- One of the tires that
we haven't really had any time to talk about
with Trail Built so far
is the general grabber X three mud terrain.
And I'm pretty excited about it
because the general tire grabber,
the X three is synonymous
with over landers.
And you see a lot of them out there.
So today I'm going to breakdown
basically how I like them,
because I have them on my 2007 4runner.
That I recently picked up,
and they are the 295, 70 seventeens LT version.
They're E-load rated,
so they're good up to 80 pounds
of pressure at max capacity,
and rated around 3,200 pounds per tire
on these specific tires.
So today,
I just kind of want to give you guys a breakdown
on how I like the tires,
and why they are so good for overlanding vehicles,
work trucks, construction vehicles,
anybody that's really gonna be taking their vehicle off-road
and wants a maximum traction tire.
But still has some really decent on-road manners.
Now, these tires are available in 45 different sizes,
and different load range availabilities
on our website.
You can find them at Trail Built off-road.
We also have a link in the description
below that will bring you right to them
but available in 45 different sizes.
And now one of the things
that general tire talks a lot about
is the construction of their tire.
They call it the duragen technology,
which is a blend of woven fibers,
and is three ply thick in these sidewalls
and the construction of the carcass of the tire.
So how they're manufactured,
and made and engineered
gives this tire a really strong carcass.
Meaning that if, for example,
you even have a flat tire,
the tire is still going to
hold up for a little while anyways.
But if you're aired down on the trail,
you're putting a lot of pressure,
and a lot of stress on these tires.
They're very strong tires,
and they're not just going to come apart on you.
They're extremely resistant to sidewalk cuts,
and punctures because of that duragen technology,
and how that carcass is made,
with all of those different woven fibers in there.
And these X threes were originally
they came from the off-road racing industry.
Began as what general referred to as a red letter tire.
And that was used in Baja,
and short course off-road racing.
And now that technology has been built right
into these general grabber X threes.
So you're getting that super strong,
reliable, durable construction
out of an off-road race tire
put right into these X threes for a DOT compliant.
Basically, road tire that you can take off road.
And speaking of road tires.
Now I've had this 4runner now
for about actually almost 2000 miles
running these X threes on here.
And they are a little bit noisy.
I've even rotated them once already,
but that is to be expected out of a mud tire.
If you want a quiet ride,
you're looking at more of a hybrid terrain tire.
Or if you really want a quiet ride
and are willing to give up some off-road capabilities
then you're looking at like an all terrain tire.
But they're not horrendously loud.
They're not slapping the pavement,
making a super loud howling sound or anything like that.
I mean, yes, I can hear them,
but it's not horrible, it's not terrible.
But it is to be expected
for any of you guys that are looking
for a more aggressive tire to have more road noise.
It's just what you you're going to get
because there's more tread voids
in between those tread logs.
And there's more space to allow
that tread to come around and hit that pavement.
And that's where you're going to hear that howling sound.
And of course,
synonymous with mud tires
is they do run a little bit of a softer compound,
which is going to give you
additional traction while off-roading.
But if you're running your X threes on the road,
expect them to wear out a little bit faster
than your hybrid tires
and even a little bit more faster
than like your all terrain tires.
Your all terrain tires are built
with a compound that's designed
to last the longest compared to mud tires,
and hybrid tires have a compound that's sort of a blend
between all terrain and mud tires.
But mud tires typically are going to be a softer compound
which does help with traction,
even when it's wet out,
to have that little bit softer compound.
Now, I haven't ran these in the winter or anything like that
but I have heard some testimonials
about the X threes being decent in the winter.
Now, if you're looking for really great performance
out of a tire in the winter, then obviously
their general grabber all terrain would be great for that.
But if you're looking for more of that off-road traction
the X three is really the way to go.
I mean, the tire does have some siping in it,
through the tread blocks.
Even in the center tread blocks
has some siping to it.
Which again, isn't normal
for mud tires to have that kind of siping in it.
So that's nice.
But the siping does, it is a full depth sip.
So it will go down to the base of the tread,
which is nice because it does help that tread block
sort of flex a little bit,
and fold a little bit
when you're at lower tire pressures off-roading.
And then that'll just give you some extra traction
when that tread block is gripping around the rocks
or whatever obstacle it is that you're trying to get over.
It'll just help the tread blocks flex
with the low air pressure,
the sidewalls, and the tire and everything like that.
And the whole thing just kind of works together
to really get that ultimate traction over those obstacles.
So another thing I really like
about these X threes is,
well not only do they prove that they're very capable
for off-roading, whether you're in the mud,
or you know in the rocks,
but they have a really nice look to them too.
They look aggressive.
Obviously we're not out here buying tires as
you know, the the functional off-road
of vehicle crowd just because of their looks.
But, it helps, right?
So you want a tire that looks nice
but really that ultimately performs
in those types of terrains that can pose a really
tough challenge to get through.
You know, if you're you know an oil rigger,
and you got to get down to your rig,
and there's some
you know, obstacles on the way down the trails
some big mud pits or, you know
holes or rocks or whatever the case may be
or if you're rancher and you're out on the farm,
and you just need that tire,
that's going to hold up against cuts,
and punctures and any type of,
you know, situation where you're putting
that tire at risk for a flat.
Well, that's where these X threes really shine because
of their tough sidewalls,
they're tough duragen technology.
So they're really going to perform well
in all different kinds of off-roading situations
regardless of whatever you're throwing at it.
You know, it can be mud, it can be steep snow,
it can be sand, it can be, you know, rocks
or jagged stumps sticking out of the ground
or jagged rocks even sticking out of the ground.
These tires are really going hold up to those,
that kind of abuse.
So, far I am really liking them.
I haven't had any issues obviously
with them or anything like that,
but even in the few different situations
I've had these tires off-road in,
I've been extremely impressed with them.
There's one situation trying to just climb some rocks.
And I mean, I was bottoming out on the 4runner,
so not really a whole lot
any tire would've been able to do there
but once I repositioned these tires,
just they hooked, they grabbed,
and they just kept the forward momentum going.
Whereas if I think
if I would've had a little lesser aggressive tire on here
that it probably wouldn't have done
as well as like what these X threes do.
But for mud tires, for something that's aggressive
as it is driving it on the road,
and having that minimal road noise is pretty impressive.
The way they have that pitch of the tread
is designed rather well where you're still getting
that biting gripping power out of the tire
but you're also reducing that road noise at the same time.
And that's kind of a hard balance to do for a mud tire.
I mean, how do you design a tire that's designed to be.
That's engineered to be a super aggressive tire,
and yet have somewhat decent road manners.
You know.
So, I'm impressed so far, so good off-roading it.
They've been absolutely great,
no issues with them whatsoever.
They are, like I said, in the beginning
just a little bit noisy,
but what do you expect out of a mud tire?
But if you are really looking for that super durable
that high traction tire,
that you can still run on the road,
and it still behaves itself rather well on the road.
Then the general grabber really is a great way to go.
So really for this video, that's all I have.
What we're going to do is,
we're going to continue
to test these tires out.
So we can continue to show you guys,
you know, in a future state,
maybe in another 10,000 miles
or something like that, just how they're doing for where.
And with that said,
right now there is only about 15,000 miles
on these tires and they still look
like they're pretty brand new yet even at 15,000 miles.
So, we're going to do another review on them.
It's probably going to be another,
maybe 10 to 15,000 miles something like that.
Where we'll do our next review,
and just kind of give you guys some more feedback on them.
If they've, you know, have any cupping issues
or any weird wear issues that may be tire related.
I know a lot of that stuff is suspension component related
or alignment related, you know, things like that.
But I'll continue to keep you guys updated
on how these X threes are doing.
But for now, check them out.
We got them on our website at Trail Built off-road.
Again, there's a link in the description below.
So other than that,
guys, if you are running
these general grabber X threes already.
Definitely make sure let us know
in the comments below,
just how do you guys like them?
Like, how have they been performing for you?
Have you had any issues with them?
It'd be great to definitely hear your guys' feedback
or even if you guys do have any questions
on these general X threes,
let us know in the comments below.
Other than that, guys, we definitely appreciate all
of you for watching and all of your support.
I'm Josh from Trail Built.
We'll see you guys out in the trails.
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