mdbrown

Perhaps the most often asked questions on this site concern which tire to buy and/or what size tire will fit. These questions span several generations of Dodge trucks. Here are my observations based on my direct experience with the Nitto Dura Grapplers that I had installed on 1/16/2010 - exactly 26,877 miles ago.

I have a 2004.5 3500, Laredo, SRW, Auto, TWO WHEEL DRIVE.

Yes, 285/75/17 tires will fit on a 2wd 1 ton without any suspension or wheel mods whatsoever and without rubbing, even when turned lock-to-lock. How do I know? Because I've run those suckers on my truck for 1 1/2 years now.

After 26,877 highway and city miles, on dry and wet surfaces (not snow) and with no offroading, and with only one tire roation a bit over 14,000 miles ago, I have 11/16 tread on both fronts and 12/16 tread on both rears. In short, these tires are wearing as well as any Michelin. I must admit I dumped the Michelins long before they were worn out - got tired of slipping around in the rain often encountered driving from my home in Nevada to my other home outside of Dallas, TX and I wanted to reduce my highway RPMs by using the larger diameter 285/75/17s.

The Dura Grapplers (aka: Highway Terrains) have proven to be a VERY quite tire on nearly all hard surfaces I have encountered. The tire, at least the set of 5 I bought, have not required a handfull of weight to balance - as a result, the tires are literally vibration free. The smoothness matches the best Michelins I have owned. Frankly, I know of no other truck tire that provides a better highway ride. And at a 10 ply rating they are rated to carry a weight north of 3900 lbs each.

I can tell all of you, and without hesitation, that unless these tires outlast my truck - I have only 86,612 miles on it, so that's not likely - it will get another set of the Dura Grapplers.

Did I mention the Nittos cost about 1/3rd less than the Michelins?

Nothing wrong with Michelins or the Toyos, in my opinion. But, I'll take the Nitto Dura Grapplers.

Hope you find this brief review helpful.

MikeyB

Thanks for the report. The Dura Grapplers will be my next set.

MikeyB

zulusafari

I have the same tire on my truck, and love them so far. They wear a bit faster when under heavy load, but not much when compared to others I have tried. Biggest complaint: The larger tire doesn't fit in the spare wheel location with my Torklift Superhitch installed - it is too big. Fit was fine, before Superhitch installation, though. I stuck my stock-sized spare (also a DuraGrappler) back under the truck, just to limp the truck home or a repair shop instead of being stuck with a flat on the side of the road.

I have had good performance with this tire in the snow, including some pretty well drifted fields last fall deer hunting in Iowa. The truck walked right through bumper deep drifts and layered ice and snow with no problems, and some of the harder drifts supported the weight of the truck with the wider tires on. The year before, the narrower tires broke through similar conditions, though it is hard to say if everything was exactly the same.

rockcrawler304

Running the same tires on my 4x4 and love them. I have about 18k miles on mine and they still look new as the day I bought them. I will get another set for sure.

cstewart

Although I'm running the Trail Grapplers on mine, it's amazing how satisfied I am with my tires (and obviously how pleased everyone seems to be with the Durra Grapplers) for the Mud Grappler to be such a POS tire. Maybe that tread design is just too aggresive to make a road worthy street/ off-road tire.
I have NEVER met one person that was happy with the Mud grappler once they put any significant time on those tires.
Again, I've heard nothing but poistive feedback on the Durra Grappler (I'm pretty sure that I have found a tire I'm sticking with in the Trail Grappler).

Just my

Purplezr2

My terra grapplers only lasted about 25k, I may be able to squeeze a few more miles out of the,

truckjunkie

I just saw this thread and went back to look at the receipts for my Dura Grapplers.

WOW

I actually have 52.867 miles on these tires and I'll probably be good for another 5 to 10 thousand miles.... They're still quite a bit above the wear bars.

I've rotated them once, maybe twice....

Lost Lake

I have a set in my shop now with only about 64,000 miles and they still have lots of tread left. I hauled over 4000 pounds in the bed many many times and they handle the weight just fine. Not as good in snow as my prior BFG AT's. But I never had a flat with my Duras and I run through some nasty construction sites.

I'm thinking of selling my Dura's. They are just too good to throw away really.

Sevir

I've been running the Dura-Grapplers for about 30k miles so far and they have been excellent. I have had only two faults
1. I ran over a ladder in the middle of the highway and caused a 4" gash in the tire. Discount tires replaced for free. (not the tires fault)
2. These suck in snow/ice. When i was up in the Seattle area and went snow boarding, i would get stuck in the parking lot of the ski area. Even going up the pass my rear end would get kicked out from the truck. Threw on some chains and i was good to go. But I dont expect to get good snow traction with a highway tire on a 2wd truck. Nothing chains didnt fix

Landini1

I run them with 285/70R17 , no complaints with a gross weight of 11,000 pounds when loaded on the SRW 3500 with the truck camper, sometimes well over that with green hardwood in the box coming from the woodlot...

They cost about 850.00 for 4 about 2 years ago, around 20,000 miles...

Totallyrad

Got any pictures?

NavyDood

I was very impressed with mine two winters ago here in the DC area when we got hit hard with record breaking snow fall. While others stayed home because they didn't want to chance it, I was out enjoying it.

They performed flawlessly in these pics in 4x4. When I filled the bed with shoveled snow they even performed great in 2WD.

oldblu

I know the thread was originally bout dura grapplers but figured I'd share my findings on my Terra grapplers.
Size 305/55/20 with leveling kit. I got 50k outta mine, on mostly hiway but some mud and dirt terrain, also prolly 15k of that was pulling gooseneck trailer. Tires are great in soft stuff and mud but horrid in snow because of width I'm sure.
Got a new set or dune grapplers now. Wad gonna go with trails but have a friend with dunes and they just look awsome. Hope they hold up well.

rbertalotto

I put Dura Grapplers on my truck and didn't get 30K miles out of them. Recently went back to Michelin LTX MS2.

The DGs were a great tire on the road and fantastic in the snow. But simply didn't last. I got 65K miles out of my last set of Michelin and then sold them used for $300 when I took them off!

The new Michelins have 20K on them and look brand new. Also a great tire in rain and snow, but cost quite a bit more than the DGs.

Sevir

here are my tires after 25,000 miles



this is the tire i ran over a ladder with, it has about 7k miles