[strubby]

After taking the quad out again last night, I give up on these stock Bridgestones. I have to conquer sugar sand a lot and the stock Brdgestone's are not much of a help. The don't get ANY traction. I'm looking for a tire that does well on the road and floats, but gets traction in the sand. I figure an all terrain would be best because on my Prerunner, a lot of mud terrains might dig too much in the sand. Here's the few I'm considering, I hope some of you can share your experiences in similar situations, and point me in the right direction for what I need. It's decision time...

Nitto Terra Grappler

Dirt Grip PJ

BFG AT

Are there any others I should consider? Price is leaning towards the Grapplers. Lastly, how much more would I benefit from 285's over 265's in the sand? I'm not sure I want to lift the truck more and get wheels yet to run 285's. Thanks for any help.

 

[sechsgang]

You forgot to tell us what rim size you are working with.
But to give you a little more surface area while not requiring new wheels or a lift, you could go with either 275/70-16 or 275/65-17 depending on your rims.

I personally would stay away from a D rated tire because of my previous balancing problems, unless you do rock crawling. For the sand and the road, C rated or SR rated tires should be fine.

 

[lotust]

you cant go wrong with th BFG at's Im from long island and there is lots of sand here.

 

[mjonags32]

i think i read somewhere that taking a little bit of air out of your tires helps grab traction in the sand. that's why some people carry around air compressors, to air back up when they go back on road.

 

[turfdoc]

I would go w/Nitto Dune Grappler's, a buddy of mine has them on his Silverado and loves them.

http://www.nittotire.com/#index%2Etire%2Edunegrappler

turfdoc

 

[lotust]

i think i read somewhere that taking a little bit of air out of your tires helps grab traction in the sand. that's why some people carry around air compressors, to air back up when they go back on road.

This is a Must with any tire in the sand.


Side wall grip also helps. It gives you more surface area.

 

[ilovetacos]

I would go with the Nitto's or BFG in 265.

 

[Majestic Moose]

Get the widest AT tire you can and air it down

 

[toku58]

This website has great info for different types of driving.
Also they have tire review section.

http://www.offroaders.com/info/tech-corner/reading/sand_dri.htm

 

[strubby]

Thanks for the replies guys. The Dune Grapplers, eh? Didn't know how well they actually worked since I don't know anyone who's had them. I've driven many years in the sand, actually have yet to be stuck in this truck on the stock Bridgestones, they just don't help me much!

Well, I have a sport, so if I run 265's, I'll be putting the tires on the stock wheels for now. If I get 285's I'll probably get 17x9 wheels. The Grapplers are well priced, but I'm starting to think good old BFG's simply for the white walls since I'll probably run black wheels. Do you think a 285/17x9 set up would be worth the extra cash in my case?

 

[Slergio]

you cant go wrong with th BFG at's Im from long island and there is lots of sand here.

Lotust, you must have gotten a good batch of 265/75/16 BFG's. That's what I used to think before the 265's Bfg AT's I have now. This is atleast the 4th or 5th set of BFG's I've owned and they were all great on road and pretty good off road. The others were 15 inchers, 31's, and 33's. I can't get these to balance well, causing steering wheel shimmy, and if you search around here and on TTORA, you'll find that 265/75/16's BFG AT's have been problematic for others as well. With that being said, I would still recommend the BFG AT's but in 285's, and if you must go 265's go with a different brand. I also owned 295/70/17 Terra Grapplers before and they were pretty comparable to the BFG AT's in terms of on and off-road.

 

[Mikes slow taco]

I would go with the Nitto's or BFG in 265.

My 265/75/16 TGs at about 15 psi have impressed some people including me.
And you can't beat the price. A tire shop by my firehouse sells them for $100 a tire. Next time I need some I see if 4 wheel parts can beat that price.