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?

 

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).

 

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

 

Thanks for the responses guys and I'll check those other general grabbers out!

 

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!

 

I have the at2s on my jeep they're awesome definitely gotten me through some sticky situations also they're quiet

 

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

 

Nothing against them here, and they're especially awesome in the snow. (I had a M+S rated size)

 

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.

 

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.

 

Ewww, Tic Tac Toe tires.

 

haha the general grabbers?

 

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.