I'm trying to decide between Nitto trail grapplers and terra grapplers. I really like the trail grapplers looks better. And they are a touch larger. But worried I may regret their noise or any wheel shake......the old battle between looks and practicality.....really dont want to be stuck with a $1300 set of tires I'm not happy with......as a side note, anybody sell their goodyear wrangler 275/70-18's?....did they sell easy? ..I was thinking of trying $800 on e -bay. they have 180 miles.

 

Not quite apples to Apples but I had trail grappler 295/60 20s on my last truck (2010 f150) and terra grappler 37/12.50 20s on my 250 now both are load range e but the ats are so much quieter even tho they are wider and ride much better. I only have alost 1000 miles on the ats and had 35k+ on the mts when i got rid of the last truck. They wore great and still had 15k left in them if I had to guess but I wanted a better/quieter ride this time and am happy with my decision. They'll do what I need them to.

 

I had 38" trail grapplers on my last truck. They were okay for the few first thousand miles but got noisier as the tread wore down. I still think the toyo m/t is the best all around mud tire.

Yes mud tires look better, but all terrain tires are def better for normal use. I'm currently running toyo r/t which is similar to the nitto ridge grappler and supposed to be a hybrid between mud terrain and all terrain. But I'm not convinced that theyre any less noisy than mud tires.

And to be honest.....I don't think anybody is going to look at your truck and think "oh my gosh his terra grappler tires are hideous."

 

I'm running 37" toyos and barely notice a rattle above 5 mph. Slight highway buzz but can barely hear it in the cab. I've heard trail grapplers are a little louder. I'd consider toyos as they apparently wear better as well. The trail grapplers do look nice.

 

I'm running the 37" Terra Grappler G2. I opted not to get M/Ts because of concern about road noise. The G2s are quiet - it's been a while since the stock tires got replaced, but I don't feel like it's any noisier. It probably depends on how much road noise bothers you, what terrain you're driving on, and how much driving you do. FWIW, I can confirm what FmaxTurboSi said - so far no one has said the tires look hideous :-)

 

I am running Toyo RT's this time around and they are definitely quieter than a comparable MT. I miss the look of the full on MT, but the better ride, less noise, and mileage warranty are too much to give up just to go back on looks alone.

 

i have the Toyo MT's and it's a good bit louder in the cabin than the stocks were, understandably. Once these wear out i'm thinking of going with the Toyo RTs and Tex68w's reasoning's are going to be the same as mine.

 

These answers are kind of what I was worrying about and thinking. My truck is brand new 180 miles, and I'm all excited about making it look cool. But back of my mind when the newness wears off I might get sick of highway droning or chunking, wearing bad from 90 mph interstate in august, and towing etc.....thanks for the cold reality check.LOL

 

They will be louder. It's not awful, but it's noticeable. If you are going with an MT, I'd choose the Toyo over the Nitto. My Toyo MTs have outlasted the Trail Grapplers I've run by a good bit.

 

I ran them for 30,000 miles. They got a little noisy and I figured I'd gotten my money's worth, So I went back to some 295/65/R20 AT tires.

My problem was the load rating of a MT 35x12.5r20 is low (31xx lbs ) vs the load rating of metric ( 295/65R20 at 4100 lbs) So when I'm hooking up a GN horse trailer and pushing the weight limits. I'd at least go a metric tire in MT tread vs the Floatation tire

 

I've had good luck with the Nitto Trail Grapplers so I just put them on my new truck last week. I find them to be much cheaper than the Toyo's so I don't know that I could get enough extra miles from a set of Toyo's to make them worth buying. The cab noise is a little louder but these trucks are so insulated that it really isn't too noticeable. I've had a bunch of different M/T's and to me the sidewalls make the truck look great. My superduty's are low mileage with a majority of miles off road so I keep going back to the M/T's.

 

My sentiments exactly. I want a 285/75-18 over a 35/12.5-18 for the 4000 plus load rating and the thinner profile for mpg and less rubbing chance.

 

Do the R/T's clean out in clay/mud? I live in central Florida and we have a lot of sand, most everyone runs BFG all-terrians but they don't clean out enough to keep from getting stuck, trying to avoid a full mud-terrian, want the best of both worlds.

 

Best of both worlds is the Cooper ST Maxx. Way better in mud than a BFG ATko2. But not nearly as good as the Cooper STT Pro's.

I only regret MT's when they throw baseball sized rocks at my trucks body, or worse, sending those rocks clear through the hull of a brand new jet ski, or the front of a TT. (It's a great way too get rid of the Prius tailgating you, though) Fender flares are a must have for anything larger than stock.

I have nothing nice to say about Trail Grapplers. The didn't grapple any trails well, for me.

 

I'm in Central FL also, I made the BFG mistake once with the A/T's then again with their M/T's. I've got a buddy with the Nitto ridge grapplers that says they do fine as long as you can spin them enough to clean them out.