EricArrow

Mostly for daily driving but I do tow an enclosed trailer. I need something good in the snow...but off-roading is not really my thing so a quiet, long lasting tire would be nice. I've been considering the Nitto Dura Grappler...Toyo Open Country A/T LT and General Grabber HTS. Any opinions?....This is for a 04.5 2500 4x4 Quad Cab. Thanks

EricArrow

Anyone??

BRAD HALL

I have a 04.5 and i have nitto tera grapplers on it and have about 45000 on them. I pull a 30 foot equiptment trailer some times and a 25 foot boat and I will buy another set when these wear out hope this helps.

Adaminak

If you're looking for quiet, long lasting and good in the snow you'd have to look really hard to find something better than the Michelin LTX M/S. They live 60K-70K, have almost zero road noise, and give really good traction in snow, ice and rain. They're not great off-road, but for on-road stuff it's hard to choose a better all-around tire.

Al Ex

Depends on your type of snow. The Michelin's (AT2s or MS) will be OK on dry type snow - they have good sipping. But these tires have a closed shoulder tread block and they don't allow any place for wet heavy snow to escape. You'll float and slide through those areas. I've run the AT2s from new through 50K and they don't work well in wet snow. Michelin's are great in most respects but for snow areas I'd recommend a tire that has sipping plus open tread paths to evacuate the wet heavy stuff.

EricArrow

Thanks for the replies folks.....I can get the Nitto's for $625 and the Toyo's for $675....I'm kinda leaning that way. The Michelins are a bit to pricey for me athough I have heard good things about them. So....Nitto vs. Toyo....any opinions?

Lost Lake

The Dura Grapplers wear like iron and are quiet as a mouse. They balance great and wear evenly. They are not great in snow. They are okay, but not great.

surfram

Another vote for Dura Grapplers...

drakeslayer

Falken Rocky Mountains from America's Tire. Ride better than my old Michelins, they are just as quiet and the traction far surpasses the Michelins. I paid $750 out the door with lifetime rotations and balancing plus at the time they had a $100 back gift card so $650 was my real cost. I also had been looking at the new Cooper AT3's.

DBLR

If you can find a set Toyo Open Country H/T with Tuff Duty they are made for diesel trucks.

Highway 4x4

Yes the Michelins are pricy and worth it. That's all I have run and have never had a problem. Quiet, smooth, long lasting. I got a deal at $900 OTD, MS2's.

donato

Another vote for Michelins, I have 50k on mine and still have over 1/2 tread left. My buddy has the new Nitto Trails with 40k and he's ready for a new set. The Michelins are not pricy taking that in to respect.

surfram

40k on mud tires(trail grapplers) is not too bad. The dura grapplers are a completely different tread pattern designed for highway miles and very heavy loads. My 285/70/17E dura grapplers are rated at 3,750lbs@80psi.

sea prowler

I really like bf goodrich ruggedtrail good tread good last.

Adaminak

Those are the stockers, and while I agree they live forever, it's because the tread is really tight, siping nonexistent, and the rubber stupidly hard. This equates to horrible traction in rain, no traction in snow, and an almost certain accident if trying to drive on frosted or iced pavement. I suppose they're okay for a 2WD truck operated in Phoenix, Tucson, or some other desert locale, but they're really not very good for anywhere else.