Nitto trail grapplers ???
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Nitto trail grapplers ???
Just wondering if anyone can tell me how the nitto trail grapplers are compared to the Goodyear duratracks m/t and the Toyo m/t ?
i think im leaning towards the Nittos !!! any objections or better selections out there ???
i think im leaning towards the Nittos !!! any objections or better selections out there ???
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I have 35's, and to me they are a super heavy tire. I don't even know the weight specs, but they are nothing special. They look good, but that's about it in my opinion.
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are they heavier than the toyos ? everyone said thats the heaviest of the 3 and the goodyears i should just stay away from !!!! i just dont want problems down the road so to say .
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The best mt out there imho is the km2. Good on road great off. A little narrower than the nitto or toyo and a lot lighter. Better tread life too. Off road they are all very similar, except the duratrac. Its an A/T tire. Only problem i have with bfg is the size specs are small in the larger sizes.
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the goodyear duratracs are not M/Ts, they are A/Ts. its going to have better road manners, be more quiet, and be A LOT less heavy than the trail grapplers. i have enjoyed my duratracs for on road, but the type of offroading i do they just dont cut it, so i have a set of trail grapplers sitting in my garage waiting on new wheels.
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I had the Toyo's and I really liked them they lasted me over 60,000 miles before I sold my truck. I have the Nitto's and I really like them they have performed really well offroad. On road they are fairly quiet and well mannered, all in all I am quite pleased with the both sets of tires. I don't think you could go wrong picking either the Toyos or Nittos.
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An unbiased opinion from my personal experiences since we sell all the mentioned tires in this thread. Yes, the Nitto is a heavier tire than others, but it is also the best on road/off road tire made today. They balance out very easily, have excellent tread life, do well on the street, shine in the rocks, clear out mud with a little wheel spin and have *the* toughest sidewalls of any radial tire available today on the market. That's why they are as heavy as they are. The KM2 is a good tire, but I have seen too many sliced sidewalls to ever trust it on a trail (and personally have had a sliced BFG as well). Goodyear Kevlars are not the easiest to balance and lots of people have issues with them, YMMV. Duratracs are pretty decent and I like them, but not aggressive enough for serious offroad use. Toyos are good as well. None to the level of the Nitto though in both on and off road performance.
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I have the Trail Grappler's and couldn't be happier. I like them much better than the BFG Mud Terrain I had on the Jeep when I bought it. They balanced well, not too loud when driving on the road and performed great out on the beach and our recent trip to Rausch Creek. I was a big fan of Dick Cepeck FC II since most of my off roading is on the beach but the Nitto's are much better so far.
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I went with Trail Grapplers. My Terra Grapplers have done very well, with more than half tread left at 50K on a Tacoma. So I tried Trail Grapplers and they have been really nice on / off road. I am not well versed in the other tires, but my research turned me onto Firestone Destination M/T and Terra Grapplers, and I got a great deal on the TGs, so I went with it.
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