Truly an ALL-season tire including the white stuff.

Are you still liking the Grabber HTS?

I'm looking at getting some now. One thing is that in the size i need, 245/65-17 ('02 QX4), they only come with the white lettering, which i don't really want.

Other than that, i haven't seen a down side. For me it comes down to those vs. GY Fortera TripleTred. But, the Generals are $300 cheaper.

That is true for the LTX/MS2 also, but my GF just had hers mounted white lettered side in. The 245 wasn't out yet, so she went with the 255/65-17 (2001 QX4). At first, I thought that they were riding really poorly compared to her previous LTX/MS 245/65-17s, but then I replaced her rear shocks and all is well.

Ah. Yeah, i wondered if I could do that, but from the pics i've seen of the Grabbers on TireRack, they don't look 100% symmetrical (tread-wise).

Also, just curious...if anyone knows whats on the opposite side of the tire sidewall (the side thats usually inwards). Is it just plain black sidewall with no raised letters, writing, etc.?

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What did you end up getting?

I can't really give a comment on them, since the tires I replaced were too bald (60k miles!!!) and slipping on wet and snow covered roads.

But, I guess I should at least say, it feels pretty good riding on new tires.

The only problem I have is, I went from 255/65/16 to 255/70/16 tires... and like some others, it's rubbing a little on the front right tire when I turn (more so if I'm turning and going in reverse at the same time). But since it's only the wheel well cover, I think I'm going to take off the plastic there. At least my speedometer is more accurate.

Oh, in black lettering too.

My only regret is not getting an all-terrain tire, but that's a different matter and does not reflect on the HTS.

Yeah, tirerack.com (which is where I bought them from. I had them sent to tire kingdom and they mounted them for me.) says they're only white lettering, but that's only on one side. The other side is a raised black lettering. The HTSs are not directional, so you can mount them anyway you want. I had them mounted with the white lettering inwards and the raised black lettering facing out.

sources?

So apparently, my tires have white lettering on the insides. And that makes me wonder if they're directional... hum...

I loosened up the screws and was able to only put one of three screws back after pushing the plastic up. The second screw never came off the bumper plastic, even though it did come loose from the inside plastic. The third came completely off and I have no idea where the clip went... and since I didn't have that much time, I just left it off.

In any case, the plastic is too loose for my comfort, I keep imagining it getting pushed/pulled back into the tire at highway speeds.

When I have time, I plan on drilling new holes and attaching the screws through the new holes.

Yes alex is right, white letters have nothing to do with tires being unidirectional. Look at a ProComp Xterrain - you can clearly see how the "V" part of the tread is at the front. There are also arrows on the sidewall showing which way they point. Yokohama Parada Spec X is a good picture to see as well.

cole-my preference is BFG all terrain T/A. On my second set. They last a long time, good in mud & snow & smooth on the highway and that is in a 33x12.50x15 (no not on the Pathfinder).

I didn't mean to say that I thought the white letterings made it directional, it was just that it made think about it, since I hadn't checked if it was.

The reason it made me thought about it, was because IF I wanted white lettering outside, could you just flip it on the rim and put it back on the same place (non-directional), or would you also have to swap sides (directional). But, I was only thinking about it, since I like NOT having white lettering on the outside... feels like it draws too much attention.

Just curious if the HTS you got were at the OEM load rating?

I could only get them in 111T. (OEM load rating for my original tires was 105).

Shouldn't be a big deal to go UP in load rating. Might be a harsher ride. But, i'm not sure where i should keep the tire pressure on these for even wear.