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Killakawi450

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Hello Everyone,

 

I am going to be putting a 6 or 7.5 inch lift on my truck soon and I need to decide what tires to go with.

I have been trying to decide on 33's or 35's. I think I am just going to go with the 35's on a 20x10 rim, but now I need to figure out what tire to go with.

 

I do not offroad my truck (my wife would kill me). I just want the most offroad looking tire I can get, but I want it to drive good, be as quite as possible (of course I am expecting some noise), and I want to make sure it will last me.

 

I really like the looks of the Nitto Trail Grappler and the Toyo Open Country MT. Anyone have any good/bad experiences with these tires? How many miles can I expect to get out of these?

 

My local shop recommended the Toyo Open Country AT2. He said I would probably get 60,000 miles out of these. Anyone running these in a 35? I am kind of on the fence with the looks of these. Definitely like the Trail Grappler and M/T's better, but if they drive way better and last way longer, then I will probably go with the AT2's.

 

Also, I was wondering if weight made a big difference with MPG? I know I will be loosing some with the size alone.

 

Thanks for your help!

dylbeau1500 Enthusiast

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Hey glad to hear you will be lifting your truck soon! I bet you will love the finished look. So about the tires I have the same size tire but in atturo trail blade mts and they ride pretty good and don't make to much noise. For the price I got them at I could not justify getting those other tires. I have some friends with lifted trucks and some of them run the at2's and they love them. They have had them for over 20k miles and they still look like new with nice even tread wear. I can also tell you when I lifted mine with a 8" and 35's the mpg went down about 1-2mpg but I have been taking it easy with it also. BTW I have the 5.3 with 3.42 gears. Would love to see some pictures when it's done!

 

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if you're going to go with Toyo, you might consider the Open country RTs instead - still somewhat of a more aggressive looking tread but not as harsh and loud of a ride as the MTs....I had Nitto Trail Grapplers on my other Sierra at 35x12.50/20s and loved them, i think the tread looks a little more aggressive than the Terra grapplers....depends on how much you want in the look vs. quiet/smooth ride.....

 

here's the Nitto's I had...

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Killakawi450 Enthusiast

Killakawi450

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How does your truck ride with the 8" lift? Mine is silver as well. I was trying to look at your profile picture, but I would not let me enlarge it. I think I have the same rims as you too or at least pretty close (fuel maverick / machined face).

 

Yeah the guy at the shop said the AT2's are their best seller right not.

 

Trail Grapplers! Yes, I meant to say Trail Grapplers not Terra Grapplers (had to go back and edit that). I really like the looks of them, but I was not sure if the AT2's were a much better ride and if they lasted longer.

 

I will have to check out the RT's as well.

Rawyzf Senior Enthusiast

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Hey glad to hear you will be lifting your truck soon! I bet you will love the finished look. So about the tires I have the same size tire but in atturo trail blade mts and they ride pretty good and don't make to much noise. For the price I got them at I could not justify getting those other tires. I have some friends with lifted trucks and some of them run the at2's and they love them. They have had them for over 20k miles and they still look like new with nice even tread wear. I can also tell you when I lifted mine with a 8" and 35's the mpg went down about 1-2mpg but I have been taking it easy with it also. BTW I have the 5.3 with 3.42 gears. Would love to see some pictures when it's done!

 

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I have to imagine you lost more than 1-2mpg putting on a 8" lift and 35" tires?

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I have to imagine you lost more than 1-2mpg putting on a 8" lift and 35" tires?

I know it sounds pretty good almost unimaginable but before the lift I was getting only about 15.3mpg and after the lift I am getting 13.4. Both of those are last 400 miles. Before the lift in the DIC for lifetime mpg I was getting 14.9 and now it has 13.5 and the truck only has 14k and put the lift on at about 8.5k. I definitely have been driving the truck easier and maybe that is why my drop is not accurate but I was just throwing it out there, everyone's driving habits are different.

 

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I have to imagine you lost more than 1-2mpg putting on a 8" lift and 35" tires?[/quote

]I know it sounds pretty good almost unimaginable but before the lift I was getting only about 15.3mpg and after the lift I am getting 13.4. Both of those are last 400 miles. Before the lift in the DIC for lifetime mpg I was getting 14.9 and now it has 13.5 and the truck only has 14k and put the lift on at about 8.5k. I definitely have been driving the truck easier and maybe that is why my drop is not accurate but I was just throwing it out there, everyone's driving habits are different.

 

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Ha, ok....I believe your 1-2mpg loss since you were getting only 15.3 before the lift and 35s. I was imaging you getting 18ish before and 16/17 after.

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No I wish and I can imagine where you are coming from, I was never getting the amazing advertised mpg but I am happy I didn't lose a ton or else that would be a problem. How is your mpg

 

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When I'm 75% city, I get about 15.5mpg. When I'm 50/50 I get 17.5mpg. When I'm 75% highway I get 19.5.

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Oh wow that is pretty good, any mods that might decrease or increase the mpg?

 

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Rawyzf

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Oh wow that is pretty good, any mods that might decrease or increase the mpg?

 

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Yeah, I am happy with the MPGs I'm currently getting.

 

Decrease Probables: 2" Level, Cooper ATP 33" All Terrain Tires, 1.5" Spacers, Range AFM Disabler (most of the time I have it plugged in)

Increase Probably: Airraid MIT, DynoMax catback (replaced VT muffler with FlowMaster Super 40)

 

I'll probably get a real tune here shortly, so I don't have to use the Range AFM Disabler much longer.

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Yeah, I am happy with the MPGs I'm currently getting.

 

Decrease Probables: 2" Level, Cooper ATP 33" All Terrain Tires, 1.5" Spacers, Range AFM Disabler (most of the time I have it plugged in)

Increase Probably: Airraid MIT, DynoMax catback (replaced VT muffler with FlowMaster Super 40)

 

I'll probably get a real tune here shortly, so I don't have to use the Range AFM Disabler much longer.

Thank you very much for the good info I'm all stock now and working on getting some stuff done under the hood for a little more power. I like your list of stuff done though

 

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Rawyzf Senior Enthusiast

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Thank you very much for the good info I'm all stock now and working on getting some stuff done under the hood for a little more power. I like your list of stuff done though

 

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No problem at all, good luck. There is a lot I want to do, but I haven't found that magic money tree in my yard yet.

Robert.jean1 Enthusiast

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My vote for great MT tire is the Firestone Destination MT.

Tread = extremely aggressive. IMO more so than Nitto trail grappler.

Ride = they ride like a MT at very low speed but rolling speed the truck rides great.

Gas mileage = if that's an issue do not modify your truck as no 35" tire will give you good mileage.

Noise = not bad at all. All MT tires will hum a little. Some more than others. So I say on the lower end for this tire.

Reviews = nothing but good reviews. A quick Google shows probably best rated MT tire on market.

Cost = I paid 280.00 a tire compared to 400-450 for Nitto or Toyo.

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Pro comp extreme AT's on mine, they ride decent and are wearing even at 10k miles, BUT they are a bit noisy. Just throwing

out another tire to consider. Paid $350 each for them. Avg around 14.5 mpg with diablo intune on 87 octane canned tune.

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