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Description: Nitto Tire Releases New Off-Road Tire: Trail Grappler M/T


Nitto Tire U.S.A., Inc., announces the release of its new off-road tire, the Trail Grappler M/T. The tire blends some of the off-road performance of the Mud Grappler with the on-road comfort of the Terra Grappler, to create a tire that is both aggressive and quiet.


"The Trail Grappler M/T is engineered to be a trail-ready tire without compromising on-road comfort and performance," said Anthony Lee, Staff Engineer at Nitto Tire. "We used advanced computer design and analysis to test the functionality of multiple designs before building the tire. This allowed us to engineer a tire that will perform to our customer's expectations."


For off-road performance, the sidewall combines a 3-ply high turn-up construction with a thick rubber compound that cushions the tire and helps prevent punctures. On the tread surface, the blocks are configured to provide additional biting edges that command lateral stability and enhance forward traction. When navigating tough terrain, the balanced void ratio and stone ejectors help clear debris from the tread to provide continuous traction.


For on-road comfort, Nitto's engineers used advanced sound analysis equipment when developing the Trail Grappler M/T to reduce noise levels commonly associated with off-road tires. The internal construction and tread design also help optimize treadlife. Two wide steel belts provide a stable base for the tire and increase tread strength. This advanced construction provides optimal uniformity and reduces irregular wear. On the outer shoulder block the reinforced grooves maintain block stiffness to further extend the life of the tires.


The Trail Grappler is available September 2009. Initial sizes will range from 32- to 37-inch overall diameters with popular sizes for full-sized trucks, Jeeps and SUVS.
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Anonymous
Review Date: Thu October 8, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: $280.00 | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Aggressive, good on road
Cons: little more than I wanted to spead but oh well...

Got a set on my FJ Cruiser. These meats are aggressive. The photos just don't do then justice. They balanced well and I have had no vibrations. On the road there is no loud hum noise like a few previous mud tires, just enough growl to let me know they are there. On the trails they do real well. I air down to about 18 psi, still a little stiff but I'm still breaking them in. Ive been through some mud and some deeper mud along a creek. They do very well finding traction and clear pretty good as far as I can tell. I haven't had them fill with mud yet. No issues, no problems. I give them a 9 just because I've only had them for about about 8 weeks now.
Anonymous
Review Date: Mon October 19, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: Quiet and smooth on the street, Great in off road
Cons: None

I have the 35" on my Ram 1500 and wow how quiet they are, I can barely hear them. So far they have no problems getting me through mud and any dirt i've been over. I can't wait to try them in the snow. Nitto really hit a home run with this product. This is definitely a product I recommend.
Anonymous
Review Date: Tue November 24, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: looks good, Quiet, They work
Cons: None noted.

So far I have about 1500 miles on my 35/12.50/20. I replaced 33" Nitto Terra'. I do mixed driving with my Hummer/H3. On road they are a little louder then the Terra Grapplers but quieter than other M/Ts. I have been off roading at the pine barrens and Rausch Creek, they perform great on rocks and Mud with 30psi and 20in rims.
Perfect for on & offroad mixed driving.
Anonymous
Review Date: Thu December 3, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: smooth on the road
Cons: need them in a camo color ha

love the tires. have them on a 05 chevy. do great in the mud and wet road. LOTS quieter the mud grappler. can't wait to try them out in a sure enough bad hole. thanks nitto.
Anonymous
Review Date: Thu December 24, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Great off road and on road performance
Cons: hmmmm..........

The love child of the Terra Grappler and the Mud Grappler performs great. I have them size 37x12.50r20 on my 2500 Duramax. Did pretty well in some nasty mud, rides like an AT on the road with little to no noise. Just wish that they were really a full 37 inches tall not 36.7. ATTENTION TIRE MANUFACTURERS: Make tires true to their sidewall measurements. :-)
Anonymous
Review Date: Fri January 1, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: great on road and offroad performance
Cons:

i've got the 35 inch trail grapplers on my dodge ram 1500 and was very suprised at how quiet they are on the road. these tires are great in the mud i have been through some nasty mud that i never could make it through with my other m/t's and these things cleaned out easy and didnt have any problems making it through.
Anonymous
Review Date: Mon January 11, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: Quiet and Look Killer
Cons: None Yet

Have these in 35/12.50/18 on my Duramax and they have done really well for the first 2500 miles.
Anonymous
Review Date: Tue February 2, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: $235.00 | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Wicked looking, priced right and not loud on the highway
Cons: None

I don't usually write reviews but these tires are fairly new to the market and I wanted to share my thoughts on them. If you have seen pictures online, I will tell you right now they just don't do the justice. These tires are wicked in person. They handle well on the road in wet conditions and are not annoying on the highway. The ride seems nice so far and they just give my truck that mean look it had been missing with my old all terrains.
Anonymous
Review Date: Sun February 21, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: almost everything
Cons: almost nothing

I think God gave Nitto the ability to make the best tire ever. Going from Terra Grapplers on my 2500 Ram, to the Trail Grapplers in the 305-55-20 flavor finally gave me the ability to get the full potential out of my truck. Not only is this the baddest tire I have ever seen, for a M/T it is just slightly louder than the Terra's but give you the benefits of a mud terrain. I do think the wet traction is a little less than the Terra's, but only slightly. For a M/T on a heavy truck, you would swear you were riding on an A/T. Kudos to you Nitto. Kudos
Anonymous
Review Date: Tue March 2, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: Great all around tire, Low noise, Great traction, AMAZING RIDE!
Cons: I cant say anything bad abou them

I recently purchased a set of 35/12.5/18s for my 05 GMC with a 6" lift. I previously had 35/13.5 procomps Xtreme All terrains and they were loud rough riding and wore quickly and not real aggresive. These new Nittos are the exact opposite WHY DIDNT THEY COME OUT SOONER!!! they are so smooth and quiet my wife actually mentioned that for a second she seriously didnt realize we were in the same vehicle. (car dealer) I drive alot of cars lol anyway, the sound is a very low hum not the growl I was experiencing with the Pro Comps. absolutly blown away with this tire
Anonymous
Review Date: Fri March 26, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: Soon to try
Cons: Nothing yet

I have purchace a set of nitto trail this week, I hope they are as good as you guys all say! Let you know soon. Toyota tundra 2007 LTD limited
Anonymous
Review Date: Thu April 8, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 7 

 
Pros: are quite and great off road
Cons: feels like im gona crash on the freeway

this tire is awesome off road in the desert west of phx az good in sand too but on the freeway i feel like im all over the place. i had terra graps before and i feel like a i gained about 30% off road but lost 50% on hwy i cant even look down i think its the "sidewall flex" i was reading about but i dont know ( yes i have proper psi and my truck is aligned properly ). il post another review at 10k and let everyone know how they are wearing
Anonymous
Review Date: Wed April 14, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros:
Cons:

I just purchased a set 0f 35 x12.50-18 trails for my '10 crew cab silverado with a 7.5 inch lift. they look absolutely amazing. I previously had mud grapplers and could not handle all the noise. They wear excellent and perform even better. Good job nitto. A+++++ from me
Anonymous
Review Date: Mon May 10, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Not to loud an a good ride
Cons: 1,300 for a set of 285/65/18

I got a set of these tires a little over 2 weekes ago an they seem to ride grate an there not to load on the highway. I tested them on a few small hill climes in my Tacoma prerunner an they didn't skip a beet. All around I love them an they also look grate
Anonymous
Review Date: Sun May 16, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: awesome tread life, grip very very well
Cons: hmmm

These tires are AWESOME! I had TOYO open country tires before...and about 5 times in the desert and rocks beat the tread up hardcore. But with these...the tread doesnt even get chewed up! If you go on the rocks and desert terrain...you NEED this tire. My truck is 2wd and lifted and beats 4x4's just cuz these tires dont give up! well worth the money. oh and they dont have a huge humm like the muds...just a little noise and you really have to listen to hear it. BAD ASS TIRE!!! Thanks Nitto!!
Anonymous
Review Date: Sat May 29, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: nasty tires, awesome tread design
Cons: price a little steep, cost $ to look good

the pic does these tires no justice at all. they are some nasty pieces a rubber. i have a 02 ranger with a 6" suspensionand 3" body lift with 35/12.5/17s. switched from BFG and you wouldnt believe how much smoother the ride is. aint had a chance for off road yet but its comin soon.
Anonymous
Review Date: Sat August 7, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: QUIET!!! CUTS THROUGH MUD LIKE NOTHING
Cons: NOTHING

Smile:):):):) (Y)
Anonymous
Review Date: Mon August 16, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: awesome good looking tire
Cons: gets to many heads turning :)

i have had a set of trail grapplers for about 3,000 miles and the tires are quiet and awesome. they are 35/12.50/20 on a 2010 f250 with a ready lift and it looks AWESOME!!! very quiet on the hiway and works great on the beach. i would highly recomend this tire if you want good looks and a good tire. i also pull a travel trailer with no problems.
Anonymous
Review Date: Fri August 27, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: $314.00 | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: Great all around tire
Cons: None

Was looking for a MT and came across the NITTO MT and compared to TOYO...better priced, but now can say a lot better tire that the TOYO MTs. Good balancing and really smooth ride. I have 35x12.5x20s on my Ram 2500 and love these...I have a 106 round trip commute each day and still get 21 on the highway and 18 in the city. Like any MT you will here some noise, but not as bad as the TOYOs or Firestone MTs. I have put close to 17000 miles on them and they show little to now wear...would highly recommend these...Great tire NITTO!!

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