Anyone with problems with General Grabber tires?

[Dgc333]

A lot of It can also be the advanced traction control the Ranger has. I had a set on a 92 Pathfinder and they did not do well at all. Got a.set.of Firestone Destination XT's on the 93 Pathfinder and they do excellent(for an All Terrain). On the Ranger it was better, but the 93 Pathfinder doesn't have fancy traction control either

We're the tires on your Pathfinder Grabber AT or Grabber ATx? The ATx has the mountain snow flake rating where the AT tires my son had did not.

They look very similar but the ATx tires have more sipes. The fact that they had the mountain snow flake rating was the reason I decided to give them a try verse switching to my go to winter tire, the Firestone WinterForce.

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[got3fords]

It didn't sound right to me saying a tire has "high road force" so I looked up. 'Road force" is a method of balancing. Learned me something today, and it's still early.
https://www.discounttire.com/learn/road-force-balancing

 

[Frenchy]

We're the tires on your Pathfinder Grabber AT or Grabber ATx? The ATx has the mountain snow flake rating where the AT tires my son had did not.

They look very similar but the ATx tires have more sipes. The fact that they had the mountain snow flake rating was the reason I decided to give them a try verse switching to my go to winter tire, the Firestone WinterForce.

It was the ATX. And just because the tires have the mountain snowflake on them doesn't mean a whole lot. It just means that it's 10% above a standard tire for winter traction. At least at the minimum.

 

[Dgc333]

It was the ATX. And just because the tires have the mountain snowflake on them doesn't mean a whole lot. It just means that it's 10% above a standard tire for winter traction. At least at the minimum.

I know what the mountain snow flake means. But as I said earlier it was enough to get me to try them in the winter before deciding to go get dedicated winter tires. It was a good choice since they proved to be the best AT tire I have had for winter driving and good enough to forgo buying dedicated winter tires.

 

[thewhiteranger]

no issues other than they are absolute garbage in the rain or any moisure at all —- seems like the ranger is actually trying to kill me! yes i know its rear wheel drive but its exceptionally bad with these, im going to try different when i replace

 

[Frenchy]

no issues other than they are absolute garbage in the rain or any moisure at all —- seems like the ranger is actually trying to kill me! yes i know its rear wheel drive but its exceptionally bad with these, im going to try different when i replace

Something I have found over the years is wet traction is a bit more important than dry traction. This is definitely true when it comes to winter conditions

 

[Lcr3000]

I bought my 21 Tremor earlier this year with only 6400 miles on it, yet it came with a loud whum whum sounding tire on the back. The prior owner also had added a trailer break (which I like) but left me with the conclusion that he pulled a heavy trailer most of that milage before (according to dealer) trading it in for a bigger truck. My solution after getting it home was to rotate the tires and drive it to see how much of the noise, I could get rid of over time. I also noticed that it had nearly 50lbs of pressure in the tires, which also lends to that fact that heavy towing was performed. I let the air down to 39 which is what the tire says on the sidewall is optimal. I'm now at 11,500 miles and I barely hear the tire, but it's still there ever so slight. My ride is smooth and I'm not feeling any tremor (no pun intended). In my own opinion, these tires are decent and not too loud considering they are AT tires. Keep the pressure at or below 39psi and rotate every 6k miles.
(editing): I forgot to add, I've also taken the truck to a tire seller I know and had him take one of my good quiet tires and trade mount the unused spare so that I now have the spare tire remounted on one of the good rims. No need to let a good spare rot underneath the truck. Why not? It's the same full-size spare, use it.

 

[Joeiconic]

I let the air down to 39 which is what the tire says on the sidewall is optimal.

It actually says on the tire what the optimal psi is?

 

[Dgc333]

It actually says on the tire what the optimal psi is?

The tire has the maximum rated pressure for the tire. The sticker on the door jam has what Ford states as the recommended pressure. In the case of the Tremor with the load range C Grabber tires Ford states 39 psi.

The pressure Ford recommends is a compromise between ride, performance, wear and fuel mileage. Your optimal pressure may vary depending on how you want to bias the compromise.

 

[9zero1790]

the general a/t are sort of a copy of the bfg a/t. I know once the bfg have some wear they start to get louder and ride a bit rougher, but nothing that would justify replacement. just sort of the nature of the beast. Sounds like the general a/t may have some quality control issues. happens to the best of stuff sometimes.

 

[Joeiconic]

The tire has the maximum rated pressure for the tire. The sticker on the door jam has what Ford states as the recommended pressure. In the case of the Tremor with the load range C Grabber tires Ford states 39 psi.

The pressure Ford recommends is a compromise between ride, performance, wear and fuel mileage. Your optimal pressure may vary depending on how you want to bias the compromise.

yeah, I am aware. He said it was on the tire and I was seeking to clarify.

 

[DrPep]

I've ran them anywhere between 10 (for sand) and 40 psi (for towing) and never had any issues. I actually quite like these tires, though when they're worn out I'll probably upgrade to 33s. Not sure what is going on here but it seems highly unlikely to me that you'd get 2 sets of bad tires.

 

[_TraMor]

Honestly I didn't like the Grabber ATx all that much. I found it struggled with mud super bad. You don't really notice until you replace them but the Falken Wildpeak AT3W are much quieter in comparison.

 

[Lcr3000]

The tire has the maximum rated pressure for the tire. The sticker on the door jam has what Ford states as the recommended pressure. In the case of the Tremor with the load range C Grabber tires Ford states 39 psi.

The pressure Ford recommends is a compromise between ride, performance, wear and fuel mileage. Your optimal pressure may vary depending on how you want to bias the compromise.

Yes, correct, I should've stated that it was on the door label verses the tire. The 39psi is Fords recommended pressure, and as I mentioned, once I returned the tires to the recommended pressure, the one with the most noise has now worn more evenly and reduced its noise output.

 

[BS67]

It didn't sound right to me saying a tire has "high road force" so I looked up. 'Road force" is a method of balancing. Learned me something today, and it's still early.
https://www.discounttire.com/learn/road-force-balancing

Did you know there is a bed light button down and left of the steering wheel?? Thatd be 2 things you learned today! If you already know it then Sorry!.... thought I was on to something there!?

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