Trainman,
How do you like the General Grabber AT2?Is yours P- or LT-rated?
Looking to replace my stock Goodyear Wrangler RT/S tires on my Ranger 4x4 in the next year or two. Kumho or Marshal Road Venture AT (KL78) or the Firestone Destination A/T are the leading all terrain tire candidates. Not sure if they will be P- or LT-rated (245/75-16) though.
Are you still happy with your studded General Altimax Arctics? Mine were just put on a couple of weeks ago.
Dave
Hi Dave,
I am happy with the AT2's. They are P rated, only M&S, not winter rated. This is a limitation of the size available for the Forester. Despite the reputation for Subaru's to eat up tires, they seem to be holding up well. They are a bit rougher in riding than the snowies as well as being louder. And fuel economy takes a hit, about 10% I would guess. But they do what I need them to do.
Unless you really need a LT rated tire for the durability, I am not sure I would go that way after my experience with the Pathfinder. Expensive, without much to show for that extra money.
The Arctic's are also doing well, but are noisier than the Blizzak's, as would be expected with studs. But we need a good dump of snow to test them this year.