My Nitro is still low mileage, but I am thinking about my first set of new tires.
I had been thinking about the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor tires.
http://www.goodyearwrangler.com/goodyearwrangler/html/index2.jsp
I needed tires on my Surburban so I decided to try these out on the old beast. In one word-- fantastic!!
These tires are true off-road tires with an agressive, open tread pattern. They are rated 10/10 in snow and 9/10 off road yet they ride and handle like a street tire. Goodyear claims this balance can be attributed to the Kevlar belts. Whatever it is, it works. Unlike most off-road tires, these tires carry a 50,000 mile warranty.
http://www.goodyeartires.com/goodyeartireselector/results_tire.jsp?mrktarea=Light+Truck
Once fitted to my Surburban, it felt like a new truck. I easily tackled snow and ice, and the dry road handling was better than any truck tire I have owned. The sidewalls are very stiff and steering response is massively better than any of the last 4 sets of tires that I have had on this high-mileage old truck. They do buzz a little on the highway, but nothing like most off-road tires.
For me, the Nitro is a street 4WD that does occasional off-road duty, and this seems like the perfect tire. If you look at the size chart, they don't have this in the exact same size as stock, but there is a P245/65R17 that is 29.5" and an LT24570R17 size that at 30.5" is about an inch and a half taller than the stock 29.1" tire. I believe that we have had other forum members that have squeezed a 30.5" size tire into the Nitro.
If you have the 16" wheels-- no problem as they have a LT225/75R16 that is 29.3" diam. I don't however think you can get this in a size to fit the RT wheels.
Ken
I had been thinking about the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor tires.
http://www.goodyearwrangler.com/goodyearwrangler/html/index2.jsp
I needed tires on my Surburban so I decided to try these out on the old beast. In one word-- fantastic!!
These tires are true off-road tires with an agressive, open tread pattern. They are rated 10/10 in snow and 9/10 off road yet they ride and handle like a street tire. Goodyear claims this balance can be attributed to the Kevlar belts. Whatever it is, it works. Unlike most off-road tires, these tires carry a 50,000 mile warranty.
http://www.goodyeartires.com/goodyeartireselector/results_tire.jsp?mrktarea=Light+Truck
Once fitted to my Surburban, it felt like a new truck. I easily tackled snow and ice, and the dry road handling was better than any truck tire I have owned. The sidewalls are very stiff and steering response is massively better than any of the last 4 sets of tires that I have had on this high-mileage old truck. They do buzz a little on the highway, but nothing like most off-road tires.
For me, the Nitro is a street 4WD that does occasional off-road duty, and this seems like the perfect tire. If you look at the size chart, they don't have this in the exact same size as stock, but there is a P245/65R17 that is 29.5" and an LT24570R17 size that at 30.5" is about an inch and a half taller than the stock 29.1" tire. I believe that we have had other forum members that have squeezed a 30.5" size tire into the Nitro.
If you have the 16" wheels-- no problem as they have a LT225/75R16 that is 29.3" diam. I don't however think you can get this in a size to fit the RT wheels.
Ken
