Yokohama Geolandar A/T4 vs Nitto Terra Grappler G3

Need new tires before winter hit here in MN. These tires are on fairly new on the market and not a lot of reviews yet. Anyone has any these on their truck yet?

GEOLANDAR A/T4™ | Yokohama Tire

Terra Grappler G3 | All-Terrain Light Truck Tire | Nitto Tire

 

I chose Nokian Outpost nAT over the Grapplers. SL ride, quiet , 3PSF , excellent in the winter. Bumped 1 size over factory

 

I also chose Nokain Outpost nAT's like @Hella Krusty . They have been fantastic in everything including snow.

I have looked at the Geolander A/T4 which looks like a nice tire. One of my holdups with it is the uniform outer lug which I would think would make a buzz/drone at speed. Virtually every other A/T manufacturer has moved to staggered lug and/or variable size lugs to spread out and minimize - even cancel out to some degree - the pitch of tires humming down the road. They are also made in the Philippines. I'm not saying thats a bad thing, necessarily; I think Falkens make some tires in the Philippines as well. But there are plenty of US made tires, which I appreciate. The Nokians are made in Tennessee.

The Terra Grappler G3 looks intriguing. Historically, Nittos were made to look good and and be super tuff, but the wore poorly, were relatively behind in traction, and were generally a poorer quality tire (according the Nittos President himself). But the G3 is supposed to change all of that. They put a lot tech in to the new G3 to be a solid competitor in the A/T field where "looks awesome" and "are tuff as nails" are loosing ground to "rides comfortably" and "excels in traction on all types of terrain, including snow".

Maybe you should try the Nittos or Geolanders and report back Else, another vote for Nokians.

 

In for more thoughts on the G3's.
Hope to get this winter out of the Mildpeaks and do wheels and tires in the Spring.

 

https://youtu.be/bh7i2hxU_2E?feature=shared

 

I liked Nitto in old days.
The original TerraGrapplers were great. Good all around performance and good life. Had some high performance SUV street tires from Nitto on a Highlander that were good too in the 2009-2015 period.
After that, the Terragrappler G2 and the RidgeGrapplers seemed more style over performance. Wasnt happy with either one of those.

 

Thanks guys! Went with terra grappler G3 275/60/20. Very smooth and quiet so far, only drove about 300 miles. Will see how it perform in snow.

 

Looks good! I'm hoping for some decent snowfalls this winter so you can put them to the test and report back.
I'm looking at going with 275/65/20 116T, roughly 34", assuming I stick with the 20" TRD OR wheels.
A 34" in 18 for the G3 would be a 295/70/18, but that's E-rated and 18 pounds heavier per corner.

 

I'm very interested in these two. I will be running Blizzak 270/70R18s on the stock TRD Pro wheels for the winter, but I will be replacing the stock "made for" Wildpeaks next summer. I'm not a fan of those tires. On my last vehicle, I had some Cooper Road+Trail AT and they were amazing. I would love those if they cam in the right size.

 

How are you liking them so far?
Looking to get these this weekend but there's not a lot of reviews.
Any noise? How's the wet traction and ride comfort

 

Love them so far, over 3k miles. Very quiet, i hear more wind noise than tire noise lol
Been driving on ton of snow and they performed very well

 

Looking good man and really thinking of getting some myself. How are they on wet?

 

Perform on wet very well. Still like them after 6k miles.

 

These Nitto's are likely going to be my next set of tires. I'm glad to hear they do well in wet pavement as that is an important factor for me.

 

Following this discussion. I really hate the OEM Falken Wildpeak that came with the Tundra. I was originally thinking of trying to find an 18" wheel, but might just stick with the stock 20s and get a better tire and these two are the top of my list. I have Geolandar MT3 on my Land Cruiser and really like them. Great offroad and even more quiet than the Goodyear MTR I used to run for years. My wife has Nitto NT421Q on her Audi. We're on our second set of those and really love the performance in all weather.