New nitto tire!

U&A · Jul 18, 2016

Yet another middle of the road tire on the market soon. it looks interesting to say the least. I dont think it is quite aggressive enough for me but it is now a new option to research. Just looking at it I think the sipes dont go as deep as the competitors like the BFG K02 or the Duratrac. for us 2500 and 3500 guys the 17 and 18" sizes look pretty good.

looks to me that it is a slight attempt to make a "slightly" more aggressive "EXO Grappler" that hasn't taken off at all.

Ridge Grappler Light Truck Tire

anyone know anything about it yet?

EDIT:

found a PIC of the sipes. doesn't look to promising. very shallow

AustinB · Jul 18, 2016

I hate nitto, but I'd give it a try before giving my opinion.

U&A · Jul 18, 2016

AustinB said:
I hate nitto, but I'd give it a try before giving my opinion.

IM not overly impressed with them either. the only tire they have that I like, but have nevi had, is the trail grapple because it slightly resembles the Firestone destination M/T and I love the look of that tire.

I was set on the EXO grapples until I saw how shallow the sipes were on them as well. you can almost say the are superficial. just enough to get the 3 peak rating but you know they wont be there long..... the sipes i mean.

I dont "need" sipes on a mud tire but I do on an all terrain.

Graygoose · Jul 18, 2016

I heard about these from the rep at an event I was at, they look promising.

TRXHemi · Jul 18, 2016

I have had two sets of the Nitto Terra Grapplers.....both lasted at least 85K miles. They are a very decent tire IMO.

CLOUDL1GHT · Jul 18, 2016

Hmmm i may have to look at these tires after my Coopers finally wear out

misuracaf10 · Jul 18, 2016

This the Nitto version of the Toyo RT?

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U&A · Jul 18, 2016

misuracaf10 said:
This the Nitto version of the Toyo RT?

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good call......and eye.

CLOUDL1GHT · Jul 18, 2016

I bet you could get a better deal for these than the Toyos lol

bcbouy · Jul 18, 2016

i currently run the 295/75/17 m/t on my stock rims.i think i'm going with a 20 inch rim for when i'm carrying my camper and i'm going to give these ones a shot.still keeping the 17 inch m/t though.very capable mud tire.

hankRam2015 · Jul 18, 2016

This is first nitto thats gotten my attention in a while. I'm a loyal Toyo guy but these are step in right direction

develand · Jul 19, 2016

CLOUDL1GHT said:
I bet you could get a better deal for these than the Toyos lol

Minus the great warranty Toyo gives their tires. And usually Toyo has better tread life.

I will say I think I like the looks of these over the RT though.

Drummin4jc · Jul 19, 2016

Not trying to be biased because I run Toyo R/T's, but I think the Toyo's look a little more aggressive than those Nitto's. I too have not been a fan of Nitto but agree that this is a step in the right direction as well.

Adam

EagleChief · Jul 20, 2016

Just saw a commercial for these on the Velocity Channel. The commercial said "now available" at the end of it. And, they used a new RAM to showcase them in the commercial. They looked good!

I hope they are not too expensive.

U&A · Jul 20, 2016

I just cant get over the super shallow siping. these middle of the road a/t - m/t tires can be a little misleading in my opinion. there are definitely a few out there that are great tires but some of them are just off the wall designs that to me, look like they are for aesthetics not performance. I know seeing tires in person givea you a who different perspective but just looking at it in the picture makes me thing the tread block voids are a little to tight on this tire in relation to how big the tread blocks are.....if you know what i mean.

Id love to hear form others that may have seen them in person.

Broke pilot · Jul 20, 2016

I run 35/12.5/20 Exograpplers on the mega... They've been a great tire so far. 20k miles on them and they're still going strong, probably around 70% left. They dig better than it looks like they should in soft dirt/mud. Never had a problem pulling my 6k pound stock trailer around in the rain.
He sipes are deeper than you think, still show on mine.
Only downside to the Exo is the load ratings aren't high enough for the bigger trucks. I still use them, but know I couldn't tow as heavy as I could. The new tire is supposed to be more biased towards the 2500/3500's is what I read and after looking at the sizes, hey should be a good match for our trucks.

TarPaper · Jul 20, 2016

I love...

my Duratracs on my Jeep...great rain and snow tire

U&A · Jul 20, 2016

TarPaper said:
my Duratracs on my Jeep...great rain and snow tire

I would buy duratracs in a heartbeat if the had a 3 ply sidwall....and came in a size that i wanted. they are a very well respected tire for sure.

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