H/T vs A/T vs M/T tested - The best type of tire for your SUV / Pickup truck?

Ever wondered what the best type of tire is to fit to your pickup truck? We can probably all agree that MT tyres look the coolest, but what drawbacks are you making by fitting an M/T tyre, then spending all your time on normal roads?

In this test, I team up with General Tire to test a HT road tire, a mild all terrain tire, an aggressive AT tire, and of course a chunky MT tire in both 265/70 R17 and LT315/70 R17 sizes.

As for what tyres are best for your own driving conditions? Watch the video to find out.

The tires in this test:

General GRABBER HTS60
General GRABBER APT
General GRABBER A/T x
General GRABBER X3

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[usernameONBEKEND]

6 days to get everything tested. That deserves a thumb up

[dj_efk]

Mate your channel is literally one of the most interesting I’ve ever come across - You’re responsible for making me wake up about tyres and appreciate just what a fantastic piece of engineering the modern premium tyre is, as well as just where the extra 15 or 20 quid a corner goes and why you should pay it

Well done and thank you.

[DisappointedBreakthrough]

I really like the level of detail and precision. Helped a lot!

[clafournaise]

Wishing we had the 30-minute borefest, actually.

[ВіталійДедік]

I really wish this channel had way more viewers as it gives so valuable info for any driver, this is way more useful than a day to day reviews of a car already reviewed hundreds of times by other youtubers or other things like gadgets and oil, IMHO. And yes, SAFETY.

Tl.dr.: useful channel should be more popular.

[dakineshooter]

This guy is boss! Ripping shit up and talking causally at the same time! That's how you do it!

[JoshForet]

Looks like highway tire makes the most sense for me. As much as I like the aggressive look of the AT, my 4runner is a commuter vehicle and not much more. Mpg and safety outweigh my zombie apocalypse prep

[ayos]

This Dude is “CASUALLY” driving like a Badass Super Secret Agent... 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸

[gouldbowman]

Came here for a tire/tyre review. Got it. Stayed because of the thorough review I was receiving. Subscribed because... this man is drifting casually on loose soil/gravel and still spitting out all of his topics like, "no big." :-|

Wish I could give you two thumbs up and 10 subscribes.

[sanddrifterjb]

Nice to see this level of testing and you are speaking my language . I hope you liked the X3 MT tire. I spent a lot of time working with the design engineers to make that tire work! I have to say that dirt rally course and wet handling is some of the best surfaces I have tested on. You are also correct on the dirt rally course, after a few laps the surface changes quickly! Keep up the great work on doing these tests the right way!

[alpine_pro]

I run Grabber ATX on my TRD Pro Tundra. ATX is great in both on a and off road. ATX is fantastic in snow, both wet and dry. Overall excellent tire, did kill my MPG a bit but to be expected for the size I purchased.

[Trendyflute]

Thank you for yet another video packed with tons of research, effort, and data; you deserve a lot more followers and views for your work! I can pretty much guarantee 99% of guys with oversized mud tires on their trucks are using their trucks for off-road use less than 30% of the time. (Guys...construction sites really don't count. I've done tons of sites in hatchbacks and small SUVs on stock tire sizes. Quit overcompensating...)

[rts]

I work construction in Texas. Most of the new construction is in rural areas that often don't have paved roads yet. Street tires work fine in the dry, but the softer compounds wear quicker on unpaved roads. When things get wet, the Texas clay gumbo gets really slick and you're not getting in or out on street tires and two wheel drive. Even a 4x4 with open diffs will get stuck with the wrong tires. You may drive 50 miles on paved roads to get to the job site, but if that last 50 yards is mud, you want M/T tires or aggressive A/Ts on your truck. An oversized A/T is probably the sweet spot.

[wompa]

Absolutely LOVED watching the Frontier pulling the Raptor out of the mud! Also, very good info. Thanks for doing this.

[onebackzach]

I really like that you pointed out the difference in braking on the road. I definitely get that off-road tires look cool, but those couple of meters of braking distance and the loss of cornering ability could be make the difference between losing control or maintaining control when you have to swerve to avoid an obstruction in the road, or hitting something because you couldn't brake in time. In reality, most people are spending more time on road, and their off-roading will mostly consist of gravel or dirt roads, so it makes sense in terms of safety to have more grip on the road where traffic and the unpredictability that comes with it is, and just go slower off-road to make up for the lack of traction

[anandhvenkataramani]

Hands effing down - the BEST and most comprehensive, easy to understand tyre review ever! Makes deciding the kind of tyre to pick so damn easy! And the link for the adjusting the weighting as per your own use case (in the link provided) - can't get a better tool to help you decide. Am in awe! Thanks guys!!!
Given the Suzuki Jimny has somewhat small HTs, I will, at best, upgrade to a slightly larger HT or mild AT given I will spend most of my time on tarmac or rough / bad tarmac, and given some serious rains in the seasonal monsoons.

[ThePeca]

I run a HTS60 on my old 1st gen Frontera (or Isuzu Rodeo, or Honda Passport, and so on), and i have to say that a lot depends on the car itself. Tyres cant do wonders alone, they need good alignement, and a suspension to work with. None the less, these tyres serve me good all year round 👌

[bdeithrick]

The best and most important channel on Utube. Who else would know about black circles

[trentvlak]

Awesome test. It backs up what the local hunters say; they pick ht hires for their trucks that they drive around ranches. The road performance you give up with an at/mt tire is a huge negative compared to the minor increase in off road performance.

[squadmeta]

I used to drive Land Rovers a lot in the UK, Grabber AT (or BFGoodrich AT) are the best all-rounders for a mix of on and off road use. I used a specific mud biased tyre if regularly going though heavy clay type terrain, for anything else the AT's are good enough. The taller the tyre the better it deals with offroad generally, width of tyre depends on terrain, do you need to float on the surface or cut through the mud. There's a good reason why Land Rover fit 7.50x16 to farm and military vehicles, it works well in most conditions. Great review!