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Old 05-20-2008, 11:04 PM
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Default Nitto Dune Grapplers?

I am looking for anyone's opinion on these. The tread pattern is pretty cool, but as I understand it, they are best left for off road use only, preferably in sand and light dirt.

I've heard they make a lot of noise on hwy's and are not good for stopping on dry or wet pavement.

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Old 05-20-2008, 11:05 PM
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DangerousDuramax has these tires on his truck.

I wanted them for my truck but when I bought my tires they were not out in 35x12.50x20's yet.
 
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I don't know who that is. Does he like them? Does he drive on pavement with them?
 
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to me they seem to have to soft a rubber to make them good street tires
 
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ive heard that they are good street tires and are good for light off road use...
 
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One of our customers has them on his truck and likes them, they seem to wear fast, but what tires don't behind a 550 hp dmax. They are good enough to cut 1.7 60' times and still have the load capacity for a HD truck. The one thing I don't like is that they have no siping at all, so they wouldn't be perfect tires for all seasons in my opinion.
 
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Old 05-21-2008, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Alli_Gator
One of our customers has them on his truck and likes them, they seem to wear fast, but what tires don't behind a 550 hp dmax. They are good enough to cut 1.7 60' times and still have the load capacity for a HD truck. The one thing I don't like is that they have no siping at all, so they wouldn't be perfect tires for all seasons in my opinion.
Now we're getting somewhere! I need all season grip, but I just can't imagine this beast getting low traction in winter and rain just from it's sheer weight -- no matter WHAT tires are on it. As you can tell I am really sold on those tires and if they're soft, like you say, I don't care as much how long they last. Maybe they're being soft will make them a little quieter?

This is a great site for sure!! Great information!
 
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I have Terra Grapplers on my truck and cut 1.7 60' times too and they seem to work in all seasons... I have 32K on mine right now and will probably make it to 45-50k before changing them and I am not easy on my truck either.
 
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Originally Posted by Alli_Gator
I have Terra Grapplers on my truck and cut 1.7 60' times too and they seem to work in all seasons... I have 32K on mine right now and will probably make it to 45-50k before changing them and I am not easy on my truck either.
This is good information! I would be happy to see 40-50K miles on any set of tires. It rains sometimes in NV. How are they then?
 




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