Hey guys i recently acquired an 06 f150 supercab xlt 5.4 2WD, and am honestly rarely going to be off-road. I'm looking for a beefy off-road looking tire with the smoothest on-road quietness and feel. im going with an autospring 2.5" leveling kit, and wanting to go with a 285(or295)/60/18, with xd hoss black wheels...I really like the look of the nitto terra's, is there anything out there that might look similar, but maybe cheaper, or have better on-road sound/ride and tread length? i dont really care about off road performance, just love the look of it.

thanks

 

You said you like a beefy off-road looking tire, but then say you like the look of the terra grappler. Those are pretty far from beefy. I would recommend either a Toyo MT or BFG KM2 for what you stated you wanted. Although, they are not going to be cheaper than the terra grappler.

 

yes, yes, let me clarify myself...i know i dont want anything too beefy, as a mud terrain or the wrangler mtr look because of the low flying airplane sound when on the road....but the terra grappler is much more appealing to the eye than say the bfg rough trail or whatever is on it now...i just dont want street tires...

how does the terra grapp do against say a bfg t/a k/o?

 

both are great tires. but the bfgs are much more expensive.

 

I can only speak from experience on the noise levels of the Toyo MT, and they virtually make no noise at all. I will probably buy them for my next truck, since that is when they will be worn down. I haven't heard anyone complain about the noise from the BFG's either.

 

ATZ's Quiet

 

I just purchased a set of Mickey Thompson's Baja ATZ myself... but I talked to local tire dealer and they talked to their "tire guy" and he said the ATZ's were on backorder. but I dont know how long tho... but they look beefy but supposed to quiet on road.

 

thanks guys

I love the nitto NT420 305/40/22's on my Lightning, but i didnt know anything about the "meatier" tires...ill be sure to post pics once i get them on..

 

I'd recommend the 285/60-18 (32x11.50) or 285/65-18 (33x11.50) Terra Grapplers.

 

If it was me, I'd go with the Procomp AT with a 50,000 mile tread warranty. You'll get at least 40,000 out of them and they are quiet and good for anything but heavy mud.

 

thanks...i have the factory chrome 18's on my truck right now, with BFG long trail AT 265/60/18's on them. would a 285/65/18 terra grappler work on my stock rims? they also make a 275/65/18 if the 285 would be too wide

 

I got a good deal on tires mounted and balanced at a local store... So I am getiing the on today .. Bridgestone Dueler A/T for $662.00 Mounted and balanced .. He said something about the alignment was a ain in the butt on 4x4's... Something about having to cut a in out and replace it with a bolt just to align it.

 

they dont make the right size in the a/t for the 18's, and are way more expensive...i think they make the pro-comp xtreme a/t, but discount tire doesnt carry procomp, and i have a connection at my local discount tire (great company to buy tires from btw)

Yeah, the more i think about it, the more i just want to use my stock ford 18" chromes...does anyone know how wide these are?

 

i dont want the narrow look on my tires though, will they still stick out from the truck, and make that badass stance with them sticking out on my stocks?

 

The oem 17 and 18 inch wheels are 7.5 inches wide. A 275mm or 285mm wide tire fits them perfectly.