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General Grabber At2's Vs. Cooper Zeon Ltz's ( In Snow )

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MikeSgmc Enthusiast

MikeSgmc

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It's between these 2 tires for some factory 20's. I do lots of highway driving, some light towing, but mostly paved country roads with hills to give you an idea. Living in New Hampshire, winter conditions are pretty wild. The bottom line is, I am used to driving a Silverado SS with Blizzaks in the winter (unstoppable.) With the NBS truck, I am only running 1 set of wheels and tires for the whole season. I need the tire with the best snow traction. Any experiences with either in snow/ice ??? Which tire is softer? Thanks.

Stevens03 Senior Enthusiast

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Both are awesome tires,... it's really up to what ever price is the best in my mind. I'm currently running the Cooper Zeons and love them. They did awesome this winter and we had alot of snow. The General AT2's are a poor mans BFG kO's. I say that with love. They are just cheaper than the bfg's with almost identical specs and tread. They also come with a warranty unlike the BFG's. I'd even say they both weight in about the same too (AT2's vs. LTZ's).

 

You can't go wrong with either set in my opinion.

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Matt_ Senior Enthusiast

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I've had the coopers and they are awesome tires.

 

My next set im going to give the AT2's a try.

 

FWIW... i think the AT2's are a better looking tire than the BFG. The tread pattern of the ATKO's seem closer together and C-shaped whereas the AT2 has more of a mud-terrain tread shape, but spaced closer than a MT. If anything, I'd say that the AT2 looks more like the Pro-Comp AT than the BFG...

 

GeneralGrabberAT2.jpg

 

ProCompAT.jpg

 

all-terrain-t-a-ko.jpg

 

FYI: i posted those pictures in the order that I would buy those tires...

MikeSgmc Enthusiast

MikeSgmc

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Yea the AT2's look great. Just trying to get the best snow performance possible for an all terrain tire. The BFG's are way too popular, I see them on so many trucks around my area, no way am I paying for them either.

bmp5484 Enthusiast

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I currently runthe zeon ltz's and they are a great all around tire and also performed awesome in the record snow we had here in Northern VA last winter. I drove through one of our deepest snowfalls(about 18" I think) with no problem. I've had Bridgestone duelers, BFG A/T, Yoko geolandar, and many more A/T tires and these imo are by far the best. And than anything else, they don't cost an arm and a leg like the BFG or Bridgestone tires.

sboutin Enthusiast

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I currently runthe zeon ltz's and they are a great all around tire and also performed awesome in the record snow we had here in Northern VA last winter. I drove through one of our deepest snowfalls(about 18" I think) with no problem. I've had Bridgestone duelers, BFG A/T, Yoko geolandar, and many more A/T tires and these imo are by far the best. And than anything else, they don't cost an arm and a leg like the BFG or Bridgestone tires.

 

 

+1 on the Generals,...coming from your next door. 2wd in light to moderate snow,...awesome tire. Best seller at my local "Tire Wharehouse"

K1500Tech Enthusiast

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The Generals are really good in the snow. I had a set on my 2wd Ford Ranger and I was one of two people that made it to work when we had a nasty blizzard in Nebraska.

sic lsx Senior Enthusiast

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i wanna see pics when ya get them on so i can see how that size looks :cool: where did u get them?

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