295/70-18 Nitto Terra Grapplers. More pics in my Garage. Man am I happy! No more "trailer tires"! No rubbing either.

 

Looks great Tim!!

 

Thanks John, I was hoping I wasn't the only one that thought it looked good . 110 views and nobody commented. I doubt I'll lift it any more than the LK, I was waiting to see how it looked with the tires and I'm real happy with it. Hows your quest coming along?

 

I agree. Those look very, very nice Tim.

I have to ask, how much $$$?

Stock tires were 275/65R18 right? Did you have the dealer reprogram for the larger tires?

Ride any different?

 

Well, the local place I deal with originally told me $1004 mounted balanced out the door, but their supplier didn't have them in the warehouse when they actually went to get them and ship them. That cost me an extra $80, so total was .... 1089 and I had the balancing beads done instead of lead weights. Had the beads in the 37's on the old KR and they were a dream! Yes the stock were 275/65s and I have not had it reprogrammed. Just got them installed yest. afternoon. I have a free oil change from the dealer I bought it from so maybe i'll get it done then. I'm at 6k now so another 1500 mi. Yeah, I would say it might be a little stiffer, I'm heading out in a few minutes to check air pressures, but I run heavy equiptment for a living so she still rides like a Caddy to me, lol!
OBTW thanks Mr Charlie- I am real happy with the look. She sits nice, but I'll probably do the rear AAL sometime before winter

 

... and the BEST part is they're Made in the U.S.A.!!!

 

I never considered Nittos, but I really like the tires you have. Now I am between the terra grapplers and the Wrangler silent armors.

 

Still in a holding pattern Tim. Still looking and waiting. I'm probably going to know a little more after I see the 2011 F-150 order guide.

JMO but you can't go wrong with either tire. I've got right at 10k on my Silent Armors with no noticable wear. Of course, compared to the stock Continentals that were on it, wagon wheels would have been an improvement. Night and day difference in all driving conditions. In any amount of accumulating snow, I used to have to be in 4WD with the Continentals. With the SAs, I can get around fine most of the time in 2WD unless it gets really deep. I only noticed a very small amount of road noise with the SAs over the Continentals but it's a small price to pay for the huge difference in capability.

The Nittos on Tim's truck look great and I've read and heard great things about them as well.

 

I considered 15 different tires, but it all came down to the size- I wanted the 295/70 and they were the only one to make that size. I compared alot of tires over the last month or so, and I kept comparing them to the TG's. The light bulb came on and I said "Self, these are the ones". I wanted something to fill, not overfill the wheelwell, AT tire, good-looking and I feel these fit all of what I was looking for. If the SA had this size I might have them instead. I def. wanted the 34ish, and all the others were 275/70 which is 33.2 I knew I wouldn't be satisfied or too wide/big. I am happy with my choice, we'll see how they wear. Oh, and they're E range also. Thanks for the compliments guys!

 

You said you used balancing bead? I've heard of them never heard any one run them i get the shakes at 50 mph and can't seem to get a good balance but that's also with just weight on the inside

 

Tire Balancing Products I don't know if this is the mfg they used but I just did a quick search and this co. was the first one I saw. I had these in my 37's on the CC Diesel and it rode smooth and never had any balancing issues. The tire shop owner recommended I go that route, he had them in his Chevy dump truck- like a F750 size and liked them alot. So I opted to do them in the new tires on my F150. Supposedly they're good for the life of the tire? Never have to have them re-balanced, ding ding ding- winner!

 

Looks good, Tim. That balancing bead thing sounds pretty cool. Definitely better than a fishing weight hanging off the wheel. And that made in the USA thing is a huge plus in my book. I haven't checked the tire size, but I'm guessing they are a little bigger than stock. What's the change in the speedometer reading?

 

Specs are 34.4" tall and I think 11.3 or 4 wide. Not sure about the speedo, haven't really checked it yet. I'd imagine it might be off 3-4 mph maybe 5 at hiway speeds. I would say 2 sizes bigger than stock with a 275/70 being the next size bigger, IMHO. I thought Nitto was made in Japan, I was pleased to see made in USA when I was shining them up!

 

Great show Tim! Gorgeous rig too brother. How's the baseball going?

 

I can vouch for the balancing beads too. I run dynabeads in the 35s on my Jeep and they are smooth as glass. I ran them in super swampers too and they were always balanced. The dynabeads are ceramic beads that do not breakdown or react to the metal in the wheels. I know some guys use BBs and have even heard of golf *****, but the dynabeads are a really slick product.

The tire size is great too. I'm leaning towards a 1.5" AS LK and I like the 34ish size.