Good A/T Tire w/ Aggressive Sidewall

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Hey all!
I have been looking around for some good looking all-terrain tires, but the only good looking ones like the DuraTrac are super expensive. Any recommendations for a cheaper A/T tire with an aggressive sidewall?
Thanks in advanced!
 

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Kelly TSR tire.

Kelly TSR is almost an exact clone of the Goodyear DuraTrac and made by Goodyear for way cheaper.

I got a quote from a local shop on a set of 285/75/16's for $972 installed.
 

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I bought Terra Grapplers for my Tahoe and just bought Trail Grapplers for my company truck
The trail grapplers are louder than the terra's.
Glad i went with the Terra's for the family truck! LOL
 

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I've been impressed with the looks of the Cooper Zeon too. Don't know how they ride though
 

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either Cooper Zeon LTZ or Nitto Terra Grapplers.

If I get some 20's I will be getting of those two.
 

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I've been impressed with the looks of the Cooper Zeon too. Don't know how they ride though

My friend has the cooper zeon ltz's on his ram. They ride very smooth, wear like iron, and are great in the snow. They will probably be my next tire.
 

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Here is what my Nitto Terra Grappler's look like on the LTZ 20's (305/50/20):

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I love them and don't regret buying them one bit. Good sidewall and aggressive tread pattern. Fairly quite on the road and rides well on dirt roads also.
 
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Those terras look pretty dang sexy with the ltz rims. Any observations with them vs. the trail grapplers?
 

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Those terras look pretty dang sexy with the ltz rims. Any observations with them vs. the trail grapplers?

Thanks. The trail grapplers will dent your wallet more ($1000 versus $1400) and are fairly louder since they have bigger treads. I opted for the cheaper more quiet tires although I'm pretty jealous of the tread pattern the trail grapplers have.
 
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How is the snow performance with the trail grapplers? About the same or worse than the terras? I'm thinking that I will need more all-terrain than offroading, but if they are the same performance wise, I may reconsider.
 
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I had the cooper zeon on my previous truck. Rode great with no road noise at all. I went with the grapplers because of the sidewall but both tires are about the same in price also.

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Cooper stt's look pretty nice. I was talked into getting the bfg ko tire when I replaced mine last then seen the stt and kinda wished I went that route.
 

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Toyo at2. Best in market. You get what you pay for.
 

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