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Description: The Nokian Vatiiva MT

The bold Nokian Vatiiva M/T offers the best when it comes to off road Light Truck and S.U.V. performance. With its scalloped shoulder lugs, getting stuck in the mud is not an option. The tires aggressive tread design works well in muddy conditions and offers great traction on wet, hard surfaces.


Features/Benefits:


Advanced Tire Construction - Designed such that getting stuck in the mud is not an option


Specialized Tread Element Shape - Offers more rubber surface area on the road to maximize tread and reduce tire noise


Strategic Siping - Each row of the aggressive tread elements is strategically siped for effective wet traction on hard surfaces


Scalloped Shoulder Lugs - Aggressive alternating tread shoulder lugs designed for maximum evacuation of mud and dirt while giving excellent traction


Stylized Buttress Design - Unique buttress design for biting edges in the upper sidewall for additional traction in soft surfaces while contributing to a bold, rugged appearance


Center Traction Region - Interlocking wedge shaped center region elements provide excellent traction on soft surfaces


M&S Rating - Mud and Snow All-Season Capability
Keywords: Nokian Vatiiva MT Mud Terrain Tire


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Anonymous
Review Date: Fri January 18, 2008 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: Stops great in ice and snow
Cons: none

I had a set of 265/75/16 installed on my 1994 LC. Lots of snow around here and they have been great. I choose these over the Toyo AT because of price ($550 mounted/balanced/OTD) and recommendation from my mechanic (has a 89 LC and runs the Hakas in winter and Vatiivas in the summer). I have not tried them on any trails, probably better choices out there if wheeling with you rig is more important. My rig had Toyo ATs on it and after switching tires it stops quicker in ice and snow and run smoother on dry. Huge difference going through the round-abouts that are at about every corner here in Bend!
Anonymous
Review Date: Fri January 18, 2008 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Great in snow
Cons:

I'm running Nokian Vatiiva's on the dodge, and they have not let me down at all. I was breaking 18" snow with them in the parking lot at work, before the 4x4 would get there. Never got stuck.
Anonymous
Review Date: Sat January 26, 2008 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: looks, style, step tread
Cons:

great tire, great price for me, and so damn good in the snow, youll wish you never bought any thing else for your truck:d Thumbs Up!
Anonymous
Review Date: Fri March 14, 2008 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 8 

 
Pros: LOOKS TOUGH
Cons: NEED SOME SIDEWALL TREAD

I live in louisiana and go mudding very often. I bought these tires about 3 weeks ago,and the first thing i did was hit the swamp. these tires pull very well! I Had TSL swampers before these tires and they pull almost just as good. I was very impressed!!!!
Anonymous
Review Date: Wed April 2, 2008 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: rooster tails
Cons: none that i can say of

very excellent tire in the mud. shoots rooster tails. If your truck has enough ballz they will clean outand you will love them.
Anonymous
Review Date: Thu April 10, 2008 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 0 

 
Pros:
Cons:

how is the road noise? i'm thinking about getting a set. thanks.
Anonymous
Review Date: Fri April 11, 2008 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: looks amazing for the price
Cons: more sidewall would be nice.

I spent 78.00 a tire, working at a local kal tire, AMAZINGGGG tire, worth the value, ide pay full price for these tires in a second.
Anonymous
Review Date: Thu May 15, 2008 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 8 

 
Pros: good road wear, wears well on rocks
Cons: a bit noisy

I was looking for a set of BF Goodrich MTs and found these tires. The 35x12.50 15s I purchases were only about $181 each. The tread reminded me of the Nitto Mud Grappler. They wear well on the road are excellent. Mud performance is excellent. I took them off road rock crawling at the Superlift orv park in Hot Springs, Ark and they did well aired down to 14 psi and much to my surprise they showed almost no rock wear. I am very pleased with the performance
Anonymous
Review Date: Wed July 16, 2008 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 8 

 
Pros: looks /strength
Cons:

Awesome tire , tough on dirt roads and rocks. Paid about 270/tire w/o balancing. Not much road noise. I have 35 12.5 15 , better than others i have tried
Anonymous
Review Date: Mon August 11, 2008 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: Aggressive tread, cost, fairly quiet
Cons: none that I can think of

I thought I'd take a chance on these and have been very pleased. Great in the mud and good enough on rocks, I love these tires so far. For 33x12.50x15s, I ended up paying 164 each including shipping.
Anonymous
Review Date: Mon August 25, 2008 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: $1,143.70 | Rating: 8 

 
Pros: Great looks, good value
Cons: Have'nt discovered any yet.

I am running 35X12.50R17's on my 6"lift '04 F-150 On the day I bought them it had been raining for four days, and I did indeed try them out. The cost is justified for a radial mud tire this size. They pull outstanding in the mud. They do make a little noise, but nothing like a swamper and the ride is exceptional. The reason I give them an 8 is becuase I don't yet know how they will wear on the road. I have ran everything from Gateway buckshots, super swampers, Maxxis buckshots, BFG mt's to Dunlops. This tire performs in the mud as well or better than most of the radials that I've been around. I like the little bit of noise that they make, reminds me of my childhood. Go Get Some.
Anonymous
Review Date: Mon September 22, 2008 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: $170.00 | Rating: 8 

 
Pros: Looks, price, handling
Cons: Noise

I was looking for something between an AT and MT tire, basically an MT tire with some blading, since winter was approaching. The looks of this tire alone allured me to it, then the price relative to other tires of this type sealed the deal. Nokian's reputation for excellent traction tires and the reviews here also helped, so I decided to give it a shot. Dimension wise, the tire is on the large size of the standard for a 265/70R17 in terms of tread width and overall width, which is great for me (wanted a 275-285 but without going bigger in diameter). The looks and sidewall design are simply awesome. If your looking for a quiet tire, this is not it! I have had Goodyear MT/R's in the past, and these are noiser by a bit, with a high pitched drone above 35, noiser than even my worn MT/R's were. Its the higher frequency, the resonance is tolerable, but if your truck doesnt isolate the cabon from noise well, any long ride will be annoying. Although at low speed they are better, you dont feel each individual lug as much as the MT/R's. Handling is fantastic for a tire like this, as I do most of my driving on the road. For a 18/32 tread depth tire, they are just as responsive, crisp, and have as much grip as the more than half worn (stiffer) tires I took off. Ride is also very good, well damped on large and small impacts. I cant comment on wet traction or snow traction yet, but winter is coming and here in north east Ohio, I should be able to get a good evaluation, and have no doubt they will perform very well. Havent played in the mud yet, so will have to report back on that too. I only have about 150 miles on them!
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