Hello, new to the forum and soon first time Jeep owner. I'll be picking up a brand new JKU Sport within the next couple of weeks. I'll be putting on a 3" TF lift and 35" Terra grappler tires. My question and main concern is how loud are they. I read many reviews and threads and some say that they are surprisingly quiet and others say that they're a bit noisy. I guess it depends on the person, but if I'm cruising at 70 mph with the soft top on what will be louder the tires or the wind. What if I take the top down, will I hear the hum from the tires? I don't know what to expect and I don't want them to be a conversation breaker. Any input would be helpful.
I have Trail Grapplers. What will you use your Jeep for? They are a great rock crawling tire, but would not be my first choice on a mostly street rig. They are heavy, aggressive tread and strong sidewall.
I agree they are not noisey, but again if you want a mostly street tire - there are better choices.
I have 33" TG's and they are very quiet until you hit 60-70mph, then you can hear a slight hum but nothing terrible. Once you hit 80mph though they get pretty darn loud.
I've got the nitto trail grapplers and I like them a lot. They are very aggressive looking but are quiet compared to other tire brands with the same kind of tread.
It will mostly be a street rig but not a daily commuter. I just want that aggressive look. My second choice are either Duratracs or Nitto Exo Grapplers, still good looking but maybe better for my needs. Anyone can compare any of these? I know Exo are fairly new but any input would help.
Buy some Terra Grapplers. I've had both Terra and Trails, and while the trails are quieter that most tires of equal aggressiveness, the Terras rid better and are quieter. My top and doors are off 9 months out of the year and I love the Terras
Just bought trail grapplers 35's and I was very impressed with how smooth and quiet they ride. Even with the windows down on the highway they are not loud, a subtle hum at best.
Im trying to decide between 315/70/17 Trail grapplers and Duratracs for the Wife's 15. I want to get her the Duratracs because I know they ride good and do good on wet and snow but she like the looks of the Trail grapplers.
37" Trail Grapplers here. I wouldn't want any other tire, or I would have purchased them. I go 85 on the freeway regularly and it's not annoying or too noisy at all. Is there hum? Yep, but it doesn't drown things out.
I had 35" Trail Grapplers on my first Jeep. The noise was minimal until about 15,000 miles on them. I hit the first wear bar and that's when I started to notice some hum. I find the stock tires on my current Rubicon to be louder than the Nittos. A great tire, great traction and great ride for a DD.
I have the 305/70/17 Terra Grappler G2 (G2 have just be redesigned and have a treadwear warranty ). I love them so far. I had them on my last Jeep as well and never had any issues. They are quiet but still have an aggressive tread pattern.
your title says "Trail Grapplers" but your post says "terra" which tire are you asking about, pretty big difference in both noise and off road performance. My TrailGrapplers:
your title says "Trail Grapplers" but your post says "terra" which tire are you asking about, pretty big difference in both noise and off road performance. My TrailGrapplers:
Always ran BFG Mud terrains on my TJ. Put Trail Grapplers on my JK. Have 8K miles on them and I would say they are a lot quieter than the BFGs (but JK is a lot quieter than the TJ). They may get nosier after they wear more but so far I am very happy with them. At this point I would buy them again over the BFGs.
I drive pretty fast and can't say they get much noisier if any with higher speeds.
Toyo and Nitto are made by the same company. My wife runs the open country MTs and I run the trail grapplers. They both are quieter than most other MTs I've ran. Like mommy mall crawler says they are heavy, but it is nice having thicker sidewalls in the rocks. I used to only run BFG tires but after running these its going to be hard to go back.
Wow Imho you should think about doing something with that spare tire, that thing is just hanging out back there and thats a lot of leverage!. extend the bumps at the very least!
I have run the Terra Grapplers, Trail Grapplers and now are on Duratracs. All are great tires. Terra Graps are nice on the road and decent in moderate offroad but aren't as aggressive looking as it sounds like you want. The Trail Graps are also great tires-BUT if you are using for street use mostly, you might want to consider how heavy they are-therefore gearing could play a role in this decision. I think if you are predominantly using on the street, you may want to consider the GY Duratracs. They are much lighter than a comparable size Trail Grap and have a nice aggressive look as well (Trail Graps look a little better IMO-but the weight is a big factor) A 35" Nitto Trail Grap is 79 LBS and a similar size Duratrac is 60 LBS and a GY MTR is 63 LBS. Thats a huge difference in unsprung weight. If you are going to run a full size spare, that is 20 LBS a tire and a total of 80 LBS unsprung and an additional 20 LBS for the spare that your Jeep is pushing. With the stock spare tire mount rated at around 80 LBS, with Nittos the tire alone is hitting the rated max weight. So a new spare mount may come into play for you. You may also want to consider the load rating on the tires. An E rated tire is going to rattle your teeth and kidneys more than a C or D rated tire will. Just some food for thought...hope it helps.
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