12/17/2023 0 Comments General grabber x3 review jeepAn overlander must air a set of tires up and down a handful of times, bounce them off some rocks, and put some highway underneath them to get a real sense of their wiles.įor this Chronicles, that’s exactly what I did. You have to live with tires a bit to get a feel for them. Tires, though, can’t be easily evaluated in a single weeklong overland excursion. Preambleįor Gear Chronicles, I typically like to take a piece of gear on an extended journey in order to evaluate it. I need to set the scene a bit more - and explain the purpose of my journey. Because of my tires, I was able to overcome the seemingly impassable barriers and explore the secret world beyond.īut it’s too early to wax poetic yet. I felt like I was breaking through whatever coded barrier the design team had created that prevented me from going any further. Sometimes it felt like having a cheat code. Time and time again, the tires found traction and pulled the rig through, unlocking whatever scenic flower-filled field or windswept valley lay ahead. Sure my rig would be unable to summit or overcome whatever obstacle I pointed it at, I gently put my foot into the throttle and gave it a go anyway. This was a scene repeated many times over the last several months. My buddy, Winslow, stood there and scratched his head. “Piece of cake!” I boastfully hollered out of my window, looking at my bewildered friend in the side-view mirror. Shortly thereafter, the rear tires took their turn clambering up the backside of the trap. | Nick JaynesĮventually, they too dropped in, as the General Grabber X3s at the front dug into the soft soil and pulled the rig through. But it is a tradeoff for everything else they do well.No, this isn’t one of the seemingly impassable tank traps. The KO2's after about 44-45k got noisey, then loud. I wanted a narrow tire so went with the 35/10.517. I got 50 or 51k out of mine as OEM 265/70/17's but moved to a 35 in the Kenda Klever. However, they do well in snow, rain and as a DD I dont think they can be beat for longevity. KO2's I think are fine in the first two categories, but do a poorer and poorer job as mud gets thicker and more earthen. Mud in Alabama is different than South Carolina is as different than Texas.Įach one requires different types of driving techniques. Mud is often described as their downfall. They are undersized in all sizes, but size is only important in the offroad group. KO2's IMO are the best bang for the buck that do a lot of stuff really well and very few things not so well. Overpriced, perform well, but not as well as their price indicates. Now for tuners, they make some amazing tires, but they are definitely a social bling thing in this market IMO. Ive never seen the Nitto appeal in this market. So please, any real world with the above mentioned mud tires, just those unless you have input on a high mileage MT not above. I put close to 60k on my km's but they were sketchy as hell in the slippery stuff, perhaps due to lugs and lack of siping. I am seeing, looking at pics, the general AT looks very much like the ko2, and the x3 is like a km with good siping. I am finding a lot of good reviews on the km3 and x3 for snow and treadwear, but would like some real world from here if possible on highway longevity, as I see close to 90% highway, plus some info on how they do off road. Not that easy to find for obvious reasons. So thinking of something that is a good all around mud tire. I never felt confident in the KO2 in mud, though I never had an issue in the little I did take it through, I mostly avoid it, plus muddy dirt back roads. However, I really like the options a good MT give me. Should get 70k miles out of them, and 3PMSF rating is well deserved. Very little offroad, but when I have they were flawless. Love them, outstanding road performance all year round in New England, including icy slushy roads, about 30k miles a year. I have run the KO2 on my JK's since spring 2018.
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