These tires are a pretty popular option so I thought this might come in handy to someone looking to purchase Nitto Ridge Grapplers.
Especially if others can add their experiences with these tires below.
First thing is I didn't purchase these tires brand new, they were used so I can't say much about thread wear. I put maybe 20,000km on them, highway and city.
I understand these are mud tires, but they're usually on trucks that never see any mud or dirt anyways.
The tires look awesome, the blocky thread pattern on these are very aggressive. I had 33x12.5 and they looked mean!
The road noise is bearable, I usually play my music loud anyways. But I've had passengers say that it sounds like we're about to take off when merging onto a highway.
Onto the more important stuff, these tires SUCK in the rain. I wouldn't say it's unsafe to drive in the rain on these tires, but the grip isn't that great.
When starting from a stop, you really can't accelerate too fast or else you'll lose traction. I've had times when I would take a left turn and I'd drift a bit.
Driving on a highway in the rain with these tires is even worse. I'm not sure if it's the tire design or the fact that its a 12.5" tire, but I experienced hydroplaning quite a bit.
The ride on these tires wasn't that great, the tire pattern is very blocky so in return you feel like you're driving a tractor at lower speeds.
But this was also bearable, but if you really appreciate a smooth ride these don't give you that.
I drove on them for all of summer, and just swapped to my winter set with Goodyear Wranglers and I can tell you the drive is 100% better.
I want to know other experiences with these tires, and what tire would you recommend that have an aggressive look yet let you keep your comfortability?
I'm thinking of the BFGoodrich ko2.
Especially if others can add their experiences with these tires below.
First thing is I didn't purchase these tires brand new, they were used so I can't say much about thread wear. I put maybe 20,000km on them, highway and city.
I understand these are mud tires, but they're usually on trucks that never see any mud or dirt anyways.
The tires look awesome, the blocky thread pattern on these are very aggressive. I had 33x12.5 and they looked mean!
The road noise is bearable, I usually play my music loud anyways. But I've had passengers say that it sounds like we're about to take off when merging onto a highway.
Onto the more important stuff, these tires SUCK in the rain. I wouldn't say it's unsafe to drive in the rain on these tires, but the grip isn't that great.
When starting from a stop, you really can't accelerate too fast or else you'll lose traction. I've had times when I would take a left turn and I'd drift a bit.
Driving on a highway in the rain with these tires is even worse. I'm not sure if it's the tire design or the fact that its a 12.5" tire, but I experienced hydroplaning quite a bit.
The ride on these tires wasn't that great, the tire pattern is very blocky so in return you feel like you're driving a tractor at lower speeds.
But this was also bearable, but if you really appreciate a smooth ride these don't give you that.
I drove on them for all of summer, and just swapped to my winter set with Goodyear Wranglers and I can tell you the drive is 100% better.
I want to know other experiences with these tires, and what tire would you recommend that have an aggressive look yet let you keep your comfortability?
I'm thinking of the BFGoodrich ko2.
