AJAY
Senior Member
Good evening ladies and gentleman,
Got some new tires for my 2018 Ram 1500 yesterday. Got a sweet deal on them at Discount Tires. Cheaper than what they quoted me for Cooper AT3 XLT in the same size. Got the Nitto Trail Grappler M/T in LT295/70r17 to replace the Toyo ATII in LT285/70r17.
After getting installed i got on the freeway to test them. First off. Wow. They ride smooth! But then I felt uncomfortable going 70mph because the steering was really light and would wander. Dangerous even. I got off the freeway the first chance i got and pulled into a gas station. I checked the tires and every looked fine. Then I decided to checked the tire pressure and they were set to 52lbs! I looked closer at the tread and could tell that the center tread was only making contact. I quickly air down the fronts to 44lbs and the rears to 41lbs. Man what a difference. The tires still road smoothly. Better than the Toyo. The truck felt planted again. They have a little hum to them but nothing annoying. The funny thing is they looked skinner then the Toyo I replaced? Idk but they look awesome.
Got them in Pheonix and got a chance do a 300 mile review on them going home.
You can tell the Nittos are heavier. Having to step on the brake pedal a little more. They have more grip then the old wore Toyos. The still had life in them but were starting to chuck a little. My tire gauge showed 5/32 to 6/32 on all four. I am hard on my tires. But man are these tire smooth even at 80mph. At the beginning the tires felt really soft like I had 20lbs in the tire. I am thinking that is coming from the deep tread depth. But after awhile I got use to them and it just went away after some miles on them. I took a mpg hit though. Going over 75 I needed to step on the accelerator pedal more to keep the same speed. But under 70 it seems about the same. Also hitting uneven roads, gaps in the road, or going over bumps are more forgiving in the Nittos. The funny thing is the Toyos had unless air pressure compared to the Nittos lol
I love the look of tires and feel like I have a different truck now. I feel more manly.
Got some new tires for my 2018 Ram 1500 yesterday. Got a sweet deal on them at Discount Tires. Cheaper than what they quoted me for Cooper AT3 XLT in the same size. Got the Nitto Trail Grappler M/T in LT295/70r17 to replace the Toyo ATII in LT285/70r17.
After getting installed i got on the freeway to test them. First off. Wow. They ride smooth! But then I felt uncomfortable going 70mph because the steering was really light and would wander. Dangerous even. I got off the freeway the first chance i got and pulled into a gas station. I checked the tires and every looked fine. Then I decided to checked the tire pressure and they were set to 52lbs! I looked closer at the tread and could tell that the center tread was only making contact. I quickly air down the fronts to 44lbs and the rears to 41lbs. Man what a difference. The tires still road smoothly. Better than the Toyo. The truck felt planted again. They have a little hum to them but nothing annoying. The funny thing is they looked skinner then the Toyo I replaced? Idk but they look awesome.
Got them in Pheonix and got a chance do a 300 mile review on them going home.
You can tell the Nittos are heavier. Having to step on the brake pedal a little more. They have more grip then the old wore Toyos. The still had life in them but were starting to chuck a little. My tire gauge showed 5/32 to 6/32 on all four. I am hard on my tires. But man are these tire smooth even at 80mph. At the beginning the tires felt really soft like I had 20lbs in the tire. I am thinking that is coming from the deep tread depth. But after awhile I got use to them and it just went away after some miles on them. I took a mpg hit though. Going over 75 I needed to step on the accelerator pedal more to keep the same speed. But under 70 it seems about the same. Also hitting uneven roads, gaps in the road, or going over bumps are more forgiving in the Nittos. The funny thing is the Toyos had unless air pressure compared to the Nittos lol
I love the look of tires and feel like I have a different truck now. I feel more manly.