Nitto Recon Grapplers on the JLU

[HoosierJeeper]

Got my new tires on the JLU - went with the Nitto Recon Grapplers. Wanted a lightweight tire (these only weigh 52 lbs each for a 35" tire (well, 34.3" versus 34.5" so less than 1/4" difference, whereas most others were load range C or E and weighed well over 60 lbs). Have always had good luck with Toyos and Nittos, probably 4 sets of the original Terra Grapplers and have had 3 sets of the Open Country ATIIIs across a few Jeeps and the LR3.

I've put about 600 miles on them. They are nearly silent, ride great, and balanced great - smooth as fast as I've had the chance to go (90 mph). Do great in the rain. They look amazing too, at least to me. I chose to put the more aggressive sidewall out. Can't wait to try them off road! The spare no longer fit the stock mount, hit the bumper, so had to drive home from Discount Tire with the spare in the back. Got a new Teraflex Alpha HD tire mount to fix that, love it. Very adjustable and the tire sits firm against the stops on the tailgate.

First two pics are most recent, after washing it and getting them shined up.

 

[97prizm]

Nice whats the claimed milage/ warranty on those?

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Nice whats the claimed milage/ warranty on those?

I think like 55 or 60k. Not sure, didn't look, wasn't a factor lol.

 

[97prizm]

I'm assuming with your name maybe you lived or are from Indiana. I had cousins in Indiana for many years, one even went to Purdue.

 

[CKN]

I know this question is hard to quantify in a Jeep-but how are the noise levels with the tires?

 

[HoosierJeeper]

I know this question is hard to quantify in a Jeep-but how are the noise levels with the tires?

Very quiet actually. I'd say a little louder than my wife's X3, but not bad at all. Quieter than most of the non luxury rental cars I get, I had a Terrain last year that was so loud I did a dB comparison between it and the wrangler, it was like 78dB and the Wrangler was like 70dB going the same speed on the same road, which is actually a decent difference and I'd say with these tires its even quieter now.

I'm assuming with your name maybe you lived or are from Indiana. I had cousins in Indiana for many years, one even went to Purdue.

yes, originally from the NW area!

 

[HoosierJeeper]

9000 mile update!
They still look new. Still very quiet and smooth riding. Have rotated them once.

Off road, they work great. love having bigger tires. I don't do much mud, but in the rocks they work great, better than the Toyo Open Countrys I had before.

On road, they work great in the rain. They work great in slushy conditions as well. In powdery snow they absolutely rip. On packed snow and ice, not as good as the Toyo Open Country AT3 before that was triple mountain peak rated. They remind me of the OG Terra Grapplers. Not bad at all, just get to use 4WD sooner. Overall, a trade off as any of the 35in triple mountain peak rated tires I was looking at weighed a lot more, but one that's worth it since most days I'm not dealing with snow/ice. and with how good the 4WD system is, still getting around completely confidently.

 

[stanlee]

Hmm I’m on my second set on my Nissan Titan. I’m not as enthusiastic as you lol. They don’t suck by any means. I’ve had them on all types of terrain (dirt, sand, mud, farms, rain, highway and light snow) and they are a jack of all trades master of none. In the limited size I run (LT325/60/18) they are the best combination of price, durability and availability.

 

[Joe1]

Nice Jeep! Tires look great! I admit, l had no idea what a JLU is and had to look it up. Now l know

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Nice Jeep! Tires look great! I admit, l had no idea what a JLU is and had to look it up. Now l know

Thanks!!!

Hmm I’m on my second set on my Nissan Titan. I’m not as enthusiastic as you lol. They don’t suck by any means. I’ve had them on all types of terrain (dirt, sand, mud, farms, rain, highway and light snow) and they are a jack of all trades master of none. In the limited size I run (LT325/60/18) they are the best combination of price, durability and availability.View attachment 324073

I don't disagree, I think you could find tires that are better in one particular area, like the Toyo OC ATIIIs were better in snow or the Ridge Grappler would be better in mud, etc but like you, the 295/70/18 in a non LT tire is impossible to find other than this, and it's a solid tire overall so I'm happy.