I've been looking at getting some new tires beofre the snow starts to fly and saw the Nitto Terra Grappler AT at Discount Tire Direct for a decent price. Anybody know anything about these tires? I have a set of the Drag Radials on my Stang and like them, but this is the first I've heard of them for the truck. TIA

 

I have two buddies who are running the Nitto's in 305's. They look great but the complaints they both have are major loss of low end torque (heavier tire and larger diameter), loss of gas mileage, and they are wearing pretty quick. Looks like they might go 25K before they are toast based on one of the guys who has 15K on his and the other one has less than 10K on his.

I was considering the Nitto's but with their results, I am looking at the BFG's and the Revo's.

 

Hey, be sure to keep us posted on your buddies milage. I'm curious to see what kind of milage you can get out of them. This is the first negative comment I've heard about the Terra Grapplers.

 

I'm running 305 Nitto. I have about 6000 miles them. I have no problem with the loss of power or torque. Yes my gas milage suffer but this is due to the fact that the tires are much wider then factory. They still look brand new to me. I had to swap out one of my tire a couple of month ago. Took a big screw in the edge of the tire and could not tell the difference between the new one and about 4000 miles tire.

 

chris: some have reported loss of power/torque with the Nitto's. If they put 305's on a stock engine and drive train, they should have expected it. First of all, to go that large a tire and maintain the power/torque they had prior to the tire size jump they would have had to changeout the ring/pinion gears to at least a 3.77. This is why you have to be careful on how big is big enough. Secondly, you will see a reduction in mileage for two simple reasons: the 305's are either an 8ply or 10ply tire. A tire that "heavy" creates greater rolling resistance that the trucks engine has to push and if they failed to re-gear, they are now trying to push a greater resistance with a reduced final drive axle ratio because of the taller tire being driven by the higher geared drive, i.e. a 3.55 instead of a 3.77. The final drive axle ratio will be down around 2.9 to 3.1. moltman

 

I recentlly swapped out my 17" FX4 wheels/GY RTS tires for 16x10 Centerline Vector Wheels and 295/75/16 Nitto Terra Grapplers...For all interested, the Nittos are great in mud and sand. They clean very well and are of sufficient width that they float well in the sand. Will see about how the perform in the snow here shortly in Colorado. I was able to order mine from Discount for $157.