Kenda Klever A/T 2

Thank you for the input sir!

 

Does anyone else run these or have anything negative to say about the Klever AT2s?

Doing the math, I could get 5 tires + a matching 5th wheel and run a 5 tire rotation for the same price as just 4 of any other tire.

I’m trying to find the catch here, the price seems to good to be true.

 

I just mounted some 255/70r17 Kenda Klever AT2s on some old Tundra wheels. If anyone's wondering, this combo sits perfectly flush with the fenders. My objective was to lower weight and maintain a somewhat factory look. Coming from OEM steelies with 265/70r16 Dynapros that lasted a LONG time... but were starting to get a little noisy on the highway.

 

I saw a set of these in person for the first time today and they look even better than I expected. Made my tire buying decision a-lot harder. Ugghhh.

 

What psi does everyone have these on ?

 

Mine have been on for right around 20k miles. I have neglected to rotated them until today, so I feel like this is a good time to update on how they've worn. I'll take some pictures and post them later.
I'm happily surprised at the lack of wear issues, not that there aren't any, but not nearly as bad as I'd expected.
Most of my driving has been highway miles and dirt roads, with only occasional offroading in sand and Florida clay. I have the occasional heavy tow where I'm pulling big 75KW generators as well.
The rear tires are showing signs of center wear, which may be due to the fact that I have gone through long periods of heavy weight and very little weight. For a long time I had a consistent bed load of around 200-300lbs, but for the last 6 months or so, my bed load has not been consistent at all, most of the time running with only 50-75 lbs in the bed.
Which would be fine if I kept up with rotations and monitoring the pressure, but I haven't.
The front tires show some rounding on the shoulders, but nothing that looks too concerning.

The tires have been great day to day, but definitely get a reputable shop for balancing, as my local tire kingdom was garbage and I ended up with an irritating amount of vibration and way too many weights and sticky tape on my wheels.
The sound was obviously more than stock tires but was not bothersome until the last 5k miles or so when it started to become a lot more noticeable. Obviously that is a side effect of not rotating my tires at all.
I live in Florida, so we have a lot of rainy days. Even more so, we have a lot of days with light showers and then sun, which can make the roads very slippery when the oil comes to the surface. When driving in heavy rain, they've been good. But driving in light rain/sprinkles, I've had slipping from the takeoff at a light or even heavy accelerating a couple of times. This had caused me to consider less aggressive tires in the future, but it could also just be a side effect of not rotating my tires as I did not experience these issues in the beginning.

Overall they have been great with the only noticeable issues occurring recently towards 15-20k miles unrotated with mild road noise that's easy to ignore.
My PSI has been around 33-35 for the past few months, but I was running around 28-30 for a long time. Honestly not sure which was better. Really need to do a chalk test.
Anyway... keep up with your rotations.

 

I put put a set of these on my 2022 Tacoma SR for about $750. I replaced the factory Firestone Destination LE2 245/75R16 tires with a Kenda Klever A/T2 265/70R16's. They ride better than the factory Firestone's and they look great. Road noise isn't any louder than the factory tires. So far, I've driven about 30 miles mixed city/highway. I don't know how they'll work offroad, but they must be better offroad than factory highway tires. A bit bigger than the factory tires, so I'm not sure what they'll do to my gas mileage. Update: After a couple of weeks, it seems like my gas mileage around town went from 22mpg to 20mpg.

 

I’ve got them in 235/85r16 and like them. No complaints. Seem to be pretty quiet. Good grip on wet roads.