Nitto Trail Grappler

CONative

CONative

New member
I have a 2013 Rubicon JKU with the Teraflex performance leveling kit (coils, not pucks) and MCE flat front fenders, stock rubi rims and Spidertrax 1.5" spacers. After intense sole (no type-o, pun intended) searching, I am going with Nitto Trail Grapplers, but now I need to decide on the size. I'd rather not get into cutting the pinch seam and rubi-rails right now - mostly because that will lead to 35's and c-gussets, etc - but am wondering which size tire I can fit given my setup:

Size Tread Dia Width Rim Size
LT285/75R17 18.9 34.09 11.57 7.5-(8.0)-9.5
LT295/70R17 19.4 33.54 11.97 7.5-(8.5)-10.0

I like the 285's for the thinner width, but the 295's have a greater tread depth which also appeals to me. Doing a search seems to show that either will work, but I want to confirm.

Anyone have pictures of a setup similar to this?

Thanks in advance!
 
cozdude

cozdude

Guy with a Red 2-Door
i would do the 285/75 because that will come out to be more of a true 33" tire over the 295/70
 
13_gecko_rubi

13_gecko_rubi

Caught the Bug
JeepKeeper said:
Just the rails, pinch seams are already tapered on '13+ models.
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It depends when it was built. They changed over mid model year. My 13 was built in sept of 12 and they weren't tapered. Was not long after that they switched.

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JayKay

JayKay

Caught the Bug
13_gecko_rubi said:
It depends when it was built. They changed over mid model year. My 13 was built in sept of 12 and they weren't tapered. Was not long after that they switched.

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That's something I wasn't aware of. My brothers '13 unlimited seams are tapered, but I'm not sure when his was built.
 
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