Nitto Trail Grappler vs Ridge Grappler

That looks super sweet, can't wait to upgrade mine. Are you going to regear?

 

It’s on the list of to do’s. I’ll see how it feels after a few hundred miles.

 

Nice looking truck

 

How have the RG's driven for you this weekend and what are you aired at?

 

I’m at 34 psi. Hands down best tire I’ve driven on

 

grapped a set of the Ridge Grapplers in a 285/70/17.....love the aggressive look of the mud tire and the smooth ride of the all terrain..great hybrid tire!

 

Right on Chad! I won’t be too far behind you on mine , I’ll be going 285/75/17. How much did you pay per tire?

 

I had 285/75-17 Ridge Grappler (load C) on Tacoma. No louder on road than Terra Grappler G2 that i could tell. Stock gearing, didnt feel much different than 285/70 really. I didn't feel a need to regear. Great traction on road. Offroad was ok. Slick TN mud sucks equally on all tires it seems. No experience with Trail Grappler to compare to.

 

Great feedback , I’m not really anxious to regear. What are you running now?

 

I sold tacoma. Have 285/70-17 KO2s on a 4Runner now.

 

Gotcha, that’s exactly what I’m running on my Tacoma currently.

 

I can say the KO2s have not impressed me off road. Traction is fine but chunks of tread block are missing. The Ridge Grapplers held up well for the year or so i had them before selling the truck. Even when I ran passenger rated TerraGrapplers instead of LT, they didn't have chunks tearing away like these KO2s.

 

What’s the one week review?

 

Im happy with everything so far. I’ll probably will get the tune before I regear, however neither are necessary for me at the moment. 80+ on the highway gets it into 6th at 1900 RPM, but downshift 2 gears with a some throttle.

 

I'm shopping for tires now and have seen some posts about the ridge grapplers being problematic to balance for a lot of folks this year. Does anyone have any sense if Nitto has been able to get quality control back under control, assuming that is what it was to begin with? These were at the top of my list along with Toyo AT3's until I started seeing the posts. It looks like at least someone is having a good experience with them again.

 

Do you have a lift or leveling kit?

 

Yes I’m lifted 4 inches with spindles in front and blocks/leaf in the rear.

 

I’ve been reading all of this, I think I’ve decided to go with the Ridge, but size is what I’m not sure about, I’ve been debating between 295/70/17 or 285/75/17... I can’t decide, any suggestions? Pictures? I’d appreciate it! Thanks!

 

295 would just be wider correct?

 

Yeah, slightly wider

I’m not sure on it though, I don’t necessarily want wider, I more “taller”