I am going to be buying a new set of tires for my D2. I'm getting 235/85s and have narrowed it down to Treadwright Crawlers or Kenda Klevers. Here are my thoughts:

- The TreadWrights seem like a better pattern but are heavier. They are also retreads. The retreads don't seem like to much of an issue, however, sometimes people received tires that are out of round or blemishes. Treadwright always makes it right, however, I don't want the downtime so there is that to consider.

- The Kendas are China tires. China made always sucks because I hate passing up on something USA made. They are also cheaper (the shipping of the Treadwrights makes them about $20-30 more, the Kenda's ship free). They also haven't been in the automobile tire game all that long. They do have a history in bicycle and motorcycle tires thought and for the most part have a good reputation. They would be new and are lighter. Less rotational mass on the axles and differentials is less on my mind.

Here are pics of the Kenda Klevers since I did not find any threads about them on the rover forums.

Kendas:




Let me know what you guys think.

 

I have the kendas on one of my trucks, couldn't be happier at that price point.

 

Also that is on a heavier work truck and 17s they don't have an offering for 18s
Ls1 (on here) has them on his d2.

 

I'm actually leaning towards the Kendas, all in all I just want the one that will preform the best, traction wise and safety. Most of the other things are just things to consider. Some people have nothing but success while others get two blems in a row.

Some of the bad threads are from a few years back so TW may have gotten better over time. Who knows really...

 

I love my Kendas for sure, though i think i would go 33's instead of 32's if i had a second chance.

i have thrown mud/rock crawling/ fallen trees and they have done amazing and i didnt lower the pressure too much on them.

look for them locally as you might be able to find ebay prices on them installed like i did.

 

The ebay seller I found is actually 40 minutes away, I thought I might email them seeing if they would lower the price since it includes "free shipping" im sure that cost is just built in so I might be able to get the for even less.

 

I'm going to vote on the Kendas just because of treadwright's recent reputation. Their quality has seemed to have gone down considerably as of late because they let all their senior employees who knew what they were doing go (just what I heard, nothing to back it up).

Something else to look at, which is what I am planning to get and seem to get exceptional reviews, are Mud Claw Radial M/Ts. I'm going to get a set of 5 32s for around 750 after mount and balance.

 

I can only comment on the Kendas. Im going into my second winter with them. Hopefully you realize that all mud terrains will be loud. These are fairly loud on highway and ride as expected. Tread wear has been better than expected ( I drive mine everyday) Off road they shine......not that I know any different as these are the first mud tires I have had.


I did have some trouble with wet clay mud.....

 

>2k lb truck with cup tires and 500hp is best on that clay

 

Almost every thread I could find on the KEndas mentioned low noise and long tread life, so your experience seems pretty par for the course .