OEM Hankooks replaced with General Grabbers

[SICKQK]

One week on new tires, General Grabbers in the stock size. Always hard to compare new tires to old worn out ones but so far so good. The ride is quiet and small bumps in the road feel dampened. The depth of the tread is quite impressive, hopefully that equates to better winter traction and longevity. They look great too.
OEM's went 45,000 and were pretty worn. I drive sportingly. ?. They were $820 out the door.

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[Frenchy]

Seems like a decent basic All-Terrain tire. Now be aware that even though it has the 3 Peak rating for winter driving there is no guarantee that it will do what you need in the winter. I have ran a few different All-Terrain tires in the winter and I habe only been happy with 1. The General Grabber ATX(BFG KO2 knockoff) was 3 Peak rated and did horrible in winter conditions.

 

[Dgc333]

Seems like a decent basic All-Terrain tire. Now be aware that even though it has the 3 Peak rating for winter driving there is no guarantee that it will do what you need in the winter. I have ran a few different All-Terrain tires in the winter and I habe only been happy with 1. The General Grabber ATX(BFG KO2 knockoff) was 3 Peak rated and did horrible in winter conditions.

I usually find all terrain tires to do poorly in winter conditions but I figured I would give the Grabber ATx a try because of the mountain snow flake rating before running out and buying a set of winter tires

I found them to be more than adequate in snow and slush much better than any all terrain or all season tire I have had. They were barely adequate on ice. All in all I don't feel the need to go out and purchase winter tires for the Ranger.

 

[EJH]

SICKQK Those tires look really good on your truck. Do you tow by chance? One of my complaints with the stock Hankooks is the soft sidewall is way too squishy for towing my 5,000 lb trailer. I'd like to replace them with other mild-moderate A/T tires at some point, still researching which ones (I do not need snow traction as I run dedicated snow tires in winter).

 

[SICKQK]

SICKQK Those tires look really good on your truck. Do you tow by chance? One of my complaints with the stock Hankooks is the soft sidewall is way too squishy for towing my 5,000 lb trailer. I'd like to replace them with other mild-moderate A/T tires at some point, still researching which ones (I do not need snow traction as I run dedicated snow tires in winter).

Thanks, they do look much better than the Hankooks IMO.
I only tow occasionally and it's a small motorcycle trailer so I'm not a towing expert by any means. But, I think you may want to look at LT rated tires. They have extra support built into the sidewalls and can increase their load capability by running higher tire pressure.
I don't think the Grabbers are what you're looking for, they ride great but based on what I'm feeling when driving, I think the side walls are probably more flexible than the Hankooks.

 

[Azhang253]

From lake-effect michigan, and AT/MT tires, while better than A/S tires, are pretty meh in "Road-snow". What I mean by road snow is the icy/slushy snow, ice, salt mix that we get here. My perspective is going to be different from 99% of users, since my current vehicles are both auto-locked in the rear, so take my opinion with about a CUP of salt.

The best thing I ever did for on-road performance in snowy conditions was get an actual set of winter snow tires. I have the Firestone Winterforce 2 and I absolutely love them. I use them in the XJ, and with a locked rear (in slippery conditions, an autolocker is basically a spool), and pretty much went from undriveable on the highway to having pretty much no problems, as long as you're easy on the throttle.

Whenever I my 23 arrives, before it's first winter, I'm definitely going to spend to 600 bucks or so and get a set of winter tires. It's honestly pretty cheap insurance.

Off road in deep snow? My 35x12.5x15 Baja MTZ's at around 5PSI are basically unstoppable. But, unless I take all back roads, it's a bit terrifying to actually get to the trail haha.

 

[Muffin1]

They look great are they the Grabber APT’s?

 

[Dgc333]

When the Grabber ATx tires on my Tremor need replacing I am considering the Grabber APT and the BFG Trail-Terrain TA.

My off roading is limited to the beach so I don't need an agressive AT tire. The APT and Trail-Terrain are more street oriented so they should provide a quieter and smoother ride with lower rolling resistance for better mileage. I will also go from a LT to P-Metric tire for reduced weight.

 

[SigOris]

Seems like a decent basic All-Terrain tire. Now be aware that even though it has the 3 Peak rating for winter driving there is no guarantee that it will do what you need in the winter. I have ran a few different All-Terrain tires in the winter and I habe only been happy with 1. The General Grabber ATX(BFG KO2 knockoff) was 3 Peak rated and did horrible in winter conditions.

Interesting as I had a different experience with them on my F150 that I traded. Not saying your wrong.

had the dealer install KO2’s before I picked up my Ranger as I’ve done well with the in the Maine winters

 

[got3fords]

One week on new tires, General Grabbers in the stock size. Always hard to compare new tires to old worn out ones but so far so good. The ride is quiet and small bumps in the road feel dampened. The depth of the tread is quite impressive, hopefully that equates to better winter traction and longevity. They look great too.
OEM's went 45,000 and were pretty worn. I drive sportingly. ?. They were $820 out the door.

Did your MPG change at all?

 

[SICKQK]

Not that I can tell yet.

 

[Todd Chapin]

Thanks, they do look much better than the Hankooks IMO.
I only tow occasionally and it's a small motorcycle trailer so I'm not a towing expert by any means. But, I think you may want to look at LT rated tires. They have extra support built into the sidewalls and can increase their load capability by running higher tire pressure.
I don't think the Grabbers are what you're looking for, th

When the Grabber ATx tires on my Tremor need replacing I am considering the Grabber APT and the BFG Trail-Terrain TA.

My off roading is limited to the beach so I don't need an agressive AT tire. The APT and Trail-Terrain are more street oriented so they should provide a quieter and smoother ride with lower rolling resistance for better mileage. I will also go from a LT to P-Metric tire for reduced weight.

ey ride great but based on what I'm feeling when driving, I think the side walls are probably more flexible than the Hankooks.

I drive mostly city but do offroad on rocky trails. I thought hard about the 285/70/17 BFG trail terrains were on my list because of weight but went with xt Wild Treks for a more rugged tire and 6lbs heavier in 265/70/17. Pretty happy with them so far be interesting to see how they are in snow. The OEM Hankooks were ok in snow up to 8" last winter.

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