Initial reactions to the tires, walking out to my truck this morning after getting them installed: Thank you General Tire for sponsoring the XO guys. So the other reason, is voting with my pocket book. And that said, General Tire was a sponsor. If you haven't watched any Expedition Overland: I do recommend their stuff. I wanted to go with something different and I just simply haven't seen these tires around, with one major except, that is honestly also another reason I wanted to go with a General Tire. I think I determined 4 options (might be missing one here but this is what I remember): OK so why the Generals? You see my list of requirements above. Good looking tire, despite what the haters say: I wasn't perfect with getting them rotated by the way, but did rotate them probably 5 times during their life, anywhere between say 5k and 12k miles between. So I pulled the plug on them pretty much right at 60k- again very satisfied with the mileage. But at around 55k they started getting bouncy and would wander a bit more than I liked. In fact, I probably could have gotten another 5k miles on these if I had wanted to. As you can see above, on the first round I went with the BFGs. The requirements leave a very limited set of options. So that's it, all other tire features are optional for me. Milage - ideally get at least 60k miles on a set.Despite what the haters say, I can't tell a difference in the ride quality. E-rated - I tow and haul often enough I want the extra margin of safety from a full weight rated tire.Also in the off chance I can sneak away for a snow wheeling trip it's very nice to have 3 Peak Mountain Snowflake rated - I want a tire that counts as a "traction device" in the snow, so during those events when I'm crossing passes there's no need for chains.Raised white letters - this one is most important, and pure ridiculous vanity.Based on that, I have a few requirements for a tire: I also end up towing once in a while, at or near full towing capacity, and have also had a full cargo load in the bed more than once. I do enjoy off-roading, and have had my truck in the woods a few times since I've bought it, but the reality is I don't have much time these days for those activities right now. Part of those miles include passing through the Oregon Coast range on a very regular basis, which is guaranteed to have snow on it at least a few times a year. I drive a lot for work, average somewhere around 25-30k miles per year, mostly highway. Very exciting day! Here it is right after I bought it, with a couple obvious and pretty standard upgrades, including a set of 265/75r16 KBro2's - which are a great tire by the way, more on that shortly. It was my first new truck and I'd always wanted a Tacoma crew cab. I bought my truck in April 2017, a Double Cab Short Bed TRD-Off Road, with manual transmission. As we go here I'll explain a bit about how I landed on this choice, my particular truck, my needs, and driving habits. The General Grabber isn't a new tire by any means, but the ATX is the latest iteration, and is a pretty recent release. I haven't found a lot of people sharing their experience about this tire, so I thought I would start a post and share mine. If you want my full rambling explanation, read on! It will take me about 2 years to go through this set of tires, during which time I will update this thread periodically with my feedback and experience. TL : DR - Here's my assessment of how the new(ish) General Grabber ATX will wear on our truck, work in highway and rainy conditions, tow, and how well they work in snowy road conditions.
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