- Hey, what's going on guys?
Josh from TrailBuilt and welcome back
to another Tuesday tire and wheel matchup.
And today we're gonna be showing you guys
these nitto trail grapplers
40 by 13 and a half on 17 inch icon thrust.
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So these nitto trail grappler,
is a 40 by 13 and a half on a 17 inch icon thrust.
Now this is gonna be a load range C,
so it's not gonna be your D E
or F where it has a heavier load range rating.
However, you're gonna get
a little bit more pliability out of the tire.
So it's gonna flex and fold
over those obstacles a little bit better
because the sidewall isn't gonna be as stiff.
It still has the super durable sidewall,
that's going to be puncture resistant and cut resistant
that these trail grapplers are known for.
Especially, if you're familiar with them
and have seen them perform in such races like
the Baja 1000 and Ultra4 Racing.
You know, exactly how tough these tires are.
And we've seen them perform firsthand
out on some of the trails around here.
Like Moab Rim, for example,
these things were just hooking and grabbing
and gripping and moving this JT right along.
We've also been able to see
some other competitor tires out here
that just weren't hooking as good as these trail grapplers.
So it really was a great testament
for us to really see how well these things performed.
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So with that said, (kids talking)
You can see right off the bat,
these sidewalls on here are really aggressive.
It almost has a second tread on the sidewall.
So when you are air down, just like you can see
in the video, this side tread is actually part
of the tread that's contacting the ground.
Now I realize we have the JT up on a ramp.
So you're going to get a little bit more fold on the tire
as we're doing this video, but even out on the trail
you can see really how well the sidewall grips
and grabs at the ground below.
You can see that it does have pretty massive tread lugs
that really help grabbing grip.
Plus the tread voids in between the lugs,
there's plenty of room to help evacuate
whatever it is you're in.
If it's sand, mud, and it really helped kick
some of that out of there to help keep that traction
and keep that momentum moving forward.
So really super impressed with these trail grapplers.
And then, as far as the wheels now,
these are gonna be a zero offset
17 inch wheel by eight and a half.
These are ICON's, one of their newest latest designs.
This is called the ICON Thrust.
So this particular finish here is a satin black
which really accents this JT.
This gladiator here really looks nice.
One of the things I really like with this new thrust design,
is you can see that it's a simulated beadlock nugget.
Not the actual beadlock, but they made it
so that it blends in pretty nice
to the overall look and feel of the wheel.
So it doesn't really stick out
as much as some other simulated beadlocks out there.
It's a nice smooth design,
nice smooth transition from the face of the wheel
into the beadlock, into the rim of the wheel here.
And you can see too,
that we also have some rock rash on here.
What's nice about that is,
it's not actually affecting the face of the wheel itself.
So you're keeping the face of the wheel back out
of the rocks, protected.
You're not gonna get a lot of damage around there
but if you guys are hardcore rock crawling,
this rock rash on here, obviously to be expected.
So really like this.
It does come in a couple of different finishes and sizes.
Obviously, this particular bolt pattern is for this wheel.
As you can see, these are exposed lag nuts
which I like that look.
It's a nice clean look.
It's sort of more of a bolder look,
more muscular look to a not a real big fan
of the center caps that cover up the lag nuts.
So really like the look of this wheel.
If you guys are looking for
a set of these new thrusts and these tires,
these Nitto Ridge Grapplers.
Definitely, make sure
and check them all right on our website.
It's trailbuiltoffroad.com.
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I'm Josh from TrailBuilt,
and we'll see you guys out in the thrust.
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