Nitto Ridge Grappler?
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Presa Canario
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I discovered this tire in a C load range just a couple days too late. I went with Duratracts in 255/75/17 in C. Im pretty sure I will end up moving to a 285 soon and these will be the tires I buy when I do.
DeepSea
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So thats what my 4R would look like with front armor and a real roof rack :yo:
DeepSea
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Is it the FN wheels that make the tires look so wide or did you shoot it with a wide angle lens? Either way it looks really solid! Do you have any more pics you can share. How far do they stick out past the fender?
Carolina Roscoe
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4REIGN3R
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Finally got around to mounting the Nitto Ridge Grapplers (285/65/18) on my summer wheels. I used to run the Toyo Open Country AT which were a good tire but not an aggressive enough look to them.
Took a road trip out to Banff, Alberta for Mothers Day and the tires are fairly quiet on the highway. No issues with cabin drone. I'm enjoying them so far.
Took a road trip out to Banff, Alberta for Mothers Day and the tires are fairly quiet on the highway. No issues with cabin drone. I'm enjoying them so far.
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Anybody have significant mileage with these in snow yet? I actually ran Nitto Exo Grapplers on my JKU in 285/70/17 due to the mountain snow flake rating and found them to be a killer tire for snow use (and pretty good for offroad usage in the Southwest since they were so burly for cut protection). This was after running through a set of Trail Grapplers that were great tires, but definitely a bit of a compromise for highway driving (which I do more of than I wish).
I'm thinking about sticking with Nitto when I pull my stock Bridgestones off in a week or two, but am very tempted by the Falken AT3W given the mountain snowflake rating and the super competitive price...
I make several trips a year into the mountains for ski trips. Not worth having a dedicated snow tire living in AZ, but still like having something that'll be pretty decent in gnarly road conditions.
I'm thinking about sticking with Nitto when I pull my stock Bridgestones off in a week or two, but am very tempted by the Falken AT3W given the mountain snowflake rating and the super competitive price...
I make several trips a year into the mountains for ski trips. Not worth having a dedicated snow tire living in AZ, but still like having something that'll be pretty decent in gnarly road conditions.
gm350reratliff
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Significant snow use? No, at least not yet but I've had mine in the snow a couple times this spring and they have no trouble cutting through fresh 6-8" and on snow packed roads. So far I'm really liking these tires. I actually think they have better wet/icy/snow performance than the ST Maxx on my 4th gen which everyone seemed to rave about but really I think the ST Maxx are sort of just average in that department. Your use sounds a lot like mine, which I think the RG would treat you good.
FJ Cary
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Craig,
Apologize in advance for the long post.
I have direct experience with all of the Nitto tires you listed above in 285/70-17 size. Variety of conditions including 5 trips to FJ Summit in Ouray, Mexico, all conditions in AZ, and more.
Trail Grappler: Ran on FJ Cruiser for several years. Load Range E only (*corrected - Now available in C and E*). Noisy after about 10K miles. Excellent dry performance and on gravel over hard pack. Excellent in mud and soft conditions. Very good in soft sand (Mexico) while aired down. Ok in wet conditions - wet pavement and snow. I siped mine and the wet performance improved.
Exo Grappler: Currently on FJ Cruiser. Load Range E only. Noisy after about 10K miles. Excellent dry performance and on gravel over hard pack. Excellent in snow, wet, and soft conditions. Very good in soft sand (Mexico) while aired down. OK in mud - pack quickly, which is to be expected. Nitto now markets this as a "Commercial Traction" tire - think Oil Field service, Chase Trucks, Border Patrol, etc.
Ridge Grappler: Currently on 4Runner. Available in Load Range E and C. Excellent dry performance and on gravel over hard pack. Very good in snow, wet, and soft conditions. No experience in soft sand yet. Super quiet - more so than most "All-Terrain Tires"!
Biggest advantage of Nitto products is their uniformity. Their quality control is first class and their products mount, balance, and ride well consistently.
My suggestion: Ridge Grappler in LR C.
Source: Tire Industry Professional
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007Tacoma
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For you guys running the Ridge Grapplers in C-Load; what size are you running? I am trying to not kill my fuel economy since I do ~30,000 miles a year, but I want something that is good off-road and excellent in the snow/ice/slush of the mountains that I spend 1/4 of my year in.
shrub1
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Seattle206
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14.3 MPG city with 285/70/17 C and 17.4-17.6 MPG highway from the last two months on my Ridge Grapplers at almost 3k miles. I have 350lbs of steel armor and a roof rack. They have gotten a little noticeably louder since they were mounted.
I second this statement!
Don't mind the lengthy response at all. I'm planning to stick with 265/70R17 on the 4Runner at this point on a 17x8.5 wheel. I'd maybe go to a 285/70R17 in the future, but want to do minimal trimming and/or fender mods at this point and not risk needing a BMC (which seems to come up for some folks with 285/70R17) from reading. Plus it'll likely be at least another 3 or 4 months until I put a lift on.
I only got about 25K out of my TGs (stock Rubicon 255/75R17, cannot recall if they were LR C or E) on my JKU before they were pretty shot to hell. They were an amazing offroad tire, but honestly kind of overkill to be on a daily driven vehicle and found them to be pretty bad on hard-packed snow/ice (decent in softer snow though).
I have noticed the Exo marketing changing a bit since the RG came out. I remember them marketing it as a "A tire for 4 seasons of 4 Wheeling" initially, but it definitely seems targeted more as a commercial traction tire. Honestly, I really liked everything about them except how ungodly heavy they are and I don't think they look as aggressive as they actually are either (not that you should really care about that). The other crazy thing was that on my JKU was even after over 30K miles they still had about 12/32s of tread on them I believe. They would have definitely run for 50 to 60K no problem. I don't think I'd run them on my 4Runner at this point though, just seems like the wrong tool for the job (too burly).
RG I'd probably be E rated at the 265/70 size. I think they are around $70 per tire more than the Falkens at least though which gives me a bit of pause since for a set of 5 (going to swap the spare), you're talking about around $400 including tax...
Decisions, decisions, decisions
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DeepSea
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At 30K miles a year, I'd go 265s without a doubt
guitarsail
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Just got them in 265/70/17 E load as that's all they do in that size. At 35psi they aren't any more stiff on the highway then my Duratracs in C. And I forgot how quiet the truck can be with these on it. Like em so far, hopefully they do as well off-road as the Duratracs time will tell. Pic added as requested.
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DeepSea
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These showed up today! I'm squeezing the last few miles out of my Duratracs then I'll get them mounted up. I can't wait!
Mount them up! I think you're the 1st to get 295s so we're anxious to see those bad boys on. I ended up ordering the 285/75r17 because I wanted a C rated 34" tire but wish the 295s were C because I would have gone with that size instead
I'm surprised that Nitto seems so much more popular than Toyo on the forum, in my previous truck forum it seemed to be the opposite. I believe they are the same owners?
Has anyone had real world experience with the Ridge Grappler to the Toyo R/T?
My 35" Toyo MT's had 55k miles on them when I sold my 2013 F250, around 6k of those miles towing a 15k lb trailer, and the tech at Discount Tire told me I had at least another 5k-10k in them. Never had a single issue or dropped a single PSI. When it was time to put tires on my 4Runner I didn't hesitate to go the Toyo route again.
Has anyone had real world experience with the Ridge Grappler to the Toyo R/T?
My 35" Toyo MT's had 55k miles on them when I sold my 2013 F250, around 6k of those miles towing a 15k lb trailer, and the tech at Discount Tire told me I had at least another 5k-10k in them. Never had a single issue or dropped a single PSI. When it was time to put tires on my 4Runner I didn't hesitate to go the Toyo route again.
