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BFGoodrich Commercial T/A Traction vs General Grabber HTS — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 0 + 990 owner reviews. How we score

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General Grabber HTS
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Grabber HTS

All-Season tire

± 7

Tests – · none yet Owners 52 · 990 reviews

“Yeah Michelin's are out of my price range. Went to sears today to see about getting either the Falkens are another set of Grabber HTS's installed and apparently their online pricing leaves out a ~$25 shipping/handling charge they assess to each tire so I left.”

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

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    Dry

    No comparison
    59
    Why this score
    SourceCommercial T/A TractionGrabber HTS
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online–53

    Grabber HTS: 60% × 61.9 (est.) + 40% × 53.4 = 59

    No road tests of dry for Grabber HTS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

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    Wet

    No comparison
    61
    Why this score
    SourceCommercial T/A TractionGrabber HTS
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online–58

    Grabber HTS: 60% × 63.4 (est.) + 40% × 57.5 = 61

    No road tests of wet for Grabber HTS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

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    Snow

    No comparison
    58
    Why this score
    SourceCommercial T/A TractionGrabber HTS
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online–50

    Grabber HTS: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 49.8 = 58

    No road tests of snow for Grabber HTS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

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    Comfort

    No comparison
    56
    Why this score
    SourceCommercial T/A TractionGrabber HTS
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online–49

    Grabber HTS: 40% × 65.4 (est.) + 60% × 48.9 = 56

    No road tests of comfort for Grabber HTS. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

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    Noise

    No comparison
    62
    Why this score
    SourceCommercial T/A TractionGrabber HTS
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–56

    Grabber HTS: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 55.9 = 62

    No road tests of noise for Grabber HTS. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

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    Treadwear

    No comparison
    54
    Why this score
    SourceCommercial T/A TractionGrabber HTS
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online–46

    Grabber HTS: 60% × 59.2 (est.) + 40% × 46.1 = 54

    No road tests of treadwear for Grabber HTS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

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    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    54
    Why this score
    SourceCommercial T/A TractionGrabber HTS
    Reviews found online–54
Scores at a glance
BFGoodrich Commercial T/A Traction vs General Grabber HTS: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryBFGoodrich Commercial T/A TractionGeneral Grabber HTS
Relative Score – 58
Dry – 59
Wet – 61
Snow – 58
Comfort – 56
Noise – 62
Treadwear – 54
Handling (owners) – 54

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Headline score

Commercial T/A Traction

± 7

Grabber HTS

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Commercial T/A Traction

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Grabber HTS

Pros

  • Smooth and quiet ride quality that improves vehicle feel
  • Excellent value and affordable price point compared to competitors like Michelin
  • Strong traction and handling in both dry and wet conditions

Cons

  • Premature tread wear reported by several users failing to reach expected mileage
  • Balancing difficulties and occasional out-of-round vibrations
  • Decreased winter and wet traction performance as the tread wears down
All owner themes in the Grabber HTS review

What real owners are saying

From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score

Tire A

BFGoodrich Commercial T/A Traction

We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.

Tire B

General Grabber HTS

Positive

Community opinion on the General Grabber HTS is largely favorable, with drivers frequently praising its quiet ride, comfortable highway cruising, wet traction, and affordable price point. The most prevalent complaints focus on faster-than-advertised treadwear and occasional squirm or handling instability in heavy-load applications. Several users also note that while it handles moderate conditions well, dedicated snow tires are preferable in severe winter weather.

r/tires ·4 upvotes ·2024-12-04

“General Grabbers I found a guy on marketplace who bought some general grabber HTS for his truck and they didn’t fit so he’s selling them. They’re 11/32 tread life and he’ll take $350 for them. They’re my size but I’ve never heard of the brand. I have a 4Runner in Florida so no snow but is this a good deal for that brand? Read more”

r/F150Lightning ·3 upvotes ·2023-05-28

“I honestly think the Grabber HTS tires are weak to punctures Just spent $320 at Firestone I was not expecting to pay after only 5400 miles. The stock Grabber HTS tires are supposedly good for up to 50,000 miles IIRC. I barely made it 10% on one of them. This wasn’t the first time the tire picked up a small screw either. First time I got lucky and Discount Tire extracted it without needing repair because it didn’t make it deep into the tread. But last week I wasn’t lucky. Passenger front tire picked up a screw and sure enough, it went in. And it was only about 1.5” from the sidewall so they wouldn’t repair it. I went to Firestone and picked up a Bridgestone Alenza AS Ultra. Not a “great” tire but at least I have a road hazard warranty, something the General Grabber tires don’t have. I’m sure someone will chime in about having zero issues after a million miles with their Grabber HTS but honestly, I haven’t had a legit puncture since 2007 and at that time I was poor so my car always had recycled/used/mismatched tires. I also noticed the tires on my Lightning ALWAYS have gravel and small rocks wedged in between the treads even though the truck is on city streets mainly. I never see that on my other cars.”

bimmerfest.com ·2010-10-07

“i have over 29k miles on my Toyo 19s. i suspect i will get another 10K out of them. out of the box these tires are great. wet traction was awesome as is dry traction still. noise is more than a sedan style tire, it is a 5500 pound vehicle, AKA: a truck. last weekend i traveled back up from SC in a torrential downpour on I-95. easily 6 inches of rain fell that weekend and the roads were awash with puddles and standing water. i noticed some slippage, i actually had to slow to about 60 / 65 mph. when new they handle standing water better. i also have General Grabber HTS tires on one of my work trucks. they seem to be a good low cost tire. i don't drive the truck enough to give a thorough review, but i would buy them again for a work truck. i should get 40K miles from them and they were about $110 for 17s.”

Top themes
#treadwear and longevity#highway comfort and noise#wet and dry traction#budget and value#winter and snow capability#towing and load stability

Based on 50 community posts

Specs side by side

Attribute A · BFGoodrich Commercial T/A Traction B · General Grabber HTS
CategoryAll-Terrain tireAll-Season tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available—9
Rim diameters—15″ – 20″
Tread depth—11 - 13/32″
UTQG—640 A B
Sidewall—Black Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering
Max pressure—44 - 80 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

BFGoodrich Commercial T/A Traction

General Grabber HTS

Only General Grabber HTS has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · BFGoodrich Commercial T/A Traction
Tire B · General Grabber HTS

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How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology