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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 09:47 PM
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ive been eyeing those BFG rugged terrains . sams club here has them for $162 a piece, iirc.

on the grabbers, I checked the specs, decided against the e load range since the c has a higher capacity than average, close enough to e for my use,without the higher cost & weight.

checked around locally,for a set of 265/70/17 general grabbers at2, $673.00 mounted & balanced ..seems reasonable , 2 other quotes were $710 & $785.

how much are they running in your locations?
 
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 11:54 PM
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were not going back to bfg after running these grabber red letters.
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 09:53 PM
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well, here they are fellas, new shoes for the dak.
grabber at2's, 265-70-17's. had to trim the inside corner of that integrated mud guard on the front fender a little. had bridgestones the same size before that didnt rub,but the grabbers have that squared shoulder that makes it a little bit wider.
im really liking these tires.
 
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Old May 26, 2012 | 11:50 PM
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Looks great! Love the aggressive look.
 
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Old May 27, 2012 | 12:15 AM
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thanks man, this is my hunting/fishing truck so these tires fit the bill.
a slightly beefier tire seems to help compliment the TM level kit.

deep tread,fairly quiet & they ride pretty good.did ok riding around the place,probably gonna tow the boat monday & see how that goes.
 
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Old May 27, 2012 | 12:39 AM
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I am a little late to the party, especially now that you have the tires, but a few people in the 2nd Gen Ram section have had these tires, and they seem to wear down pretty quickly. They seem to do the same job that the BFGs do, but they wear faster. So watch your tread depth closely.
 
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Old May 27, 2012 | 03:58 PM
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kind of ironic you mention wear.
i used to be a die hard bfg guy,radial t/a's on my old camaro,bfg at ko's on a couple other trucks,loved them,,,

but the last set i had & the last set my dad bought wore out a lot quicker than the others. they wore even,but didnt last like before.

IIRC, hammerz71 on here also mentioned having similiar issues with the bfg's in post # 5 of this same thread.a buddy of mine in the tire business also gave the thumbs up to the generals.

thats why i decided to give the grabbers a try.
with a 60000 mile rating & the fact its not my daily driver, i figure itll be ok.
 

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Old May 27, 2012 | 06:21 PM
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Glad you like them, as long as you're happy with them, thats the important thing I guess. Let us know how they treat you.
 
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Old May 29, 2012 | 09:47 PM
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hopefully theyll do well, if not ill let you fellas know.

i know the OP only mentioned bfg or the grabbers, but one of my favorites for the $ was the Sport King AT radial.

IIRC, made by medalist, an off brand of bfg.
priced right,performed well & lasted pretty doggone good.

theyre still available,but my 2 previous favorite local tire guys both changed management ..

one jacked up the prices & the other kept their lower prices but cut back on selection & does not offer the sport kings now.
 
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