Grabber AT2s On Sale

So I had big plans to pick up a set of 265/70/17 BFG ATs near the end of the summer to replace my stock Duellers. I went online today and saw that my second choice General Grabber AT2's are on sale for $61.25 off per tire!

When I was looking at the BFGs I was hunting for the D or C rated to save weight/mileage and ride quality because the E's are 53lbs each and I was told it would make the Taco with billies set to 1.75 feel like a brick.

The Grabber AT2 E rated are only 48lbs each and SL rated are 43.5lbs...

My question is should I pick up the Grabbers in E rated or SL rated....with the sale its only a difference of $9 per tire. Is the ride quality going to be that bad with E rated tires and Billies all around ?

 

Personally I would not get the E load unless you are planning to wheel in rocky or boney terrain, because as you stated yourself, your truck will ride like a brick


Edit : Who is selling those tires so cheap? It seems too good to be true.

 

Canadian tire has them on sale right now...the price seems really good considering what I was looking at paying for the BFGs

 

Are you sure that is the price for the size you want? It seems awfully low.

 

I have E rated tires on my truck and they ride great, very smooth. And they wear like iron, hardly any signs of wear at all. They will cost you probably 1 MPG loss. They are heavy.

Also the 10 ply of an E rated tire pretty much assures you no flat tires.

 

I thought so too that's why I was kinda excited to see it...

http://tires.canadiantire.ca/en/tir...t/0081524P/general-tire-grabber-a-t2/0072259/

LT 265/70/17

 

The Grabbers are heavy at 48.5lbs but out of all the tires ive been looking at so far they are the lightest of the AT group...


Are you running them aired down ? Im curious if that would help the ride little...

 

$62 a tire? Is that a typo?

 

You guys have goods roads out west. Here in the land of snow and ice, our roads are beat to shit. My buddy had some Toyo E's on his Taco and the thing rattled around town. I swear you moved sideways a foot as you rattled over the cracks and gaps. Just my .02. The roads in southern Ontario are likely more akin to the West coast.

great price, it rivals what you would pay south of the border.

 

that's what I read at first. It actually says 62 bucks off per tire

 

The tires are $180 a piece...the discount is $62 off per tire.

 

I have them and won't buy them again.

1. I'm used to mt's so i want to go back

2. I have c load rating and have popped 2 off road because the sidewall is weak.

3. I will say that the wear on road is good though.

 

After all of the reading ive been doing I am leaning towards the SL rated tire instead of the E...My Taco rattles enough on its own without me putting a stiffer tire on it.

Only other concern is that for some reason the E rated tires are
" SNOWFLAKE APPROVED " and the SLs aren't ?

 

My truck is my daily driver and rarely ever sees a dirt road aside from the odd trip to a friends cottage, most of my driving is done on 100km/hr highways back and forth to work. That was why I was interested in the AT2s, they describe it as an Off-road look tire with great highway characteristics...

 

Agreed get them then!

If you want them studded then have them do it before you mount them.

 

I have the GG AT2s, for what you're wanting I don't think you need or want the thicker side wall. My only real complaint is they pick up a lot of rocks etc and spit them out at highway speeds. Other than that they've been good, you should be happy with them. That's about what I paid here in the US.

 

I spend enough time offroad that sidewall strength is a serious consideration for me, and honestly is one of the FEW reasons I am considering the wrangler MT kevlars...

 

I picked up a set of the load E rated tires in the 265/70/17 size last year. The difference between the load E rating and the SL rating was the country the tires are manufactured in, and also the snowflake rating. Since I put mine on in November of last year, I wanted something with some winter capability hence the choice of the E rated tires.

The nice thing I found with them them even though I don't offroad, is that because they do have a slightly stiffer sidewall than the standard duelers, it's not a huge problem to run them at a slightly lower tire pressure to give it a more cushy ride in the winter. If towing or hauling, you can also air them up to 80 psi. Downfall is that the E rated tires don't have a treadwear warranty like the SL's do, but I've heard good things about them so I jumped on the deal from Cajun Tire as well. Although I have them aired up to about 42 psi right now, I still find the ride smoother in them compared to my WRX I used to drive around pothole riddled SK.

 

Depends. I just did a road trip down the Oregon - California coast and was camping so lots of gear, people, pets, trailer. Ran at 50psi.

Off road and winter driving I air them down to 40psi

 

True for sure about the roads. But a Tacoma is not known for it's on road comfort. I don't mind the "truck" ride so they work for me. The tires will outlast and outpwrform. Aired down they are quite cushy.