Went with the ridge grappler 275/60/20 xl. Already not impressed with wet performance. We shall see how they do in the small amount of snow we get.
What sizeSo far I've been loving my Toyo Open Country 3. I can't tell a difference from factory noise wise, and they look great.
Had the Falken wildpeak AT3w on my Jeep GC. They were great. I would definitely go with them again but I just bought a set of wheels that came with new BFG KO2s.I've run E-rated KO2s for years, but I like these OEM Falken AT3WAs enough that I might buy the "even better" AT3Ws when it's time to replace them.
Something I noticed with the ridge grapplers was I had to put about 500 miles or more in them before they didn’t spin in rain. I almost sold them after a week because of a light rain and I was spinning terribly. After a couple weeks they did very well in the next rain. I have about 25k miles on this set and can say rain is their week spot and there is a hum now on the highway. They do excellent in snow in my opinion.I had those tires for about a week before I ditched them. Absolutely HORRIBLE in the rain. I sold my entire wheelset because the Ridge Grapplers suck so bad and just put the stock wheels back on and also just got Falken Wildpeak AT3's and couldn't be happier. I thought the Geolanders that were on my truck were good, but the Falken's are much better than those and a whole world away from the ****ty Ridge Grapplers. Those tires are only good in dry terrain, maybe a little mud, but abhorrent on-road wet traction. Can't have that living in the PNW.
I think Ridge grapplers are labeled as rugged terrain or RT.Technically, Ridge Grapplers are a HT tire, which is a combination of a MT/AT, so by design they are more aggressive than most AT tires. That said, I just bought a take-off set of Goodyear DuraTracs and they are louder than my Ridge Grapplers even though they are AT's.
Other than the set of DuraTracs I bought for a winter wheel/tire set up, I have been running nothing but Ridge Grapplers for the last 8 years in the PNW. I have absolutely zero complaints about their performance on wet, snowy, or dry conditions. I wonder if the guys complaining about poor wet performance were running excessively high tire pressures and had the LT version. I've had both LT and the XL versions, but I run 40 psi.
I think Ridge grapplers are labeled as rugged terrain or RT.
My venom terra hunters are hybrid at/mt.
Venom must have changed their verbiage since I bought mine. They are definitely not a highway AT and they hum like an MT on the road. Oh well they’re still great for my purposes.From the Nitto website:
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Ridge Grappler | Nitto Tire
The Ridge Grappler features a revolutionary dynamic hybrid tread pattern and provides a quiet and comfortable with off-road performance capabilities.www.nittotire.com
Actually, Venom says that their Terra Hunter X/T is a combination highway tire/AT.
Terra Hunter X/T – Venom Power Tires
www.venompowertires.com
Second for the Revo 3. I have about 1000 miles on mine and they are great. I went from factory 22s with 32 inch tire to 20s with a 34 inch tire. The weight of each rim and tire only went up 9 lbs from stock, and the size I got are E rated.I’ve had almost all of them.
If your priorities lie in on road driving but you need the insurance of getting down most any trail here is the winner:
Bridgestone Dueler Revo3
For less money the runner up is Yokohama Geolander G018.
The light weight (for an E range tire) is what got me to buy them once.Second for the Revo 3. I have about 1000 miles on mine and they are great. I went from factory 22s with 32 inch tire to 20s with a 34 inch tire. The weight of each rim and tire only went up 9 lbs from stock, and the size I got are E rated.
Yeah mine had much more than 500 miles on them and they were still terrible on wet roads. Putting on the Falkens was night and day difference. I have Nitto Invo's on my Lightning and they are fantastic, but I don't drive that in the rain. On dry roads, Nitto are awesome. On wet, not so much.Something I noticed with the ridge grapplers was I had to put about 500 miles or more in them before they didn’t spin in rain. I almost sold them after a week because of a light rain and I was spinning terribly. After a couple weeks they did very well in the next rain. I have about 25k miles on this set and can say rain is their week spot and there is a hum now on the highway. They do excellent in snow in my opinion.