Nitto Terra Grappler or Ridge Grappler?

I cant speak to the Ridge Grappler, except to say that I see a lot of them. I do have a set of the G2's on my wife's 4X4 2016 1500 GMC. I have really liked them, she stays on the highway but drives back and forth to Montana throughout the year. The G2's are really good on ice packed roads and quiet on the highway. They have never been in the mud but I would imagine they wont cleanout real well until you really spin them. They wear very well, and what else I like about them is there are no raised portions in the tread design, meaning they maintain their tread through out the depth of the tread. I will put those back on when she wears them out. They are P series as well.

Pick either one and sipe them for winter driving.

I don't see a need to sipe the G2. There are enough biting edges in the block tread design that it makes siping unnecessary in my opinion.

I had Terra Grapplers on my Tundra and loved them. Aggressive looking but quiet and smooth on the highway. Very minimal difference in mileage over the stock tires too. Can’t speak for winter conditions though as I had dedicated snow tires.

^Depends on how much traction you're looking for. Yes good AT tires with good OE sipes are good in snow and ice. Additional siping just makes them better.
Ran 1st winter on a set of Toyo ATs on my work truck and they were good in snow. Siped them before this past winter and they was better.

I have been running Ridge Grapplers for 50k now. There is still plenty of life left in them. Had Trail Grapplers on before these and they didn't even get to 35k. The Ridge Grapplers are very quiet for how aggressive they are.


Ironically, on NITTO's website, the Ridge Grapplers either exceeds or matches all the aspects of the Terra G2's.

Nitto Ridge Grappler

Nitto Terra Grappler G2

The Ridge Grapplers are about 5 lbs heavier than the comparable Terra Grappler though.

Grit dog wrote:
^Depends on how much traction you're looking for. Yes good AT tires with good OE sipes are good in snow and ice. Additional siping just makes them better.
Ran 1st winter on a set of Toyo ATs on my work truck and they were good in snow. Siped them before this past winter and they was better.

Interesting. I have the Toyos on my current truck and they are horrible in the snow. I need to put it in 4wd just for an inch of snow or else I get stuck. I saw a slight improvement airing down for the winter but I'm going to have to look into siping.

camp-n-family wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
^Depends on how much traction you're looking for. Yes good AT tires with good OE sipes are good in snow and ice. Additional siping just makes them better.
Ran 1st winter on a set of Toyo ATs on my work truck and they were good in snow. Siped them before this past winter and they was better.

Interesting. I have the Toyos on my current truck and they are horrible in the snow. I need to put it in 4wd just for an inch of snow or else I get stuck. I saw a slight improvement airing down for the winter but I'm going to have to look into siping.

Yes, siping can REALLY improve a tire's wet and winter performance. I've stretched the life of several sets of tires by siping them.

Nitto states that the Terra Grapplers are siped the entire depth of the tread. They should be great in lousy weather. In my case, I don't want to run my aftermarket rims in the winter, so I've already committed to the OEM wheels with winter tires.

And interesting side note, my current winter tires are just plain AT tires that I got siped. When they wear out I'll get the real thing.

Thanks for the input!

I may have to try a set of the Ridge Grapplers and see how they do.

I expect to get mine next week.

I'll share my impressions, light duty and all. ;)