I know this is an older video, but we saw Kevin and Brittany from Lite Brite drive from Utah to the artic circle/ocean and back in the dead of winter with the recon grapplers with no issues hitting -60 at times. Im sure it is safe to say they do just fine in the northern climate lol.
You first introduced me to these tires and I have loved them (had them approximately 6 months now). I have a 2021 Ram 1500 with 22in rims and the tires that came with the truck wore out pretty quickly. I replaced them with the Nitto Recon Grappler 305/45R22 and they filled up the space so much better (did not rub), looks so much better, performs so much better in the rain plus a great smooth ride. Great tire! Thank you!
Not only this, but often overlooked characteristics of truck tires people are ignorant or simply ignore is Max PSI matching for HD trucks and/or Speed rating. These have an R rating in the 35 and 37 inch. That's great and very unique. Now if they could just be 80psi for HD trucks (only when applicable) but the quality construction to be able to as well as "up to 106mph" instead of only 99mph is bigger than people realize. Oh yes, the 50 or 55k warranty is great as well
I do want some. The ridge grapplers do hum but not the worst I've had. Would you think they are better or worse in snow or slicker roads? The ridge grass are great in deep snow/dirt roads but not so much on slick paved roads. Will nitto ever make a good 3peak?
Go with the Falken wildpeak AT3W if you want a cool looking 3 peak tire. Or look at the Firestone X/T. Both have full depth sipes and 3 peak rating. Not sure why you're still buying Nitto's if they don't have the performance you want/need. This newest tire just looks weird and constipated to me.
I’ve just put 60,000 miles on my ko2s still got a bit of life left but I’m making a trip across the country so I just went ahead and bought these recon grapplers we’ll see what comes out of them
Any update on cupping tendencies? Currently looking to replace my ridge grapplers. They've been cupped for quite awhile even with proper rotation/balance frequency as well as alignments. Wanting to avoid that again if these are prone to the same issues
i'm in the hunt for tires for my power wagon to do long distance towing with our travel trailer. i had f rated ridge grapplers on my previous ram 2500 for towing/carrying and they were great but they wore fairly quick while i had the truck camper and towed the boat.i think these are going to be my next ones to try.i usually have 3 different sets of tires for my trucks,snow/winter,towing and pure off roads.
Thank you for the informative video! I’ve never bought tires before and I’m thinking about the nittos. Thing is, I live in Michigan and I need to keep snow in mind. Lots of people up here have KO2s which feel like the safe play for my f150. Thoughts? Thanks again!
Ko2s aren't great for cold on road snow conditions, too hard of a tire, not enough siping. My terra grapplers worked better. If you want real winter traction get a real set of winter tires, will change you life.
@@klappy803 BFG's have a softer compound. Hence the high mileage rating of the Recon. Just removed a set of Recon Grapplers due to a dangerous "highway wandering" ride. Starting to hear a lot of bad feedback about these tires. These videos sound like they are made by people sponsored by Nitto.
Getting rid of my recon grapplers after 10k miles. They don’t do well at all in the north Idaho Winters. Awful in the snow and ice. Aside from that, great off road and good for on road
I don't know how these could last longer than the ridge grapplers I have a set on my 19 ford f150 3.5 I tow with it regularly and have 82k miles on them
Hello Im planning to get the Recon Grappler and Im just torn between 20inch Kmc or 18kmc wheels with it. My question is would the 20inch ok with the 35inch tires? Pls advice thanks
It means that those tires will be covered by the Nitto for a specific mile range and or date range if you do not drive much and do not hit that milage mark! Usually it's around 60,000 miles and around 6ish years! You will want to verify with Nitto the specifics though.
Definitely not too bad! I would check out some reviews from people on forums online to get the honest and most accurate review of them in the snow though!
@@CorbyIzTrill first off Congrats! The TRD Pro's are beautiful! I have seen others post on various fb groups that they put larger tires on stock rims without any issues but I personally cannot attest to anything.
You nailed it. The siping would help off road too. Must be a cost saving thing during manufacturing. My terra grappler g2s have lots of siping and work really well all around, to bad they are discontinued.
I’m hunting for new tires for my 2021 big horn 1500 2wd leveled I want something all terrain (285/65/20) and I’m looking for something with little to no road noise ( I know I’m pushing it ) but I have my eyes on These 1- nitto G2 2- nitto recon 3-Falken wilpeak at3 4-cooper discover at3 xlt I pull a 22ft boat once a month maybe once every 2 months Any unbiased feed back would help trying to get them by next month Thank you!
I experienced extreme pull to the left during rapid stops. My set of Recons performed very well off road and in water and snow. However this is a terrible tire and noisy at 50 mph to 53 mph. I could deal with the noise but but this tire is so significantly bad I had to have a set removed after just 475 miles. Ram 2500 HD Cummins was all over the road. I have to classify this tire as DANGEROUS. After a 302 mile stretch of driving I parked the vehicle until I could have my tire pro change back to BFG All Terrain A/T which was my previous tire on the same truck. All problems resolved not that the set has been replaced. I implore people to reconsider if looking at purchasing this tire. This sounds like a paid advertisement from Nitto/Toyo. Unless you have a warranty on your tires I recommend staying far away from this tire.
This tire sucks, slip and slide is what I'm getting on my 2020 Tundra 4x4 crewmax limited. HANDLING ON PAVEMENT IS NOT GOOD., and forget wet weather I don't feel comfortable cornering on these as well. Seems like a unstable ride with tires. 😢
Should I go with the Recon or Falken Wildpeaks on my F350? 85% road and towing with 15% fields and forest roads. Like a quiet tire with good handling and wet traction.
I would recommend almost any tire even Nitto or Toyo in another series. Just DO NOT buy a Recon Grappler. The rubber is very hard e.g. longer tread warranty. Noisy at 50 to 53 mph. This tire performed "dangerously" for me on the highway at speeds of 55 mph and higher. I ran them for 475 miles and just just had them removed and replaced with BFG's.
Should I order these or the Wildpeak AT3W? Ram Rebel daily driver, weekend overland warrior, mostly in SoCal/arid southwest, occasionally I snow ski up in Mammoth.
Very tough to say! If you are planning to drive in any mud I would say avoid the Falkens. However if you are not hitting much mud in your adventures definitely run with those Wildpeaks!
@@jamesnm21 he's a great mechanic and RU-vidr but the way he titles his videos is awful. "Finally got a new ram in and I'm buying one" or "ford just did this and I'm mad as hell" and the video is nothing about those things. It's click baity, misleading and not helpful to anyone.
I have nitto ridge grapplers in a 33 on my ram 1500. Want to go with a 35 and was thinking of switching to the recons. Is there a huge difference between the two. I do most of my driving on the highway.
Not any personal experience but I have heard from people online and from also reading reviews online that it does not handle well in the winter climate!
Sorry, hit the send to soon, but I do appreciate the additional help, in case I need to go off road, especially when snowing, love of your trade, blesses you and the public, thanks
