Nitto Ridge Grappler Review

No I have the owl 285 70 17 LT version I did not have a p rated version which I had on my 16 then switched to my 11 when I bought the 285 75 17 C rated Ridge Grapplers to put on my 16. I believe the ridge Grapplers might be a little quieter but the Toyo Open Country at2's were not loud. These new Cooper stt Pro that just got put on the 2011 are quite noticeably louder than both of the others by a lot. Have to say, I love my Ridge Grapplers!

 

Ok, I wanted to post an update after driving on these tires for a while. I think 10k miles is enough time, considering that is since July/August when I bought them. The truck had 2k miles when I added them. I regularly drive well above the posted speed and have had the truck over 100 mph (open roads, no traffic, just me in the cab, helmet on) twice, but 80 is average when I am shittin' and gettin' to get to work on time. Snow was great and I have no complaints. Rain, not a issue. I can break traction even on dry ground if I am turning out of the garage here at work and need to scoot in front of traffic to make it. Nothing to complain about. So I took some measurements the other day with my mechanical caliper and averaged everything out, center of the tread width, at 37 psi. I have rotated these tires myself twice, each time at 5k miles. First time was a complete criss cross, and the second time I moved the rears to the fronts and crossed the fronts to the rears.

I measured and average of 12.5/32s to 13/32s which is 1/32 less than what they are new. I measured 4 times, and just to be sure, I ordered a digital caliper which will be here tomorrow so I can double check.

Bull shit you say? I said the same thing. But here's the proof:




I was afraid the E range tire would be harsh. I actually think it is getting better with age. I constantly consciously think to myself, how can this tire ride so smooth. The Nitto Ridge Grappler is by far one of the best tires I have ever run on a truck. Nitto will be the only tires I ever buy.

Rob

 

Ha. I was just looking closely at mine today. Noticed the steps on the tread blocks and thought to myself that these things are going to last much longer than I expected.

 

6300 miles on my 35/12.5/18 and they are wearing very well. F-load rated and not overly harsh. Stiff and firm yes, but not uncomfortable. Still have the steps on my treads too.

 

Anyone have these in 285's with 7" trd sema wheels that are on newer factory trd pro 4rnrs?

 

100 mph+. Most C plus rated tires aren't recommended faster than that speed.

 

BOOOYAH!

 

The rubber will dry rot before the tread wears out. I have Nitto MT Trail Grapplers and they have almost 50000 miles on them. I have only lost 3/8 or half the tread depth in that mileage. The tires in Florida don't last as dry rot seems to be an issue. I should get at least another full year before replacing which will put the tire age at 4 years. The point being if you don't drive a lot of miles the tire will require changing before the tread wears out.

 

285/70/17 going on this weekend with my lift.

 

SWEEEEET!!!!!!

 

I'm curious why on back on page one, E rated are stated to be better off road? Anyone care to fill me in?

 

I think it was his personal opinion, not a recorded fact.

A lot was unknown about these tires 25 pages ago. Mostly people were really confused about the E vs C rating. I called Nitto twice and was given the same answer. There are not more plys in the E than the C, they are just laid out differently. Nitto uses those ratings as a comparison to an older Bias Ply rating system. Perhaps the poster that said that just figured the E were stronger (which they are) so therefore they have to be better off road.

 

It was explained to me as, the sidewalls are stronger and can stand up to more abuse.

 

Exactly, and it's what makes them capable of handling higher weight limits while remaining the same weight as the C range versions.

I'll even take it a step farther.

It was once explained to me that when you're able to increase the psi's in a tire your actually increasing the amount of downward force thereby increasing traction.

I have never looked that up to see if it's true though.

 

Howdy, just joined forums. I need new tires and pretty much decided on these tires after researching and reading reviews on here. My question is I have a stock 09' 4x4 double cab so what size tires can I get without lifting/leveling and what size if I do a 2 or 3 inch lift/level. I don't want to get crazy with big tires and lift so Im fine with stock but since its almost 10 yrs old a little lift would be a fun 'new' thing to do as well. Thoughts?

 

Anybody running the 285 70 17 with these tires in the LRC? About to buy these in the load range c but wanted to get an opinion from somebody that had them first.

 

Hey man, welcome to the forum .

At the top of each forum page are what they call "Stickies", these are threads that are normally always there. Here's one of interest for your question.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/forums/suspension.18/

Just about everything you could ever want to know is over here on this section of the forum.

 

I’ll check it out, thx

 

Can any of you confirm or debunk that the C's are a softer material than the Es (and thus could negatively impact MPG)? Down to these or S/T Maxx and need to pull the trigger in the next day or 2 .

 

265/70r17 Es with 36psi rear 37psi front. Average mpg is 17.