I have a stock 07 f150 FX4 and need some tires..I was going to get some 285/65-18 Terra Grappler AT's, good reviews and love the looks, but the more reviews I read, the more I hear that they are below average in snow and ice. I'm in Canada..don't want to go to winter tires, but still need good snow and ice performance for hauling the snowmobiles around.

Now the Hankook atm rf10 has great reviews all around as well, but seems to be exceptionally good in the snow (for an allterrain). But I'm really not sold on the looks. It is a great deal as well, cheapest bang for your buck it seems.

Looks aren't everything, but they sure are something! So any feedback from some Canadians or the northern States on how the Terra Grappler AT's are in the snow? Or anyone have some pics of some 275 or 285-65-18 hankook's on a FX4?

thanks!
Matt

 

I just had the Hankooks put onto my truck, and like you I have heard nothing but great things about them in the snow. I can not tell you first hand since I have not used them in the snow yet. The place I got mine at told me that they are about the best rated for snow in a MT.

 

I've got terra grapplers and have been through to winters here and they drive really good on snow and ice even have pulled stuck people out while I've had them.

 

Well I live in Anchorage, Alaska and have the terra grapplers. They work GREAT! I have seriously never worried about how I am going to get places with them on. You cant drive like a maniac with them on ice, just like ANY other tire, but if you are a smart winter driver then I would recommend the Nittos. Plus they live forever. I have 15k on mine already and they are still brand new.

 

what size are your nittos?

 

 

Hankook is a Chinese tire.
Nitto is a Toyo (japan) sub.
I personally wouldn't put a chinese tire on my truck, but I don't have any experience with them so I cannot say weather they are of any certain quality or not.
I have owned Nittos (terra grapplers), they were inexpensive, fair quality (IMO) but a little loud on the hiway, and they didn't wear very well (uneven) but that was on a suburban, not an f-150.
It is my wish that we all buy American whenever possible and with tires it is easy.

 

Hankook is a Chinese tire.
Nitto is a Toyo (japan) sub.
I personally wouldn't put a chinese tire on my truck

Hankook' s are headquartered in South Korea not China, and are manufactured in the US of A. I am all for buying American, but I am also for getting the best product for my hard earned money.

 

Thanks for all the feedback guys.

thebigbc... what size terra grapplers are you running on your f150? If they work in alaska, they should work for me

 

You are right, my bad. Hankook is a korean co.

They have and R&D facility in ohio, but no hankooks are made in the US at least I can't find any, they have 2 production facilities in china, 2 in korea and 1 in hungary.
Do your Hankooks say made in USA on them? I think they look great. If they are made in usa I would buy them.

 

Well there Dale29 I guess you do not have to worry about buying a set of Hankooks because I was wrong about what I said. I thought I read somewhere they had a plant in the US but as you know they don't.

 

sorry man, i dont browse the forums to much any more these day. To answer your question, I have 285/70R17's. They equate to 33". I did a crap ton of research on them and found that as long as you rotate them every 3k miles then they will live for 60k-75k miles easy. Like I said, I have had mine for over 15k and they are still brand new, and I am a "spirited" driver.

 

No problem thanks for the info!!

 

I've heard great things about Hankook in the snow, and on the ice.

But I still run Goodyears.