I want to buy wheels and tires. Ive read good reviews about the Grabber red letter and the BFG kevlar. Cant trust manufacture reviews, (dont know whos really reviewing them). So I come to the Jeep forum and ask you, do any of you have input they would like to share, thanks.

 

Bfg doesn't make a kevlar. But- what are you planning to use the tire for? That will help you make an informed decision rather than just broad reviews saying bfg's last forever.

 

I have the general grabber red letter tires with 9000 miles on them so far. No complaints yet except the weight, they are heavy tires and they don't do well on ice. For the price you can't go wrong with them in my opinion.



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I live in Chicago, so ice would be an issue. I drive highway everyday. I have a 2.5 lift. I will probably do trail riding and sand dunes. I'm not climbing rocks. Thanks again.

 

You are correct, BFG does not. I meant to say GY

 

The Grabbers are actually designed for desert terrain which is partly why they are not optimal on ice. That said, no tire will be phenomenal on ice unless it is a pure winter or studded tire. Since you mentioned going out on the dunes, I would say the Grabber will be ideal. I have them and drove on the dunes of the Outer Banks, NC and had an absolute blast! In 4 wheel drive with tires aired down to 15psi, I could not get stuck if I wanted to. IMO, red letter Grabbers = highly recommended! (They really look good, too!)

 

I have about 1500 miles on my Grabbers so far. Great road manners, really quiet on the hwy. and the red letters are just enough to add some color to the anvil/black color scheme. Haven't tested them on the trails yet, but they have performed great in the Florida sugar sand. They are somewhat heavier than other tires of the like, but I don't notice the added weight on the vehicle. My only complaint is that on one tire, the red letters have darkened significantly compared to the other 4. So much so, that the tire will be squeaky clean, yet it looks like there's a coat of grime and brake dust over the letters (keep in mind that these have not seen the trail yet). Called up discount tire and after I sent them some pics, they sent me a brand new one that just arrived yesterday. Getting that one mounted this weekend and sending the discolored one back. Just based on first impressions, I'd buy them again. You can't beat the price either!

 

For your region, and usage requirements I'd recommend Goodyear Duratracs in the size of your choice- quiet, good all-around traction, excellent snow tire, and they last

Stay away from the Kevlar MTRs (they never balance out correctly and will need lots of inconvenient rebalancing and often), I liked the stock BFGs but they warp and feather no matter how often rotated just due to highway usage (high speed turns, etc)

I would NEVER run the general grabbers- the tread pattern in any inclement weather looks like a death wish- especially in the Midwest, mountain regions, or any locale that has four seasons. If I was in OBX- maybe. But I'd prefer something along the lines of an Interco for any extreme terrain!

There are some other good tires out there- falken, toyo, nitto, cooper with all-terrain tread but I have little to no experience with those (or experience on a HD diesel- loved nitto for that but it's a heavy tire and the diesel power made easy work of it)

My .02