Tire help! General Grabber AT2 or HTS?

NewJerseyKK · **Posted:** Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:21 pm

Im getting rid of my piece-o-crap wrangler SAs. I called the shop id be getting them from and they quoted me 153 per tire for the AT2s and $143 per tires for the HTS. I wont be off road THAT much. I need some good rubber for snow during the winter but Ill have them all year round. I was told the AT2s would get really loud and since I dont REALLY need them I should go with the HTS. I just really like the look of the AT2s. Are the AT2s worth the extra cash and are they really THAT loud? I can deal with a little extra road noise. The 3.7 is pretty loud anyways. Im stuck. HELP!

hrogi · **Posted:** Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:33 pm

I hope that 143 is the cost with Mounting and balancing all 4 and checking the Spare...
Tire Rack has these HTS for $114 each with shipping to New Jersey....

Just a heads up....

NewJerseyKK · **Posted:** Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:57 pm

Those are the prices with mounting and balancing and everything else. Im aware of the price on tirerack but Im going to this place because I know the guy. Thanks for your concern thought. Its always nice to save a little cash.
I actually just ordered them. haha I hope being impulsive doesn't leave me with too many regrets.

infernicus · **Posted:** Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:48 pm

I've only had them for ~3k miles, and they aren't that loud to me ( but I also came from another "aggressive" tire, not the factory street tires. )
Also, they might not be that broken in yet, I guess we'll see at lets say 15k miles.

I'm waiting for the snow to really test them out. I hear they are great.
I tried to see what the tolerance was in an empty parking lot, I haven't lost any traction in the rain..
You won't regret it, I'm sure.

NewJerseyKK · **Posted:** Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:34 pm

I heard they were unbelievable in the rain. And like you said snow isnt supposed to do much either so now I'm excited for a big storm.
My liberty is finally coming together.
-I ordered the AT2s.
-I got a quote to have my grille painted.
-And I talked to the shop about some extra lights on the bumper.
It'll be sweet once I get everything put on.

NewJerseyKK · **Posted:** Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:09 pm

I forgot to mention, that price also includes overnight shipping.

hurl · **Posted:** Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:30 pm

I recently went with AT2's when replacing the stockers and I love them. Great in the rain, huge difference from the Wranglers. Now I'm just waiting for some snow.

They are louder than the wranglers but not in a bad way, I kind of like the hum. If my wife hasn't noticed, it can't be too loud. But like infernicus i barely have an miles on them.

hrogi · **Posted:** Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:04 pm

The pricing is with in normal range for mounting/balancing. So you are good there...

I hope it all works out

NewJerseyKK · **Posted:** Fri Dec 17, 2010 6:43 pm

I just got back from having them put on and they look sweet. It almost completely changes the look. They had a hard time finding my wheels locks. I keep them in the center console under the tray. When I pulled them out, they were in shock. You would have thought they were just given a million dollars or something. After a long wait, they came back with my keys but not without a long talk. They gave me this long speech about how even though these tires are AMAZING, I should still be responsible. I think being so young had something to do with it.
Anyways, now im excited for this big snow everyones been talking about. I hope its not all hype.

hurl wrote:

I recently went with AT2's when replacing the stockers and I love them. Great in the rain, huge difference from the Wranglers. Now I'm just waiting for some snow.

They are louder than the wranglers but not in a bad way, I kind of like the hum. If my wife hasn't noticed, it can't be too loud. But like infernicus i barely have an miles on them.

Good to hear you like them. I hope I do too. Im not worried about the noise. I coudlnt be happier.

hrogi · **Posted:** Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:14 pm

I am In California. We are getting the Rain part of your Big storm.

It has been Wet for 18 hours now. Raining, misting off and on...

I think you will get your big snow soon enough...

Rain = water coming down... Not a storm more like sprinkler with weak pressure...

Matt_ · **Posted:** Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:32 pm

What size did you put on?

I'm running the AT2's on my Commander and am about to get a set for my wifes Liberty.

NewJerseyKK · **Posted:** Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:45 pm

Matt_ wrote:

What size did you put on?

I'm running the AT2's on my Commander and am about to get a set for my wifes Liberty.

I put on the stock size that came on my liberty. They were 235/70R16 but they definitely look a little bigger than the Wranglers. I definitely wouldnt go any bigger.

Matt_ · **Posted:** Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:51 pm

That's exactly what i was looking for.

I know a lot of guys put on the 245/70/16 since they're the same diameter as the 225/75/16 that is stock and the 235/70/16 is actually just a bit shorter than stock.

Have any pictures of yours? I'll be putting my new tires on after the Holidays.

NewJerseyKK · **Posted:** Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:10 pm

Ill take some pictures either tomorrow or sunday. I wont be home most of tomorrow so more like sunday.

NewJerseyKK · **Posted:** Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:31 pm

Here they are.

Matt_ · **Posted:** Mon Dec 20, 2010 8:30 am

Perfect man, thanks for the pictures. They definitely don't look too small.... so ill be going with that size too.

hurl · **Posted:** Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:39 pm

I went with 235/70R16 and have a few pics in a previous thread about these tires when I was asking about them.

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=88&t=56342

NewJerseyKK · **Posted:** Tue Dec 21, 2010 1:45 am

Matt_ wrote:

Perfect man, thanks for the pictures. They definitely don't look too small.... so ill be going with that size too.

No problem. Happy I could help.
It was hilarious. I had to drive my mom to go get something and once we hit the highway, she was like "why is your car so fricken loud?!"
I just laughed.

Matt_ · **Posted:** Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:23 am

Hmmm... I don't think they're louder than any other A/T tire I've ever had.

I'm used to trucks though. :lol:

NewJerseyKK · **Posted:** Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:42 am

This is my first set of real A/T tires and I dont think theyre THAT loud. I guess she was just a little surprised.

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