Nitto Terra Grappler or Ridge Grappler?
My tow vehicle is a half ton pickup and I will be putting P metric tires on it, and due to certain circumstances, my choices are restricted to these two. I live in the mountainous inland northwest, a...
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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!
