Mike Melton reviews the Kenda Cleaver mud tire, breaking down its aggressive side lugs, stone ejectors, and asymmetrical sidewall lettering. It's studdable for snow and ice, but expect noise typical of a mud tire and potential cupping depending on how you drive it.
Kenda Cleaver (Kenda MT)
Yes — these tires are studdable.
One side has raised black letters; the other side has flat lettering.
Look how aggressive this tire is. Man, this thing got some crazy side lugs on there. This is the Kenda Cleaver. Clever, however you want to say it. Mt. Now, anytime we get a newer tire that comes around that we don't do a lot of, we like to show them. So if you've never seen the Kenda mt, this is what it looks like. So throughout the whole tread, it's got a lot of stone ejectors, which these ain't gonna do too much. Sidewall's a little different. On this side, you got a raised black letter, and on this side, they're flat. Now, I know what you're going to ask. Well, how many miles you think you're going to get out of these? Well, I'm going to tell you just like I tell everybody else. It depends on you, how you drive, what you're pulling. There's a lot of dependence. How good are they in snow and ice? Well, these tires are studdable, so you can put some studs in there. It's going to give you that grip. Now, just like everybody else. How quiet are the tires? Man, the damn tires are a mud tire. You don't expect stuff like this to be quiet. If you want a damn quiet tire, don't get a mud tire. Now, Kenda does make a good tire. They do get a little noisy when you get a little bit miles on them. They might cup a little bit, but you expect that being out of a mud tire or an RT tire to be a little noisy.
