Nitto 295/70/17 availability?

[RTillery]

Seems these are on National backorder. Has anyone heard when they are going to be available?

 

[Mark Craig]

Rtillery,



I just got this message from a customer that might help you with 17 inch tires,



"could you metion to the guys on there about the Dick Cepeck Fun County II 17 inch tires for me? I'm no dealer, I just have had them on my truck now for 20,000 miles and they are fantastic. The sizes are there to keep most happy and they are wearing like iron. I know that you mainly focus on engine components but you're on of the only members of the TDR that I've ever talked to. I just thought the guys might want to know about these tires.

Thanks a million.

Jeff Dana"



Jeff has purchased from us and asked me to list this info for the membership etc.



Mark @ DPPI

 

[mberry]

Thanks for the info Mark. Is it just me or does 2600lbs capacity for a basically stock tire size just doesn't seem to cut it for our trucks? You have to go to the 37" tire to get up to 3195lbs and they are all load range D.

 

[AlexWV]

The Cepek F-C II 33"x17 tire is rated at only 2600 pounds. They have a 35"x17 rated at 3000 and a 37"x17 rated at 3195lbs.



The Nitto 33" mentioned in this thread is published at 3195lbs but somebody who has them said they are really 3415 (per the load rating stamped on the sidewall of the tire).

 

[KirkF]

I ordered these 295/70/17's about a month ago, and got lucky because somebody canceled an order, and I got theirs. They will be installed in the next couple days. I had a guy at discount look at the tires and he validated that the rating is actually 3415.



The only thing I am worried about is istalling them on the stock 7 1/2" rim. I hope they don't wear out in the center.



BTW - I got them for $735. 00 out the door.

 

[one8upcb]

this is what i have on the nitto terra grapplers LT295/70 R17 121R 16. 5 33. 19 12. 13 8. 0-(8. 5)-9. 5 3195@65 . Here is there site for you to browse. http://www.nittotire.com/tires.asp



And here is a site which state them have them in 3 places http://discounttiredirect.com/direct/findTireDetail.do?sw=false&cs=295&pc=40254&rd=17&ar=70

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

Kirk your stock wheels are 8" wide unless you have the base ST truck with painted steel wheels. I think the ideal rim width for 285s is 8. 5" so they should fit just fine.



Vaughn

 

[PHeadings]

and here is the best deal on Nitto's http://www.barretire.com/Tires/NITTO.htm

 

[Maddey]

Does anyone know how the Nitto's have been holding up? I am just about ready to order some tires and trying to decide whether to buy another set of BFG ATs. Much better price on the Nittos, but if they are not lasting I'd rather spend the extra money.

 

[rbattelle]

These tires look like what I want, but I am also interested in how quick they wear. They seem almost too good to be true.



-Ryan

 

[one8upcb]

Well i only have 8000 miles on them now and they still look brand new. I rotated them at 5500 miles.

 

[MikeBeggy]

I have 26000 on mine with a lot of towing. They are softer than the BFGs or Goodyears, my experience, and perform much better in the rain. I'm guessing they'll go to 35k but I always replace tires before they look gone.

 

[Dixie Dawg]

Just called Discount Tire, and they say the 295 Nitto's are on national backorder. Trying to find a 285/295 tire for this truck is proving to be quite a chore.

 

[RTillery]

7-18-05 Nitto 295's came in today. There is a new shipment that has arrived so Barre is filling backorders. The guy said they did not have enough allotment to catch up with all the orders, but they shipped mine! Had them installed and so far I like them. Maybe 25 miles. Looks like a genuine Colorado truck now. Got home and air was low (about 42-45lbs, so I bumped everything up to 65 front, 55 rear. If ya want some, Discount may have gotten their share of this last shipment.



I think I will drive down to Dairy Queen for a blizzard and do a test drive at the higher pressure. At least that's the excuse I'm gonna use.