Tire Upgrade ?

[jmika003]

The Nitto Terra Grappler G3 at 275/70/18 seems like an excellent choice based on size, SL rating, weight, performance, etc.
I am new to the all-terrain tire world. What is the overall perception of Nitto and the Terra Grappler specifically ? Most of the reviews are puff pieces at this point.

I'm interested in these as well, but I'd really like to see some real world reviews...

 

[ultane]

The Dealership that I bought MIss Daisy from, Milton Martin Toyota in Gainesville, Ga is having a buy three get one free sale on tires. Looks like Miss Daisy will get her Toyo Open Country ATIII’s soon.

Southeast Toyota Complete Tire & Maintenance

www.settirecenters.com

 

[cyclesurfer]

Did you see much loss at all MPG wise? The look is great and the weight is close so I figure the loss may be negligible hopefully. I always try to find close to stock weight AT tires. The LTs are just too heavy and you feel it daily driving plus the mileage hit. I tried some LTs on my GX460 and swapped the next day to Toyo AT SL stock size. Your pics look great, these appear to be a great option for slightly larger tires.

I haven’t driven enough to notice any MPG difference. I was getting 19.2 mpg before changing the tires (mixed city/highway to/from work) and will report back once I put more miles in.

 

[BKLC]

Hi - where is everyone selling their stock tires to sell (after upgrading) and what is everyone getting for them?

I'm trying to sell 5 of the stock Michelin Defender LTX's 265/70/R18 and have never sold tires before

 

[LCOceans]

Hi - where is everyone selling their stock tires to sell (after upgrading) and what is everyone getting for them?

I'm trying to sell 5 of the stock Michelin Defender LTX's 265/70/R18 and have never sold tires before

I was thinking of the doing the same and checked with several tire places where I live. None of them interested in the tires - Nitto Grapplers at that. They told me Facebook marketplace was the best way to do it.

 

[TrailWhale]

Hi - where is everyone selling their stock tires to sell (after upgrading) and what is everyone getting for them?

I'm trying to sell 5 of the stock Michelin Defender LTX's 265/70/R18 and have never sold tires before

I sold my set of 5 with ~130mi on FB marketplace. Listed at $400, sold for $300. I was happy to get rid of them since they took up a lot of space in the garage.

 

[No15]

I sold 4 of my tires on FB for 450usd. They sold in about 6 hours. I kept the spare

 

[GaryA]

Down load the APP speedometer on your phone to check MPH. I use it on my EBike.

 

[Spins]

I’m so close to jumping on these at the price point!! Can’t find any pics of them on vehicles since they are so new. Have to find some black lugs to boot - Not sure if they take the 6 lug / 14x1.5….

 

[Spins]

I’ll try & get a photo from the front & the back of it tomorrow during the day so you can see if you like the width

 

[Stage7]

So I've decided to put the 285/65r18 SL AT4Ws back on with the TRD +45 offset wheels. I thought it looked to squat at first so I put the OEM setup back on but the E load tire was a bit to stiff for my liking. I would love to have 285/70r18s but the weight is not going to work for me as I can only find E load tires in that size. This tire is 5 lbs lighter than the 265/70r18 E load. Since I've already bought them I'm just going to roll with them.

 

[mountaindesert]

So I've decided to put the 285/65r18 SL AT4Ws back on with the TRD +45 offset wheels. I thought it looked to squat at first so I put the OEM setup back on but the E load tire was a bit to stiff for my liking. I would love to have 285/70r18s but the weight is not going to work for me as I can only find E load tires in that size. This tire is 5 lbs lighter than the 265/70r18 E load. Since I've already bought them I'm just going to roll with them.View attachment 15154View attachment 15155View attachment 15156View attachment 15157View attachment 15158

They look great !

 

[Stage7]

They look great !

Thanks! The thing I'm happy about is it's the same diameter as the stock 265/70s so my speedometer and gear ratio won't be messed with.

 

[mountaindesert]

 

[ultane]

Wow. I may have to put them back on my short list for Miss Daisy..

 

[jmika003]

Thanks for sharing this! It's at the top of my list, since I want to go with 275/70/18 in an SL rating. Still would love to hear more real world experience, specifically performance in wet conditions.

 

[24LC]

Lots of good info on this thread; thought I'd add my new setup on the ol' 250, specs below.

Stock, the ride was really plush and felt a little floaty at times and the understeer was a bit much but expected on mountain roads. The tires with the Westcott lift have firmed things up a bit and I'm really liking how it handles on the highway and in the mountains on curvy roads. The Westcott collar lift will do until next spring when I add a full suspension kit before a trip I have planned to Moab with some friends. Can't wait to get this thing out there!!

17x8.5 Method 703's +35 offset
315/70r17 Toyo Open Country AT3 (D2 load range)

 

[Markarian421]

I didn't know they had 3 ply sidewalls. I wonder if all of them have that or just the E load? I'll have to do some digging.

Update: I can't find 3 ply sidewalls listed as a spec for this tire anywhere, with is normal for tires that are 2 ply or a different number of plies depending on size/load rating/etc. Nitto does have other tires they list as 3 ply sidewalls for all sizes. Probably then only certain sizes or load ratings are three ply and the lighter ones are two.

 

[hookiehill]

Lots of good info on this thread; thought I'd add my new setup on the ol' 250, specs below.

Stock, the ride was really plush and felt a little floaty at times and the understeer was a bit much but expected on mountain roads. The tires with the Westcott lift have firmed things up a bit and I'm really liking how it handles on the highway and in the mountains on curvy roads. The Westcott collar lift will do until next spring when I add a full suspension kit before a trip I have planned to Moab with some friends. Can't wait to get this thing out there!!

17x8.5 Method 703's +35 offset
315/70r17 Toyo Open Country AT3 (D2 load range)
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Do you get any road/wind noise with the roof rack? Thanks!

 

[24LC]

Do you get any road/wind noise with the roof rack? Thanks!

Once you get above about ~60mph the wind noise is louder than what I heard with the stock roof rails (no cross bars) but it's not bad at all IMO and even with really low podcast volume on the radio it goes largely unnoticed. I will say it does get annoyingly loud (to me) once you get above 80mph (my brother said he thought it was fine). I rarely get up to that speed and only noticed it when I was testing speeds after having it installed.