M/T tire help

i will be pulling the trigger on some new 35inch tires in the next week or two and i cant make up my mind on the toyo open country m/t and the nitto trail grappler m/t i like the look of both a lot but i live in nj and dont get to go off-road as much as i like i know i sould go with a a/t but i dont care about road noise at all my question is to everyone who has them how are they in the rain and snow and do you prefer one over the other thank you in advance i know there are a lot of similar threads

I have Trail Grapplers on now. Haven't tried the Toyo yet. I love the traction in the dirt, mud, sand and deep snow off road. Any snow on road and my truck is a bit like a pig on ice skates compared to the stock tires. Not a great tire for wet roads. They aren't supposed to be either. Wear wise I have driven them aggressively and they show it. Didn't chunk noticeably at Havoc last year with tons of rocks. I am probably replacing them before next month's off road trip because they are worn through about 1/2 the tread. That is about 12K miles. Not ideal wear so not sure what I will replace them with. I do have to give them credit they are awesome in the dirt.

has anyone added siping to these tires and is it a good or bad idea

For street use it's great. Off-road no. Just increases chunking exponentially


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svtippy said:

has anyone added siping to these tires and is it a good or bad idea

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The guy at Discount Tire near me is a Raptor owner too. He recommended not doing it due to the tires most likely chunking too quickly. Said he has done these and Toyo without much luck. Your results may vary.

I'm getting a set of LT315/70R17 Goodyear Duratrac tires installed tomorrow. Reviews are excellent. Goodyear has a $60 rebate on a set of 4 until 31 July.

I'm running the toyo m/t 315/70r18 on method mesh wheels. Love the set up. I took a video of the roar of them at a few different speeds. I'll post the link below.



2011 raptor exhaust drone & toyo mt sound: http://youtu.be/pzJkZOq-XJM

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I ordered a set of Toyo MT in 315/70/18 and Method NV's - having a bit of an issue getting everything to my door but should have the issues resolved this week and can post pics when I get them installed.

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I'm running the toyo m/t 315/70r18 on method mesh wheels. Love the set up. I took a video of the roar of them at a few different speeds. I'll post the link below.

2011 raptor exhaust drone & toyo mt sound: 2011 raptor exhaust drone & toyo mt sound - YouTube

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Stupid question - in the video, there is a screen that looks like its showing the mph and other data, what is that screen??

They are both great tires, I love my Trail Graps.

ljn21 said:

I ordered a set of Toyo MT in 315/70/18 and Method NV's - having a bit of an issue getting everything to my door but should have the issues resolved this week and can post pics when I get them installed.

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Stupid question - in the video, there is a screen that looks like its showing the mph and other data, what is that screen??

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Lowrance elite-5m Baja Offroad GPS system. I have it set (from the top) to show

Speed
Top speed recorded
Time
Date
Trip distance
Battery voltage

Along with all that you can pre load run data into it and it helps you know what's ahead as well as add cautions to the trail such as corners and blind jumps etc.

Awesome machine! Also I have it mounted to the LGE CTS motorsports mount which is convenient because it has knurled screws on the side you can loosen and fold it down out of the way when you aren't using it.







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