BFG KO2’s or General Grabber ATX’s?

[Oceannomad]

I've had both, I'd say same same on traction and strictly anecdotal here's my experience.

BFGs; Great tire but it seems the first half wears very quickly and the second just won't go away.

Grabbers: uniform wear throughout life, start loosing chunks towards the end.

I'd go Grabbers due to cost, but BFG's are available in more sizes.

I had my Grabbers mounted 'white out' and the tire store clerk reminded me it was not 1970, well I liked 1970.

Well I mean the Bronco is a “retro-inspired” design and is one of the biggest draws to its sudden popularity. I don’t remember the 70’s but I did enjoy the 80’s!

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[RoLyMa27]

I had my Grabbers mounted 'white out' and the tire store clerk reminded me it was not 1970, well I liked 1970.

I was only 4! But what I can remember, I definitely liked!

 

[RoLyMa27]

I don’t remember the 70’s but I did enjoy the 80’s!

Now we're talking! Trans Ams, mullets, and hair bands!
EDIT: I had Champ 500 wheels and BFG Comp T/A's (raised white letters) on my white Trans Am!

 

[RoLyMa27]

I had Yokohama Geolander A/T on my Tacoma and only got a little over 30k out of them. Good tires just didn't last very long. I had better luck with Toyo AT 3's.

 

[Judge Rufus]

To remind everyone how cool they are!

Yeah, I'm still gonna go with "not".

 

[Oceannomad]

Yeah, I'm still gonna go with "not".

“Not”? Hey the 90’s called. I see what decade you prefer.

 

[Kimberley]

The BFG KO'2 s are a great tire praised by many, including myself. I am however looking forward to seeing how the General Grabbers perform on my Black Diamond build as they come from the factory with them. They are supposedly rated better in Snow/Ice. Well see. If I don't like them I going to go with the KO's for sure.

Keep us posted on how they do hold up with the Northeast winters. I have an exciting (but unexpected) 12/20 build week for Black Diamond 4-door adv 4x4x soft top no other added options. I expected to be hearing a lot more about winter driving in the Broncos before I got to take delivery to decide if I need to change the tires to handle Vermont winters. It will be my daily driver with minimal off-road to start but I'm in an area of Vermont that can get very harsh winter conditions (snow/wind/ice). Last winter had to put rear-locks on to get out of my own driveway some mornings.

 

[drive21bronco]

Keep us posted on how they do hold up with the Northeast winters. I have an exciting (but unexpected) 12/20 build week for Black Diamond 4-door adv 4x4x soft top no other added options. I expected to be hearing a lot more about winter driving in the Broncos before I got to take delivery to decide if I need to change the tires to handle Vermont winters. It will be my daily driver with minimal off-road to start but I'm in an area of Vermont that can get very harsh winter conditions (snow/wind/ice). Last winter had to put rear-locks on to get out of my own driveway some mornings.

they have the Snow Flake/Mountain logo so I think they are supposed to be very good indeed we’ll see.

 

[Oceannomad]

I lived 2 winters in Kodiak Alaska and 2 winters in Easton Pennsylvania on BFG KO2's. Kodiak was always ice and Easton had tons of snow. They did great on either. But as the Michigonians would always tell yah, good tires and 4x4 won't stop you from sliding off the road, it just makes it easier to pull yourself out of the ditch, slow down.

 

[pan-y-cerveza]

I don't give a dang what year it is. White out looks damn good.

I just put Grabbers on my Tacoma. Overall life less money than the BFGs and, from reviews and comments, similar or better performance. Most have said better in snow which was important to me.

I've been pretty happy with them.

Also important, though less so, is that not every second truck has Grabbers around here unlike KO2s.

 

[Joec410]

I have a set of General Grabber’s I use on my truck for winter and I hate them because they will not balance. I have had them rebalanced 3 times and road force balanced once. I hate them because of this. If I was still daily driving my truck I would get rid of them. I just changed my wheels and tires out this week for winter and I forgot how much I hate them until I drove my truck last night. Get the BFG’s and be happy!!!

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