Nitto ridge grappler vs BFG KO2

[Jb7]

I think I have narrowed down tire swap out to either Nitto Ridge Grappler or BFG KO2 on my Big Bend , dealer will swap out at time of pickup and give me credit for Ford factory tires, looking at 285-70-17....I had BFGs on my 94 bronco and liked them, but like the more aggressive look of the Nitto, nitto are 40k vs BFG 50k miles rating, any experience pros or cons with either?, nitto seems a little cheaper by $20 or so per tire, any news on grappler availability as some have posted they may be back ordered?

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[Silver-Bolt]

The Nitto TG's are a popular replacement in the Raptor world. The only negative I hear is that they are heavy and slightly louder than the BFG's.

 

[BossMann]

Yeah, the Nitto's are newer tech, but the BFG's are long tenured and proven. Hard to go wrong here IMO.

 

[Apples]

I've run the Ridge Grappler, E load, for several years on my Nissans. They are fantastic off road. Phenomenal grip on the rocks. I've never really noticed much road noise from them. They do decent in the wet and acceptable in icy conditions, considering they're a hybrid off road tire.

The KO2s are popular but I know plenty of people who can't stand them, so I've never even looked at them.

 

[BossMann]

I'll add if I were choosing I'd go Nitto.

 

[TNcoupe]

My dad ran the Nittos on his 2014 F150 and actually got almost 60k miles out of em before they weren't good in light mud on the farm. He's had good luck out of two sets of them.

 

[Raptor.Tremor.Bronco]

Ive run the BFG KO2s on my raptor for a long time and KOs before that. Im not impressed with them, I usually get 30k miles out of them all street use with 3k mile rotations. The past couple of sets have had extreme vibrations on the highway which is very annoying even after rebalancing. My current set has some extreme offroad use including lot of jumps, high speed offroad driving, offroad drifting, etc. They are almost done with life after 15k miles, the tires have chunks missing out of them because they are soft like butter. I picked up a set of Ridge grapplers for my tremor last year and they are awesome. The Ridge grapplers have a more modern, aggressive look and better performance, especially in the long term. I beat on the nittos all the time but still look great after 18k miles, they probably had a little more than half life left in them and that's with burnouts, launches, offroad use from 1,050 lb-ft of torque. The only downside going from BFG to nitto is weight and noise (which isnt bad)however the nittos run slightly larger. I recently joined the nitto pit crew and they sent me out a free set of Recon grappler A/Ts which will be revealed today at noon. I've been running them for a couple of weeks and they are awesome. However they seem to be focusing in on 20"+ sizes for now. I got the 18" early. I personally think the Recons would be the perfect choice for the bronco so hopefully they make 17" an option soon.

 

[DANGL3]

I've been a loyal Nitto fanboy for the last 8 years. Fantastic tires (Toyo is identical and from same factory if you don't like the sidewall designs). I've had Trail Grapplers and Terra Grappler G2's. I've had both bend a nail instead of being penetrated when driving over it.

 

[Erock]

I like my ridge grapplers. They don’t seem noisy to me, but I’m not a very finicky person.

 

[HBTFD]

I’m on my 2nd set of ridge grapplers on an F350. Good in the mud, road noise is minimal and the first set lasted 50k (no bad for a 7500lb 4wd diesel). I ordered the Sasquatch package but plan on ridge grapplers when the GYs wear out.

 

[Apples]

However they seem to be focusing in on 20"+ sizes for now. I got the 18" early. I personally think the Recons would be the perfect choice for the bronco so hopefully they make 17" an option soon.

This is how they rolled the Ridge Grapplers when they came out too. If the Recons are the same, it will probably be a year but 17" should eventually be an option.

Understandable if you can't talk about it, but are the Recons a hybrid tire like the Ridges?

Edit: Discount Tire already has the product page with description up for these. They are the successor to the Terra Grappler. Nice looking tire but I'll stick with the more aggressive Ridges.

https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/nitto-recon-grappler

 

[DebbieEF]

I think I have narrowed down tire swap out to either Nitto Ridge Grappler or BFG KO2 on my Big Bend , dealer will swap out at time of pickup and give me credit for Ford factory tires, looking at 285-70-17....I had BFGs on my 94 bronco and liked them, but like the more aggressive look of the Nitto, nitto are 40k vs BFG 50k miles rating, any experience pros or cons with either?, nitto seems a little cheaper by $20 or so per tire, any news on grappler availability as some have posted they may be back ordered?

I love the BFG K02 tires in the size you note. That is what I want on my Black Diamond. I am on my second set of them on my 2006 F250SD diesel 4 x 4 truck. The first set went 80k and performs well under all conditions (including 4WD).

 

[VelocityBrew]

Ive run the BFG KO2s on my raptor for a long time and KOs before that. Im not impressed with them, I usually get 30k miles out of them all street use with 3k mile rotations. The past couple of sets have had extreme vibrations on the highway which is very annoying even after rebalancing. My current set has some extreme offroad use including lot of jumps, high speed offroad driving, offroad drifting, etc. They are almost done with life after 15k miles, the tires have chunks missing out of them because they are soft like butter. I picked up a set of Ridge grapplers for my tremor last year and they are awesome. The Ridge grapplers have a more modern, aggressive look and better performance, especially in the long term. I beat on the nittos all the time but still look great after 18k miles, they probably had a little more than half life left in them and that's with burnouts, launches, offroad use from 1,050 lb-ft of torque. The only downside going from BFG to nitto is weight and noise (which isnt bad)however the nittos run slightly larger. I recently joined the nitto pit crew and they sent me out a free set of Recon grappler A/Ts which will be revealed today at noon. I've been running them for a couple of weeks and they are awesome. However they seem to be focusing in on 20"+ sizes for now. I got the 18" early. I personally think the Recons would be the perfect choice for the bronco so hopefully they make 17" an option soon.

What sets the Recon apart from the G2?

 

[Raptor.Tremor.Bronco]

This is how they rolled the Ridge Grapplers when they came out too. If the Recons are the same, it will probably be a year but 17" should eventually be an option.

Understandable if you can't talk about it, but are the Recons a hybrid tire like the Ridges?

Edit: Discount Tire already has the product page with description up for these. They are the successor to the Terra Grappler. Nice looking tire but I'll stick with the more aggressive Ridges.

https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/nitto-recon-grappler

Don't be entirely fooled by the Recons, they are more aggressive in person than the pictures would have you believe

 

[Raptor.Tremor.Bronco]

What sets the Recon apart from the G2?

Recon is way more aggressive

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