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Nitto Mud Grapplers WEIGHTS?

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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 01:38 PM
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I am looking for the weight of the following tires:

37x13.5R17
37x13.5R18

Anybody know where I can get this?

The BFG TA KM2 and new Goodyear MRT Kevlar's in that size are only 72-74 lbs.

I read the Toyo Open Country MT is 92.6 lbs at that size. Dang! That's quite a bit of unsprung weight. I am concerned about mpg and power when towing my offroad trailer.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 01:56 PM
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nittotire.com check there website

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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 02:41 PM
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nitto.com check there website
nitto.com is a Japanese company that makes optical films. Nittotire.com is the correct site. I've already been there and they only list tread depth, dimensions, and load pressure.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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I would not get them if I were you. But it is your jeep! Do what ya want!

(Extremely loud, bad mileage, terrible road manners, and $$$$$$$$$$)
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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I wouldn't say BS about other things I said if we had gotten more than 19k miles out of them. Granted they were on a 2500 Dodge Megacab with 6" lift and XRT 175 horse tune with no DPF and an EGR block with an AFE intake.

And they were rough as hell. Driving on these AR freeways was torture with those big lugs.

And to be smoother than KM2's...Idk because I have never had the pleasure, but if they are smoother, and I don't see how, I will never own a set of KM2's.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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I ran a set of these in 37X13.50-18 on a 3/4 ton Dodge and got a bit over 40,000 miles out of them. Still had a bit of life left at that point just not enough to suit me. Rotated them at no more then 5K intervals. They took very little weight to balance. In fact, probably the least weight of ANY tire I've ever tried even in much smaller sizes, and I've tried all the popular tires. Truck drove great with them even at 80+. No complaints here, just be sure you don't want a quiet tire because it's not the Mud Grappler.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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Assuming this is accurate, I found these weights on a website that sells Nitto tires: 37x13.50R18 -90 pounds shipping weight, 37x13.50R17 -80 pounds shipping weight. I don't want to post a name/link since it's not a site sponsor, but if you google Nitto mud grappler weight, it's at the top of the results.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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I got 35x12.5x18 mg's on rockstar 18x9 running 28psi. the load E version.

Fact. They are 125lbs a piece mounted n balanced at 32 psi (shipped freight and weighted seperatly)

Fact. They make a TON OF NOSIE (it sounds like a small prop plane at high speed) and its FREAKING AWESOME!!!

Fact. They are INSANE in the mud they clean like maids and they eat up mud like those people in woodstock that eat mud for three days tripping on acid.

Fact. They wear propper if you drive propper and take care of them... I got 4k in miles on them... and I still have the damn nubs on the sides of them and on the outter ring of the tread lugs its almost all gone but after 4k at 28 psi thats pretty flipping good...

Fact. if you get load E they are going to be HARD as in at 32 psi they are going to bounce alot at 28 not so much... but its something you should know.

at 28 they run nice and smooth like the stock rubi tires *not that thats benz soft but you know what I mean*

Not a fact: that guys whole post about nittos suck.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by joey2times
I got 35x12.5x18 mg's on rockstar 18x9 running 28psi. the load E version.

Fact. They are 125lbs a piece mounted n balanced at 32 psi (shipped freight and weighted seperatly)

Fact. They make a TON OF NOSIE (it sounds like a small prop plane at high speed) and its FREAKING AWESOME!!!

Fact. They are INSANE in the mud they clean like maids and they eat up mud like those people in woodstock that eat mud for three days tripping on acid.

Fact. They wear propper if you drive propper and take care of them... I got 4k in miles on them... and I still have the damn nubs on the sides of them and on the outter ring of the tread lugs its almost all gone but after 4k at 28 psi thats pretty flipping good...

Fact. if you get load E they are going to be HARD as in at 32 psi they are going to bounce alot at 28 not so much... but its something you should know.

at 28 they run nice and smooth like the stock rubi tires *not that thats benz soft but you know what I mean*

Not a fact: that guys whole post about nittos suck.
Where in my post did I say Nittos suck? NO WHERE. Learn to read and you will understand why I had such a terrible time with them. (post #6)

Chill out dood.

It is my opinion...after spending lots of money on a tire that lasts 19k miles, sounds like an airplane, bounces A LOT, and was hard to balance on a 20" rim...The tire is not worth the money. And I will never understand the hype.

On my Jeep, I have 37" Goodyear MTR Kevlar and I think it is the best overall MT tire ever made. That is MY OPINION. Not a fact...

Personal preferences differ some...
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by AR Rubicon
Where in my post did I say Nittos suck? NO WHERE. Learn to read and you will understand why I had such a terrible time with them. (post #6)

Chill out dood.

It is my opinion...after spending lots of money on a tire that lasts 19k miles, sounds like an airplane, bounces A LOT, and was hard to balance on a 20" rim...The tire is not worth the money. And I will never understand the hype.

On my Jeep, I have 37" Goodyear MTR Kevlar and I think it is the best overall MT tire ever made. That is MY OPINION. Not a fact...

Personal preferences differ some...

You said
I would not get them if I were you. But it is your jeep! Do what ya want!
(Extremely loud, bad mileage, terrible road manners, and $$$$$$$$$$)

First of all !! I'm not your dood... bro.... hahahahaha

I dont know how much you spent but I would assume you got ripped off...
so far they have been one of the cheaper tires from my guys (the internet)

We all agree there loud so no use discussing that but if you were bouncing that bad it could have def been your suspension or your running wrong tire pressure or that truck... so its not fair to say they have poor road manners on a jeep.

Bad mileage is the same thing... how can you compair road milage on a truck like that to a jeep... its not going to be the same... I can name a whole load of reasons why but we both will agree they are factors and I am sure we will also agree that we cant point to just the tires for that...

as for balance issues, your the only person who I have ever heard of who says that... the vast majority of us say the oppsite they are super simple to balance and thats based on 15-22'' wheels (I am actually on your side kinda because I do not think they are SUPER easy to balance just not hard in the least so I am more they are normal to balance)

I mean in the end Bra I was just messin and didnt mean to come off so serious... Of course I love nittos I have them... and of course you love the wheels you have too

I just blame your truck for your issue with nittos
I also think I have a more valid opion because mine are on a JEEP

hahaha but seriously though, I didnt mean to come at you at all that last jib was ment to hit your post that I quoted about just the negatives... I am glad you posted more involved ideas below that explained why you think that... but when I read that I hit Reply and it jumps right past everyone else... maybe you should of just edited it in and maybe I should just read more gooder like zoolander tells me too
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