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Old 11-08-2013, 03:39 PM
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I'm looking to get a good all terrain 33x12.5r15 that will last me a while with mostly street driving but some wheeling on rocks. I'm not looking to spend a ton of money and like the general grabber a/t 2's because they appear to have just as good of performance as bfg t/a KO's but are a bit cheaper. Does anyone have anything bad to say about these tires?
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I'm going into my second winter with my first set of them (235/75R15). So far they've been one of three best AT tires I've used for the type of terrain and weather I drive in. The other two are Armstrong Truc-Tracs(yea,I'm old) and BFG AT's(of course).
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I work for a wholesale tire distributor who carries both the BFG and General lines of light truck tires, and have got to spend quite a bit of time with both the Grabber AT/2 and the BFG TA/KO on our own company trucks, and would pick the Grabber AT/2 over the BFG most any day.

Traction (wet/dry), mileage, and wear are as close as you can get with tires from different manufactures, and typically in a retail setting the Grabber AT/2 will be $25-$50 less than what the TA/KO goes for, if not more.

Compare them on tirerack.com, you'll see the ratings are within a couple tenths of a point in all 12 categories listed, with the Grabber AT/2 coming out ahead in over half of them.

The only pro to the TA/KO, in my opinion, is it has a slightly more aggressive styling when mounted, with the tread being more "squared off" on the shoulders, but this is almost a purely cosmetic feature.

If the costs were exactly the same, I would say flip a coin, you wont go wrong either way, but as the costs aren't, the Grabber AT/2 gets my vote.

Although... have you looked into the General Grabber (non-AT2?)

http://www.generaltire.com/tires/lig...er-suv/grabber
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Thanks for the responses guys and I'll check those other general grabbers out!
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You should. More of a high-traction tire without being an overly luggy, rock slinging Mud Terrain tire. They'll be my next set when I move from 32" to 33".

Plus, they're Red Lettered Sidwall, would look great on your red XJ!
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I have the at2s on my jeep they're awesome definitely gotten me through some sticky situations also they're quiet
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Tires are a matter of opinion...

with that said, if it were me based upon my experience, I would get either the BFG ATs or the Wrangler duratracs.... That's of course if your just looking for a solid all terrain...

Not that you care... but I've owned at least 5 sets of BFG ATs on about 3 different vehicles, some got wheeled, some didn't. If you rotate 'em and take care of them they will last a looong time. I got almost 70,000 out of one set. It of course depends on the vehicle in my opinion.... you could say I'm biased to BFG ATs
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Nothing against them here, and they're especially awesome in the snow. (I had a M+S rated size)
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I wish the side wall's look cooler! Other than that, the sound good. I might try a set. It's a toss up between them, Cooper AT3's and Duratracs.
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Try Cooper Discoverer AT3
I have them on 2 of my Jeeps and they work great.
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Try Cooper Discoverer AT3
I have them on 2 of my Jeeps and they work great.
The load C's look sort of weak, that's my only problem with them. Otherwise I like the looks of beefier load E's.
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Ewww, Tic Tac Toe tires.
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Originally Posted by Lowrange2
Ewww, Tic Tac Toe tires.
haha the general grabbers?
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I have had BFG ATs on 3 different trucks I am done with them,they are loud and they are harder than chinese math. The grabber 2 dont come in a 33x10.50 tho.
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