them after since I am not doing it myself. Then I thought I will just do it at the dealership prior to the install. They had no problem with that and it was a lot easier than doing it under the vehicle.

I will post some pics with the instal. It turned out great! With a bit of dust you will never know. I marked them "I" for inside.
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Well done, you achieved your desired results while providing the best possible adhesion for durability.

 

[Roughstock]

Well done, you achieved your desired results while providing the best possible adhesion for durability.

Thank you. I am happy with the result.

 

[TurboS]

Thank you. I am happy with the result.

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Nice, on the street, do they feel or perform any different than the OEM C load rated?

 

[Roughstock]

It is really hard to say. I would say slightly stiffer but not much. Of course you are trying to feel every bump and determine a difference. It seems to ride slightly firmer but not a lot. It may handle a bit better in corners from the stiffness.

I think the takeaway is there isn't a real lot of difference for me so having D rated with the kind of terrain I am usually on is a bonus. I will let you know after some rock crawling if I notice some more slip.

 

[Roughstock]

Nice, on the street, do they feel or perform any different than the OEM C load rated?

I must say when rally style driving, like today, I believe the D rated are better than the C rated. They seem to handle better. The sliding is more controlled and predictable. The vehicle feels more planted if that makes sense. Perhaps the stiffer side wall. I am running these at about 34 PSI cold and I was running the C rated at 38 psi cold.

D rated seem to be a sweet spot for me. It will be interesting to see how they handle rock crawling; however, crawling is a relatively small part of my Bronco life so I think I am good.

 

[TurboS]

New soft tread helps dynamics on the road and I expect also with rock crawling. Glad you have these, your OEM tire tread looked beyond worn out. I agree, at 34psi the stiffer D rated sidewall is helping the driving dynamics as you noticed. Always good to have a positive feeling after spending a bunch of money.