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How about Nitto Ridge Grapplers, anyone have experience with those?
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07-16-2024, 04:16 PM
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How about Nitto Ridge Grapplers, anyone have experience with those? |
Theyre still my favorite looking tire. Ran them on my f250 and they did not last long. terrible chipping and chunking. YMMV obviously, a truck with 1000ft lbs is a bit harder on tires than our "minivans"
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07-16-2024, 06:03 PM
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i like the new toyo RT trails.... might be the next tire i buy
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07-21-2024, 12:53 AM
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Don’t get them. When I bought my 4Runner the tires came with it. The first time I drove them after a good down pour they slipped on me several times in a turn, one almost got me into an accident. Tires were half worn. I got rid of them after that and bought some KO2s. I’ve been using the KO &KO2 the last 20 years and never had a problem. However, several people on this forum said they performed poorly in wet weather. I never had a problem with them in the rain. The new KO3 have bigger gaps in the tread to help improve driving on wet roads.
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07-21-2024, 01:02 AM
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How about Nitto Ridge Grapplers, anyone have experience with those? |
Don’t get them. They are horrible in wet weather. When I bought my 4Runner these were the tires that came with it. The first time I drove after a big down pour the tire slid on me several times, always when turning, one almost got me in an accident. Tires were about half worn. I quickly got rid of them and replaced them with the KO2. I’ve been running KO & KO2 for the last 20 years and never had a problem. However, some forum members said they experienced poor performance in wet weather. I personally never experienced this even in heavy rain. Anyway, the new KO3 have a wider tread to improve wet road performance.
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07-24-2024, 02:12 PM
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Don’t get them. When I bought my 4Runner the tires came with it. The first time I drove them after a good down pour they slipped on me several times in a turn, one almost got me into an accident. Tires were half worn. I got rid of them after that and bought some KO2s. I’ve been using the KO &KO2 the last 20 years and never had a problem. However, several people on this forum said they performed poorly in wet weather. I never had a problem with them in the rain. The new KO3 have bigger gaps in the tread to help improve driving on wet roads.
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Thanks. I've always thought more tread on the road would provide better traction. But bigger gaps for better control. ?? I've had wet weather issues also. That's why I'm looking into a different tire.
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07-24-2024, 08:53 PM
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Thanks. I've always thought more tread on the road would provide better traction. But bigger gaps for better control. ?? I've had wet weather issues also. That's why I'm looking into a different tire.
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Generally, yes. But one of the biggest factors for traction is the rubber compound used, and the sipes -- the tiny cuts in the blocks of rubber. The sipes add edges that can grab the road better.
Some use a hard rubber compound to have the tires wear longer, but that makes them slippery in the wet. Sometimes its a balancing act, but some manufactures are better than others, or they may a proprietary rubber compound not available to others.
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07-24-2024, 10:59 PM
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I will be looking at KO3 but I have not heard if it is snowflake rated as that is a must for Me.
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they are 3-Peak rated and stock size C loads should be in stock sometime next month.
Edit: Distribution now says August 2025
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i like the new toyo RT trails.... might be the next tire i buy
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I have a friend who has done a lot of wheeling (lives out of his 4runner most of the year) and he has them and doesn’t like them. 2 sidewall punctures in 6 months. Never had one with any other tire. But that’s just the one guy I know with them
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New Nokian Outpost n-AT
I've tried many top tier manufactures and find the new Alabama Nokian Plant is making a new Nokian Outpost n-AT - Great Wet weather, noise, vibration, road handling. Wet traction (my Summer Tires) braking is the challenge.
Overall: 10/10 in all ways. Replaced OEM Nitros
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I have cooper at3 4s that i've put oh 40-some-odd thousand miles on so far and still have a ton of tread left (they are starting to sing a bit now). snowflake rated, good in rain, and they have been excellent in the light off roading I've done
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I'm about to replace my 265/70 KO2s. They have 60k miles on them, still look new with plenty of tread but boy are they getting loud now.
I loved them new and they've treated us well in every aspect, including water. I'll probably replace them with the KO3s.
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I'm about to replace my 265/70 KO2s. They have 60k miles on them, still look new with plenty of tread but boy are they getting loud now.
I loved them new and they've treated us well in every aspect, including water. I'll probably replace them with the KO3s.
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I’m waiting for the same size in KO3’s but I’m not sure when they will release that size . C’s for sure but no E for me .
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I bought my second set of Kenda Klever R/T for around 750 for 4 of eBay. I buy premium tires for the fleet I look after at work ie, K02's Wildpeaks, and Opencountrys. Specifically with Toyo open country A/T's, I have noticed poor performance in mud as expected with an A/T.
I digress The Kendas that I have purchased have been nothing but excellent. They balance well, have close to zero Road noise, and last a long time, especially for the price.
As I said I have nothing but great things to say about these tires and I encourage you to consider these before paying much more for a set of name-brand tires.
Hope this helps.
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07-25-2024, 11:49 PM
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I’m waiting for the same size in KO3’s but I’m not sure when they will release that size . C’s for sure but no E for me .
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265/70/17 C are scheduled for release in August as mentioned in post #23
Edited: distribution now says August 2025
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