Nitto Terra Grappler vs Bridgestone Revo

[Rookie2]

Where do you folks go about getting the Nitto Crapplers for a good price. Can't find anyone that carries them local, and going through the internet for tires seems like PITA.

Thanks,
Rookie2

 

[Tools R Us]

Got mine at Discount tire.

www.tires.com

 

[Rookie2]

Got mine at Discount tire.

www.tires.com

If you get them on line, any ideas about how you'd go about getting them mounted and balanced? I quess you have to work through a local tire shop. After their mounted and balanced, is there anything to future rotations.... i.e. do they have to be rebalanced when you put them on a different hub and axle? If not, I could rotate them myself.

Thanks,
Rookie2

 

[tucker74]

NTB mounts and balances for $10.99 each with a lifetime rotate and balance ...

Tucker

 

[DaveyBoy]

If you get them on line, any ideas about how you'd go about getting them mounted and balanced? I quess you have to work through a local tire shop. After their mounted and balanced, is there anything to future rotations.... i.e. do they have to be rebalanced when you put them on a different hub and axle? If not, I could rotate them myself.

Thanks,
Rookie2

Tire Rack (tirerack.com) also has authorized retailers that they will ship to
for the mounting/balancing.
Check out their site and enter your zip.

 

[Brentbba]

Drove the stock 275 LTX for 135K. I've had the 285 Revos the last 21K. Like the last 21k much better. The Revos are wearing MUCH better than the LTX ever did. No compromise from my perspective in ride quality, comfort or noise. My LC is a daily driver and just getting into the offroad part. They look much better on a stock suspension than the 275's - fill out the wheel well much better. Spend another $35 or so on the speedo gear from Christo to get your speedometer back to almost the same with the bigger tire! Simple change out.

 

[rockclmbr]

I got my Nittos at Big "O". They beat America's Tire quote by almost $20ea without any persuasion. So far so good, very little road noise! And they grip tighter than a newborn on a swelled t!t

 

[Mace]

I got my nittos at Discount as well. They are a multi state company so you might be able to find a place in your town or at least close.


Additionally, the discount warranty absolutely rocks..

 

[Rookie2]

And they grip tighter than a newborn on a swelled t!t

Post useless without pics .

 

[collector_edi]

You'll like the Revo's as a DD. When and if you go off-road, they are more than enough tire for you. Anymore aggressive tread and road noise enters the picture.
It's a good solid tire and I use it on my DD. Have put a good 15K miles and still going strong. Put a good 5K miles over the course of 3 weeks of mixed on/off road. They've carried me over the hills and through the woods. I can send you pics of where they've taken me. Here's more information:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=29035

Is that your burgandy cruiser with the Revo's? Any profile pictures? I read this thread upon countless others and wanted to ask you that very question.

 

[collector_edi]

IMO, if you're only going to be driving on the road, you like the Michelins except for the size and want bigger tires, move up a size in the LTX's to the 285/75r16.

If you do decide to do some light offroading, most likely the LTX's will be OK but certainly not a A/T or M/T. You're not going to beat the street manners of the LTX's in this comparison. The only drawback is $$ - they are pretty expensive and with the next size up you're looking at north of $200 per tire out the door.

On the other hand, I can't speak to the Revo's but have NTG's and really, really like them. I'll be buying more. Road manners are fine, perform well in snow, mud, rocks, etc. and are very inexpensive. I just bought a spare last week in 295/75r16 and I paid $120 mounted and out the door. Don't know about their longevity (haven't had them that long) but I've heard it's more than adequate.

Thank you one and all for replying. Has anyone tried the 285/75r16 LTX's? I appreciate all the feedback and was unaware that LTX's came in this size. What impressions were you left with? Could this be my solution? Improved ride without sacrificing comfort?

 

[chitown40]

Since your priorities are like most of us, on road driving, I'd suggest either Revos or Geolander AT II+. I have a set of Geos, so if you wanna meet up and check them out, let me know.

For the wheeling that I do in this area, the Geos do a decent job. The side lugs are large enough to get me through most muddy obstacles I encounter. Road manners are very nice with a slight noise at higher speeds but nothing like the MT/Rs I had previously. I have a set of 315s and they balance nicely. These tires have gone through Moab and some CO w/o any rips or tears. They don't cup at all but I rotate them quite often at Discount Tires. They matched tirerack price of $125/each when I purchased them two years ago.


Ali

2nd that. I've had the Geolandars for about 2 months now, and they are as good as the Revos or better. The tread depth is significantly greater, the road noise is similar, and the handling (wet and dry) is as good as the Revos. I've even owned Revos before so I do have something to compare them to.

I picked up mine at Discount Tire for $138 / tire installed. This did not include the Road Hazard warranty (which is recommended) and disposal fees.

Rob

 

[Fly Rod]

I just switched from the LTX's to the Revo's. I have not lifted the truck and they fit really well, better than the LTX's by far.

It seems like it has been raining and snowing for the last month here. The Revo's are great so far. Even my 80 year old mother in law commented on how well they handle in the rain. I have a couple thousand miles on them and would by them again in an instant.

Fly Rod

 

[spartan]

I've run both and am running both currently on different trucks.

The AT Revo's are not "just like the MTX's" you currently have. They are a better off road tire and IMHO a better on road tire. I don't know if they will give the same service life. The current set of Revo's on a 97 80 LC have clocked 30K to date and appear to have another 30K in them easy. 60K from a set of tires is tops in my book.

The Nitto Terra's are super all aound tires, but seem to wear quickly. I have a set of 295's on a Ford Superduty and I don't expect to get any more than 30K out of them. A friend ran through a set on his GMC 2500 in less than 25K. Great tires. Super wet pavement performance, but don't expect them to last 50K.

BFG AT's will last 50K on anything, but they do not provide sufficient wet pavement or off road performance in my opinion.

AT Revo's pick up gravel really bad. Nitto's wear out quicker, but they are a better all around tire for on and off road. MTX's are street tires and nothing more.

 

[Romer]

Ed and I have PM'd off line and he stated his position. I understand his perspective and we will let this episode go. Too many newb's have come on the board and called us "Old Timers". I guess I was responding to that based on the newb who several weeks ago called us all old timers and that we needed to make way for the new blood.

The matter has been closed to my satisfaction and I have cleaned up the thread accordingly.

 

[hoser]

If you get them on line, any ideas about how you'd go about getting them mounted and balanced? I quess you have to work through a local tire shop. After their mounted and balanced, is there anything to future rotations.... i.e. do they have to be rebalanced when you put them on a different hub and axle? If not, I could rotate them myself.

As an option, you can buy the tires online and then bring them to your nearest GSP9700 shop. Though it may not be necessary. It seems as if most people don't have any problems mounting either the Nitto nor the Revo.

 

[hoser]

2nd that. I've had the Geolandars for about 2 months now, and they are as good as the Revos or better. The tread depth is significantly greater, the road noise is similar, and the handling (wet and dry) is as good as the Revos. I've even owned Revos before so I do have something to compare them to.

Consumer Reports also rated the Geolander AT+II with near identical ratings to the Revos with the exception of snow traction and ice braking (Geo received poor ratings). Do you concur?

 

[alaskacruiser]

Whoever said the Revos are like the Michelins has never spent a significant amount of time on and off-road in a rig with Revos. The Revo is an excellent do-it-all A/T in that it has excellent on-road performance, and it can handle moderate trails very well- sidwwalls have held up fine for me even on some pretty sharp rocks. Make sure to get the 285s for the D load rating and thicker sidewalls. I've put 30k on mine and they have worn very little.

Do not judge a tire because it "looks" the same at first (cursory) glance as tucker74 implies in his post. If you're going to analyze a tire that way, might as well go with those wooden wagon wheels.

Seriously, though, look at ratings on http://tirerack.com and talk to people with experience with both tires. I'd go with the Revos, myself.

 

[collector_edi]

Whoever said the Revos are like the Michelins has never spent a significant amount of time on and off-road in a rig with Revos. The Revo is an excellent do-it-all A/T in that it has excellent on-road performance, and it can handle moderate trails very well- sidwwalls have held up fine for me even on some pretty sharp rocks. Make sure to get the 285s for the D load rating and thicker sidewalls. I've put 30k on mine and they have worn very little.

Do not judge a tire because it "looks" the same at first (cursory) glance as tucker74 implies in his post. If you're going to analyze a tire that way, might as well go with those wooden wagon wheels.

Seriously, though, look at ratings on http://tirerack.com and talk to people with experience with both tires. I'd go with the Revos, myself.

What was your exact impression? Do you have pictures to post? Did you go from Michelin's to Revo's. I am looking for improvement in ride quality. I probably should replace my shocks as well. Did the ride become more stiff or did you get a softer more absorbing ride?

 

[collector_edi]

I read the reviews on tire rack. I am close to considering the REVO's. I am leaving the house to shop. I simply don't want the ride to digress. I purchased my landcruiser on autobuytel and test drove a cruiser locally. The one I didn't by, but test drove, had a bouncy but not unstable ride. I did not pay attention to what kind of tires the vehicle had since it was the last thing on my mind at the time. I am trying to get my vehicle to ride like the one I test drove that had 30k more miles than what I am currently driving.