Nitto Ridge Grapplers, 16K miles, sipes have all but disappeared!

TXGREEK · December 7, 2019

DFW all day[emoji16]

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TXGREEK · December 7, 2019

The downfall of KO2's is that they are a softer tire for the first half of it's life, then they turn into hockey pucks. Up in the north here they do anyway.

They will scrub off super fast if you tow a lot or use it on a plow truck. They are some of the best tires for snow and the plow guys love them but if they get one good winter out of a set of tires, it's not going to hit their bottom line that hard.

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Snowcamo · December 7, 2019

The downfall of KO2's is that they are a softer tire for the first half of it's life, then they turn into hockey pucks. Up in the north here they do anyway.

They will scrub off super fast if you tow a lot or use it on a plow truck. They are some of the best tires for snow and the plow guys love them but if they get one good winter out of a set of tires, it's not going to hit their bottom line that hard.

Thanks for posting this. No one on this site ever mentioned this. Its right about what happened to mine. The ride just got worse and worse.

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TXGREEK · December 7, 2019

Thanks for posting this. No one on this site ever mentioned this. Its right about what happened to mine. The ride just got worse and worse.

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Forums are funny, either love to boast about their products or something they want to buy but the Ridge Grapplers are so highly loved you’d never hear anything negative unless envy was involved which then so is life

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TXGREEK · December 7, 2019

Keep us all posted on your choice too

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Snowcamo · December 7, 2019

Keep us all posted on your choice too

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Will do.

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hotrodz37 · December 7, 2019

I had Nitto Terra Grappler G2’s and had about 20k miles on them when I traded my truck in. They were scary in the rain from about 10k miles on. I was going to replace them with the new Cooper AT3 XLT in 295/60/20 and actually ordered them and then all of the rebates on the new truck got to me so pulled the trigger on a 2019 Sierra. Going to put these on the new rig, have read great things about them, tread seems pretty tame and sidewalls look aggressive. Supposed to be great in the rain too.

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TXGREEK · December 7, 2019

In case anyone was interested in the 285/60/20 KO2’s, here are the specs from BFGOODRICH Website:

Not even half an inch shorter of a difference coming from the Ridge Grapplers 295/60/20’s down to 285/60/20 KO2’s. Pics will be posted shortly after I’m done with another couple cups of coffee [emoji6]

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TXGREEK · December 7, 2019

Ok, here are your pics

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TXGREEK · December 7, 2019

KO2’s have sipes that run through the lugs, impressive!

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TXGREEK · December 8, 2019

Oh look, what is that one special attribute KO2’s are infamous for?

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Snowcamo · December 8, 2019

I might concider these when time comes. Thing is I cant go smaller as I like the stuffed look and I endup lowering a 4x4 smh...

TXGREEK · December 9, 2019

I might concider these when time comes. Thing is I cant go smaller as I like the stuffed look and I endup lowering a 4x4 smh...

I prefer the stuffed look too, which is hard to do so in the K2’s but ride quality is better just moving from a 34” to a 33.5”. My braking and acceleration immediately improved and haven’t tested whether mpg’s will be affected but I’m heading to the airport tomorrow which is about 20 miles away and will give me a perfect opportunity to do so.

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hotrodz37 · December 9, 2019

1 hour ago, TXGREEK said:

I prefer the stuffed look too, which is hard to do so in the K2’s but ride quality is better just moving from a 34” to a 33.5”. My braking and acceleration immediately improved and haven’t tested whether mpg’s will be affected but I’m heading to the airport tomorrow which is about 20 miles away and will give me a perfect opportunity to do so.

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TXGREEK, assuming you live in TX, where about? I'm in Austin.