Aftermarket Tires

[DallasBBQ]

Anyone running a more aggressive all terrain/ mud tire look, which tire would you recommend (primarily street driving)? I’m currently looking at the “Nitto ridge grapplers”

Please post pictures if you have any...thanks

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[crashmtb]

Primarily street driving? The AT pirellis it comes with are plenty aggressive looking.

 

[atR1S]

I’m a big fan of the BFG all terrains and will probably put those on the R1T eventually. I have them on my Jeep and have had them on nearly every vehicle I’ve owned.

 

[Ventura]

I don't believe there is a tire out there comparable to the 20" Pirelli at this time. Everything else is much heavier and will likely eat your range. Maybe in a few years.

 

[zefram47]

I don't believe there is a tire out there comparable to the 20" Pirelli at this time. Everything else is much heavier and will likely eat your range. Maybe in a few years.

There's a reason they're heavier. They're for us off-roading types so we don't constantly blow sidewalls like they did on the media drive because the stock Pirelli tires are P-metric. Realistically on a vehicle this heavy, they never should've spec'd non LT tires on these things.

 

[DallasBBQ]

I'm curious how much impact a heavier tire will have on range. Looks like the Ridge Grappler is roughly 10lbs heavier per tire

 

[crashmtb]

There's a reason they're heavier. They're for us off-roading types so we don't constantly blow sidewalls like they did on the media drive because the stock Pirelli tires are P-metric. Realistically on a vehicle this heavy, they never shouldn't spec'd non LT tires on these things.

The OEM all terrains appear to be an LT tread compound on a lighter carcass, such that they can’t be called an LT tire - the load rating is too low.

if you compare them to other non LT sizes of the same tire, they are similar in weight.

 

[zefram47]

The OEM all terrains appear to be an LT tread compound on a lighter carcass, such that they can’t be called an LT tire - the load rating is too low.

if you compare them to other non LT sizes of the same tire, they are similar in weight.

LT isn't a tread compound, it's directly related to the construction of the tire. In the past it meant more layers, both in the tread area and sidewall. LT sizes also tend to have deeper tread, closer to 18/32nds vs maybe 12-15/32nds for P-metric.

 

[crashmtb]

LT isn't a tread compound, it's directly related to the construction of the tire. In the past it meant more layers, both in the tread area and sidewall. LT sizes also tend to have deeper tread, closer to 18/32nds vs maybe 12-15/32nds for P-metric.

I’d understood that LT rated tires have more cut/chip-resistant tread compounds with greater tread depth, in addition to more robust construction of the carcass to achieve higher load ratings.

but I’m not a tire-ologist ?

 

[E.S.]

I keep hearing about Goodyear's EV GT tires (I know little of it and do not know if this has variants for All-Terrain, Rain, Snow, mud specific scenarios), and how it was optimized for EVs. What's the story on this tire?

 

[Speedrye]

I lose 7-10% range on my ICE 4wd for each 10b I gain on each tire, so I'm expecting something similar when I go to heavier tires on the R1S.

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