Wild4kst8

hey guys... i've been reading & searching as well as comparing price... i have a set of 17" alcoa's waiting for some new shoes... i've decided to go with 285/70/17s but now i need help with choosing... i do go offroad occasionally but nothing real serious, so here is the list

cooper ATRs
nitto terra grappler (found for a good price)
nitto dura grappler (again, good price)
hankook RF10

let me know what your experience & mileage (MPG & miles)

TIA

06er

I have ran a 1 set of the nitto terra grapplers. Didnt get as many miles out of them as i thought i should have. I can actually get just as many miles with cooper discover stt as i did the terra grappler. So iam sure you get alot more life outa the cooper atrs. I have coopers on 3 outa 4 of the trucks that i own.

Diesel Noobie

I had the Terra Grapplers on my wifes 1500. Awesome tire. It wears evenly and it was aggressive enough for towing the quads to the trail head through the logging loads, but was like having street tires on the street. It is a softer compound so its not a noisey tire. i am looking at putting the 295/70 17's on my truck. I also hear that the Dura grappler is a good tire but haven't had first hand experience with them. As for the other ones I have no clue.

JMHO

Joe Diesel

Just another choice i just got a set of toyo open country A/T so far wear is good no snow yet here so i dont know how they handle on it

SIXSLUG

Coopers have always had a good rep and they are made in the USA. I passed on the Nittos' and got a set of four Dean M/T's for under a grand, so far so good, they hunm a little but the traction is way better than the highway ribs I replaced as was expected. All four of your choices are good ones, I try to support US co's.

Kurt

Wild4kst8

i was pretty set on the hankooks until i found a good deal on the dura grapplers

anyone have pics of 285s of the duras? how do they compare to michelin m/s?

ideally i would like the atr's, but they are a D rated & would like to have an E rated tire... my pro comps are D rated & at times they look like they are going flat because of the sidewall

BTW, i am going to buy tomorrow

Junk Man

FWIW Discount Tire price matches web prices. Confirm this at your local store before making your final decision. So, I picked a tire, printed tire rack price & bought local with a lifetime balancing. Ended up with Yokohama Geolander but I don't go off road (intentionally).

Texas Crew'd

I had a set of terra grapplers on my wife's dually. They lasted all of 28k miles. 4 where past 3/32 when I traded and 2 at 5. Not a chance on earth I will every be purchasing them again. Close to $1300 for tires that lasted less than 30k. That's with 3 or 4 flats and ratations at 5-6k.

If you like spending money on tires, they ride nice, low noise and had descent light offroad characturistics.

Garry

Wild4kst8

price is as follows from high to low

cooper ATRs
hankook RF10
nitto dura grappler
nitto terra grappler

after recent weather here locally... i think i am going to go with the hankooks... seems to be comparible to terras with good wear

infidel

Whatever tire you decide on get it siped. Well worth the $10 or so per tire.
More info on siping http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/tireSiping.dos

cody_d

i am running terra grapplers and love them. as far as siping, i wouldn't do it. my dad got BFG's and had them siped....long story short, he has about 20,000 miles on them and only does lite off roading and is missing quarter sized chunks out of the tread. a good tire will have siping in it. If I had my choice on tires i would go with Goodyear Silent armors, I put them on my ol' f-150 and tried to do donuts in a parking lot and gave up cause they were biting too good to do a decent donut. just my 2 cents.

wurkenman

A little more money, but so far the tires in pic have about 15k on them and are the best I have ever ran. Specs in my sig.

boostjunkie1

BFG TA/KO....... Best Tire out there for all around performance IMHO

Wild4kst8

guys thanks for the comments... called locally on the hankooks & got a SMOKING deal

getting the new shoes tomorrow... i will post how they ride in a couple of days