nice! does not look bro at all!. Decide on a tire?

 

I am thinking Nitto Ridge Grappler as it looks like it will be better in ice and snow just from the siping. Talked to CJC and one of the guys just took his truck up to the snow with the toyo's and said it slid all over... lots of factors that could cause this but its consistent with most peoples comments on the two tires.

 

my thoughts on tires.

Nitto Ridge grapplers: very good in snow, great on highway, low noise.
Toyo RT: good on highway, worked ok in the early snow this year.
Toyo AT/2: best on highway, best in snow, they do wear out fast though.
The last snowstorm we had, 10" at the house, 18" up high. I did not use 4x4 with the AT2 and got around fine.

I would have bought Ridge grapplers again, but they are challenging to get get here (Tahoe) and are much more expensive at the local shops.

 

I have to note that my r/t's hook twice as good as my at2's in the rain. Did you notice this?

 

I didn't happen to notice this. I would have gone with RTs again if they came in the 295/65-20 size though

 

Tire siping is key if you want winter traction. I was looking at the Nitto G2 & the Toyo AT2 because they have more sipes than the ridge grappler and the RT. The Nitto was $50 a tire cheaper so that what I went with. They also come in a 11.5” width in a E rated tire. So far I’m pleased with the way they handle in the snow. I did run into a bit a bad luck the other night though, but it’s not the tires fault. I must have run something over and it poked a nice hole in the sidewall of my RR tire! So I have a $300 tire with less than 2000 miles on it sitting in the junk tire pile now...

 

I was able to fit a 38x13.5 on a 20" 0 offset wheel with a 4" front lift, and it just rubs the inner edge of the tire on the 4 link at full lock. The Maxxis mud terrain is surprisingly not too loud on the highway and handles really well.

 

Thats a bummer about the tire, and yes siping is really the key. What's odd is some people are saying the AT2 isn't very good in the wet, but by looks of the tire it should be... I think it also comes down to tire pressure and weight in the rear. Since I need something good in the slush and off road I'm leaning towards the Nitto Ridge Grappler as it looks to have a better tread design and siping than the RT. Also people have mentioned its a softer compound (not sure if thats true) but all those factors put together should make an OK snow ice tire but will probably not be like my old KO2 which I wish was made in larger sizes. With it being almost 80 here the snow performance factor is diminishing day by day, of corse by the time I get new ones we all know we will get a huge storm out west.

 

That is truly surprising we can fit a 38" with not much more than a 4" lift, but for my needs 2.5" is all I would really want to run. To think a few years ago 35" tires were large now that's the norm and 38-40 are the goal.

 

I did an 18x9 0 offset as I needed to clear my huge reservoirs at full lock and articulation. They stick out a tad in the front, are pretty much tucked in the rear. Super happy with the look and they dont throw much up on the truck when I'm bombing through the desert.

Fuel Mavericks:

 

Those look really nice almost makes me want to do 35" tires instead of 37" on 20's.

 

I tow a lot, so I didnt want to go too big. It also helps that these tires were $850 installed and the same in a 37" was about $1600...must've been a sale, but it was a no brainer for me.

 

Must be nice

 

Haha, when are you pulling the trigger? Life's too short, git'r'done

 

As soon as my local guy gets back to me with pricing I'll pull the trigger unfortunately with all this time I keep thinking about it and now I have looked at the raceline defender, fuel vector, and the methods... in both 18" and 20".