Nittos or ... ?

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So, based on my +6500# rear axle weight, I need to find some more substantial tires. Problem is, most everybody's light truck tires only go up to load indexes of 121 (or 3195# per tire in single config).

Nitto makes some Terragrapplers and Duragrapplers with load indexes of 126 and 128 (3750# and 3960# respectively) in 285/70R17 and 285/75R17.

Terragrappler in 285/70R17

Duragrappler in 285/75R17

First off, does anybody have experience with Nittos? Good, bad, or otherwise?

Secondly, does anybody know of other 17" tires with ~3500-4000# weight ratings? I'm not really interested in G rated tires or 19.5s or anything like that.
 
a buddy of mine had the dura grappler on his 3500 duramax and they did great, with no problems
 
I've got the Duragrappler on my 2wd Dodge 3500 with approx 20,000 miles on them and have zero complaints. They are wearing square but I rotate them religously. Carries my 3000 lb truck camper and 7000 lb toy/trailer just fine. They will feel a little spongey for the first 3-400 miles due to the siping.

If you buy a set and want to rotate be syre to have two of tires mounted the reverse as the other four. The Duragrappler has two different sidewall patterns and it can get a little confusing when rotating but it is possible to keep them all the same appearance.
 
I've heard good things about both. I wanted Terragraplers but the price wasn't quite right enough for me for what I needed
 
Ive got duras on my dodge 2657017 121. Very deep tread, smooth and quiet, balanced well. Only had em maybe 5000 miles though
 
i have the terras on my 1500... although it is a lighter truck they have wore very well so far. If they have the specs you need id say go for em
 
I've got the E rated trail grappler on my crew cab and love them. Not loud at all, balanced out awesome and ride great.
 
I have had multiple sets of D and E rated Terra Grapplers and I have nothing but good things to say about them. Ride great, balance great, handle weight good, low noise, traction as to be expected of an A/T, great on ice/snow, and last a very long time. I have had 285/75R16, 295/70R17, 305/55R20 and 355/60R20

I can only assume that the Duragrappler, a purpose built high mileage heavy load tire would be just as good for your purpose.

You might also want to double check the weight rating of your wheels as well. I want to say the stock 17x8 Aluminum Dodge wheels are rated around 3400lbs each?
 
ive never heard anything but good things about the terra grapplers, went to get a set in 285-75-16 for my truck last week and they were back orderd for a month
 
I was in the same exact position as you. I bought a 36' enclosed to pull with my srw truck and tires were right at limit. I bought the Terragrappler in 285-70-17, solely because of the rating. I've towed the trailer, unloaded, once, but don't have many miles on this setup yet. Toyo also makes some higher load range tires, but they are pricey.
 
tw89yj said:
I was in the same exact position as you. I bought a 36' enclosed to pull with my srw truck and tires were right at limit. I bought the Terragrappler in 285-70-17, solely because of the rating. I've towed the trailer, unloaded, once, but don't have many miles on this setup yet. Toyo also makes some higher load range tires, but they are pricey.
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Many Toyo and Nitto tire carcasses are identical, just with different tread patterns. That's because Toyo Tire owns Nitto, and therefore prices most of their tires higher than Nitto as the "premium" brand. Good tires either way.
 
i had the tera's on my jeep i did drive it hard but just didnt get the milage i wanted out of them and had them rotated every 3000 miles... i had better wear out of my swamper ssr's... i just bought a set of mt atz for my tow rig and so far i love them little soft at first but 1000 miles in they seem to have broken in
 
I sale the crap out of nittos and have only prob out of them. I still think the guy was driving crazy and burned them off. Most nitto terra grapplers say made in the usa on them, another big plus for me. toyos are good but I dont think they are wort the price. Didnt know that toyo made nittos, all the people I get nittos from dont have toyos, and all the ones with toyos dont have nitto. Guess that gets there product out to everyone.
 
I had a set of Nittos terra's on my 97 once, a fairly heavy truck and they didn't get crap for mileage IMO but overall a good tire and look mean for an A/T. I'd try the dura's if in the market for that type of tire.
 
sparkn89 said:
I sale the crap out of nittos and have only prob out of them. I still think the guy was driving crazy and burned them off. Most nitto terra grapplers say made in the usa on them, another big plus for me. toyos are good but I dont think they are wort the price. Didnt know that toyo made nittos, all the people I get nittos from dont have toyos, and all the ones with toyos dont have nitto. Guess that gets there product out to everyone.
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Granted it's a link to a recall, but proof Toyo owns Nitto Tire USA.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/11/idUS231582+11-Feb-2011+PRN20110211
Some of the tires are made here, some are made overseas, it depends on the size and model of tire. I know the competition sticky mud grapplers were made in Japan only, but I don't think they even sell those anymore. In said recall, only the Japan tires were recalled, USA tires were fine.
 
I've had several sets of Tera's and they have been some really good tires.
 
I've had the terragrapplers in 285/70R17 for a couple of weeks now. So far, so good. The extra 1000# of weight capacity on the rear axle is great, and I actually kinda like the extra rpms at highway speeds. The truck seems pretty happy hauling at ~2100rpm, which is now about 70mph instead of 75 in sixth.
 
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