Nitto Tire Weight
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Nitto Tire Weight
So I have been all over the interwebs and used the Bing machine to search for specs on some Nitto Trail M/Ts I am looking at.
295/70/18s to be exact. Nitto site has them at a hair over 34.5 inches vs my current Duratracs 275/7018 and 33.2 inches. My Duratracs are 55lbs according to Tire Rack. Only thin I could find on the Nittos was an Amazon listing that had the shipping weight at 71.6 lbs a piece!!!!! Can this be right?
Its not even a full 12.50 width tire and almost 72lbs? I'm trying to go easy on my front Dana 30 and my wallet by not going with a full 35 x 12.50, but at 72 lbs I think I will have to get a PR 44.
Anyone think this seems especially heavy for a 34.5" tire? Any others you would look at?
18" wheel.....
295/70/18s to be exact. Nitto site has them at a hair over 34.5 inches vs my current Duratracs 275/7018 and 33.2 inches. My Duratracs are 55lbs according to Tire Rack. Only thin I could find on the Nittos was an Amazon listing that had the shipping weight at 71.6 lbs a piece!!!!! Can this be right?
Its not even a full 12.50 width tire and almost 72lbs? I'm trying to go easy on my front Dana 30 and my wallet by not going with a full 35 x 12.50, but at 72 lbs I think I will have to get a PR 44.
Anyone think this seems especially heavy for a 34.5" tire? Any others you would look at?
18" wheel.....
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Nittos are notoriously heavy tires so I'd believe it. My 305/70R17 Bighorns weigh in at 64lbs and that's a 34.0" tire.
My opinion at the moment is get some 15" MB72s and a 35" KM2. I know I wish I would've now that I've realized my tires weigh 64lbs and my 17" XDs weigh 34lbs!!! I could be running a 35" combo at 80lbs instead of a 34" combo at 98lbs. Oh, and the 35s are $40 cheaper per tire.
My opinion at the moment is get some 15" MB72s and a 35" KM2. I know I wish I would've now that I've realized my tires weigh 64lbs and my 17" XDs weigh 34lbs!!! I could be running a 35" combo at 80lbs instead of a 34" combo at 98lbs. Oh, and the 35s are $40 cheaper per tire.
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I'm sure there are a whole hot of people in this forum who would disagree. The more weight you put on the end of a steel tube....the harder it is on it....and all the moving parts connected to it.
But alas...I'm not here to get into a debate about tire weight vs axle durability. Just looking for an answer to my original question.
But alas...I'm not here to get into a debate about tire weight vs axle durability. Just looking for an answer to my original question.
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Thanks fellas....when you say true....do you also mean true to size or just very easy to balance and such?
By the way...I know KM2sand some other tires run notoriously small when mounted....how about the Nittos?
My Duratracs measure out 32.3 mounted....on a published size of 33.2 running 28-30 psi...I'd say that's pretty good.
By the way...I know KM2sand some other tires run notoriously small when mounted....how about the Nittos?
My Duratracs measure out 32.3 mounted....on a published size of 33.2 running 28-30 psi...I'd say that's pretty good.
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Plenty of people run a 35", heavy or not, on a D30 without problems. Some even run 37's. I wouldn't stress it. If you carelessly bounce on rocks, then you will break anything out there.
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