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Old 08-22-2014, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeepstin12
I'm a Nitto fan. As for rad, depends on your use. Mud? Trail grappler. Sand? Dune grappler. All around AT? Terra grappler. After having a variety of tires, Goodyear, Michelin, Pirelli, cooper, BFG, I will only run Nitto. I'll save the mumbo jumbo, but if you must know more, ask.
whats nitto offer that the others dont that has you into nitto only? I see alot of your posts and would like to know since you seem knowledgable and such.
Old 08-22-2014, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Mountain Man Tim
whats nitto offer that the others dont that has you into nitto only? I see alot of your posts and would like to know since you seem knowledgable and such.
even tread wear, easy to balance, longer tread wear, stronger sidewalls, reasonable price, less flats as compared to GY, BFG & Michelin. Maybe I've just had better luck with them, but I have also taken them further than any other tire off road with less problems and failures. Even Northridge has gone Nitto as their first choice. Simply put, it's a damn good tire. I have trail grapplers now, hit the trails in Colorado a few times a month and no issues, great traction, etc. Being my add as well, I may try the terra grappler next on the jeep as there isn't much mud above 8,000'. Had terra grapplers on my land rover, no issues. A far cry from the good years that lasted 24,000 miles and the Michelin that lasted even less. The Terra Grapplers lasted nearly 60k on a heavy vehicle and no sidewall punctures or cuts. SUV or Truck? For me, Nitto only. Fewest problems, rode well, wear well, last long, good proce point. I understand they are owned by Toyo tires.
Old 08-22-2014, 07:50 PM
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I'm getting ready to swap out tires. The size I am interested in has a limited selection, LT295/70R17. They average 33.6 in diameter and 11.5 in width (34-11.50's more or less). In that size I am leaning to two Cooper Mud treads the Cooper STT and the Mastercraft MXT (division of Cooper Tire). I am contemplating an all terrain though, the Cooper ST-MAXX, in LT295/70R17. It is an aggressive all-terrain and I have read a lot of positive reviews from other people that are into overlanding. Decisions, decisions........

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Old 08-23-2014, 08:18 AM
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I have a set of Falken WildPeaks on my F150 supercab. Have had them for a little over 2 years now. They are a good all-around AT tire, smooth and quiet on the road. With that said, put a set of Cooper AT3's on the wifes 07 JKU. I like the Coopers better than the WildPeaks.
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Originally Posted by haydhess
It's about time to get new tires and I am leaning towards AT's because my jeep is my DD ...
"Overland Journal" just completed an AT tire test in their summer 2014 issue. Short answer: Cooper Discoverer AT3. Duratracs were not tested. :-( But many other popular brands were.

Recommend you spend $12 for the issue and read their full, very thorough comparison test of seven popular choices. You will gain some valuable insight on tires and tire selection. The test, BTW, was run on a Jeep JKU.
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Originally Posted by kmrtnsn
I'm getting ready to swap out tires. The size I am interested in has a limited selection, LT295/70R17. They average 33.6 in diameter and 11.5 in width (34-11.50's more or less). In that size I am leaning to two Cooper Mud treads the Cooper STT and the Mastercraft MXT (division of Cooper Tire). I am contemplating an all terrain though, the Cooper ST-MAXX, in LT295/70R17. It is an aggressive all-terrain and I have read a lot of positive reviews from other people that are into overlanding. Decisions, decisions........

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You may want to look into 285/75r17 (11.2x33.8) as the BFG KM2 comes in that size as well as Toyo AT2 Extreme.
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Nitto is really similar to Toyo as Toyo makes Nittos.
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I got my dad on a set of Mickey's and he loves them for his dd

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I don't hear people mention procomp but I have a set of their AT tires. They are wearing great. 50,000 mile tires. They do great in the snow and I've wheeled in pretty rough areas with no problem. They are pretty quiet on the hwy. give them a shot.

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Originally Posted by espi
You may want to look into 285/75r17 (11.2x33.8) as the BFG KM2 comes in that size as well as Toyo AT2 Extreme.
I have been. I like tall and skinny and the LT285/75R17 is a nice size.


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