Nitto Terra Grapplers vs. General Grabber AT2's

[Pikeman]

I was just shocked that Thai actually said he would go with the Nitto TG's in one of his first replies. I have put 11k on mine in the month and a half I have owned them and have been very happy both on and off-road. Hope they last since this is my first set and for the price will get them again if they keep performing the way they have been. Although I dont know the new KM2's look real promising and come in hte pizza cutter size I would like to switch to.

 

[Thai]

From someone who has had General Grabber AT2's, I would highly recommend them. I ran them in the 265/70/16 size on my Tacoma and never had any problems with them. I sold the truck to my dad and he still has the tires on the truck, now at 56,XXX miles and they still have tread.

I can attribute the high mileage on them to keeping up with rotations, proper inflation and normal driving. In mud they did just as well as the BFG TA/KO's and GY Wranglers i've owned. In the rain they were fine, I drove 55 miles each way, everyday, highway for the entire time I owned the truck, no problems.

Honestly, unless the person has owned them or seen them in action, I think you're going to get more negative criticism than not because they are just a "General" tire and people are going off untested "i know someone, who know's someone" stories. The only downside I found on these tires is the tire weight, they run heavier than most comparable tires in the same size...usually 3-7 lbs. more per tire. On the upside you get more tread depth with these tires.

Hope that helped, good luck.

Good feedback.

 

[Thai]

Thai,the Duratracs do have more sidewall showiness but at least it's actually useable sidewall bling since they did have better grip on rocks than the Nittos did when on the trails.

Exactly. This is why you will never see me criticize the Duratrac's sidewalls, but i will laugh everytime i see Nitto TG sidewall! It appears that Nittos have learn their lesson because the upcoming Nitto MT is beautiful IMHO! :trophy:

Thanks for the feedback on the Duratracs...i may stand corrected down the road as i read more about them.

I was just shocked that Thai actually said he would go with the Nitto TG's in one of his first replies.

i was shocked myself...but, i am not really bias against Nittos...just against Nitto TG! I love the new Nitto MT...if it proves to be relatively quiet, then i may get it down the road when i dump my BFG AT KO!

 

[Falls]

I am just so skeptical about GY tires (AT tires mostly).

The S-10 with the Generals was someone I've never seen before . He was just at a spot known for wheeling . He said trying out his new tires.

 

[Mpower3]

Nah,I really liked the Nittos but wanted something with better bite in the snow and so far the Duratracs are impressing me and with over a foot of snow expected in Denver they'll be getting a real test. Plus I got the Duratracs for the Nitto's price through Discount Direct and I like to try something new from time to time hence how I ended up with the Nittos which did fine for over 4 Colorado winters.
I had the Duratracs off road last week and no issues these but I wasn't expecting any.
I could be a believer in the snowflake symbol after all but the Nittos weren't a slouch in the white stuff either.

Thai,the Duratracs do have more sidewall showiness but at least it's actually useable sidewall bling since they did have better grip on rocks than the Nittos did when on the trails.

I'll be getting some snow pics over the next two days.

Not that I don't like the Nitto's, it's just I wanted to try something different and the Duratracs look very aggresive.

I love the Nitto MT's but they don't look to be too practical (especially if you don't off-road regularly or get minimal snow in the winter). Plus I don't think they make them in 265/70/17.

 

[Mpower3]

BTW how the heck did you get them to drop the Duratrac price from $200 to $120 (which is what NTG's cost)??

 

[RonMAIDEN]

Hmmm,265/75/16s were $169 for the Duratracs and $155 for the TGs so the savings wasn't anything crazy but $56 total is pretty good.

 

[Mpower3]

Oh, you have 16's. Sorry. The 265/70/17 NTG's are $121. not a bad price at all.