Nitto Terra Grapplers

shrine · March 26, 2010

Hey fellas, i was was thinking about getting 285/75R16 Nitto Terra Grapplers for my white 04 ext silverado. I would was wondering how big of a lift i would need to fit these on my truck. Any pictures of white chevs running these tires would be greatly appreciated! thanks

Dooner · March 27, 2010

Hey fellas, i was was thinking about getting 285/75R16 Nitto Terra Grapplers for my white 04 ext silverado. I would was wondering how big of a lift i would need to fit these on my truck. Any pictures of white chevs running these tires would be greatly appreciated! thanks

It's white, it's a Chevy, it's running the exact size/make you state...minor trimming at front valance, torsion bar lift.

shrine · March 28, 2010

thanks man. exactly what i needed to see. would u recommend them? are they noisey on highways? how well do they wear? do you like them? just a couple questions haha

Dooner · March 29, 2010

I'd recommend them, so far they seem like a good tire to me, plus they come in load range E, which is what I needed. Noisey...not at all. I've only put about 3500 miles on 'em so far (in about 9 months) and they still have some ta-ta's on them, so...

I like them, but honestly, I just scored some H2 rims that I'm going to have some BFG A/T's mounted on. I like the squared shoulder, more aggressive sidewall better of the BFG's.

shrine · March 30, 2010

ya im debating on either the bg a/t or the nitto terra grapplers. have you taken your truck through any mud or snow with the nitto's on? i usually do a little bit of both and would like an alright tire for that but still do a lot of highway driving so i dont want mud terrain or anything with that sorta tread.

Dooner · March 31, 2010

Not much mud or snow here in Vegas, but I've been to the dunes with them quite a bit, and they do just fine.

Wingnut · March 31, 2010

I've had a couple of sets of them. Best A/T tire for the sand in my opinion...By a long shot.

Other than that, they're pretty average/above average for the price. I like them more than BFGs...Mainly because BFG's get noisy as hell as they age, neither set of my Nittos did. They get louder, but nothing like the howling BFG. I got 30-35k out of my first set, but they were on too small of a rim and I didn't rotate them. Second set were at 35k and in much better shape (right sized rim) when I sold the wheels and tires.

And yeah...Crank the bars a tad and take a hacksaw to the lower valance and they clear fine. That's the size I had on my '02 (they cleared without trimming the valance on the stock rims).

shrine · April 1, 2010

thanks for the help. much appreciated.

Col_Sanders · April 23, 2010

I've had mine for about 6k miles. No signs of wear really, they still have tits. Handling is MUCH better than the Wrangler ATS I had on the truck before both unloaded and loaded as well as towing. It does much better in the rain too. I drive on the beach fairly often and I think the ATS were a little bit better in the sand. The ATS were also much better in the mud that we have around here. I got stuck in something I have no doubt the Goodyears would have got me out of.

I'm not sure if I will buy them again when the time comes. I might try the Duratracs if I still have this truck.