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    Hi All,
    As the title says I am leaning towards getting Bridgestone Duller 697 tires for my GXL. There is mixed views on their grip in wet. Any comments about the wet tarmac handling or general views on 697's?

    Thanks in advance. BTW getting Costco membership as they throw in a few extras like free tire rotation etc.

    Staying with 265/65/17 configuration.
    D4D. How long will it last?

  • #2
    Dunno about 697's but the old Desert Dueller Cheesecutters on our 40 series have never let us down

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    • #3
      Nitto Terra Grapplers G2 are buy 3 get 1 free at Bob Jane.
      Also look at Toyo AT2s.

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      • #4
        I had 697s on a Nissan Navara twin cab with plenty of weight in the back, very scary in the wet. Also only got about 50k out of a set, rotated every 10k. Currently considering Nitto Terra Grappler (made by Toyo) at $765 from Bob Jane on a buy 3 get 4 deal. Started a thread this morning to see if anyone here has good or bad things to say about them.
        1997 petrol auto, 430 000km. Still going strong.
        2004 petrol auto, 233 000km. Cracked dash and no help from Toyota!

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        • #5
          Thanks all, will look at the options. Unfortunately Costco have a very limited range and none of what has been mentioned here. Need to widen the scope I guess.
          D4D. How long will it last?

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          • #6
            I ran 697s for about 12 months. Great on road and in the wet but were shite off road so swapped them for ATZ P3s.

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            • #7
              Tye the Hankook Rf10 ATM great tyre

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              • #8
                Originally posted by amts View Post
                Nitto Terra Grapplers G2 are buy 3 get 1 free at Bob Jane.
                Also look at Toyo AT2s.
                G2 are a passenger Construction. If you want a LT construction stick with the original Terra Grappler.
                Also Toyo Australia are about to release an Open Country RT, sits between an AT and a Mud.
                Toyo/Nitto same company.

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                • #9
                  Pretty happy with me BFG KO2's, they are a bit pricy but they've got a solid rep. Have also heard really good things about Toyo/ Nitto (from memory their AT is about the same price as a KO2- At least with Gympie dealers anyway).

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                  • #10
                    Nitro Terra Grappler 265 70 17 $250 a corner F&B from BJ about two months ago. They matched a www price. My second set and still happy.

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                    • #11
                      I switched from BFG to 697. The 697 is much better on the road and in the wet, but nowhere near as good as the BFG off road.
                      [B]Steve[/B]

                      2010 Silver GXL Prado 150, D4D Auto, with a few non standard bits

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by whynot12 View Post
                        G2 are a passenger Construction. If you want a LT construction stick with the original Terra Grappler.
                        Also Toyo Australia are about to release an Open Country RT, sits between an AT and a Mud.
                        Toyo/Nitto same company.
                        "The Terra Grappler G2 is Nitto’s next generation all-terrain light truck tire specifically designed to meet your everyday on and off-road adventures. "

                        Have about 25,000k on them on both vehicles and apart from a little more road noise they have held up well and are pretty good in the wet and work good off road. Very happy at the price they were.

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                        • #13
                          Sorry, got my info from Nitto Australian WWW. Now I'm confused. I've only had the Terra Grapplers which also has different ratings.... Apparently. ��


                          http://nittotyre.com.au/tyres/4x4-ty...a-grappler-g2/

                          The Nitto Terra Grappler G2® is Nitto’s next generation all-terrain tyre, specifically designed to tackle your everyday on- and off-road adventure.


                          245/65R17 111T Passenger N/A 10.0 750 248 340 270 364 8.0 7.0-8.5 437
                          265/65R17 116T Passenger N/A 10.2 776 272 350 296 377 8.0 7.5-9.5 423
                          265/70R17 115T Passenger N/A 10.4 804 272 361

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                          • #14
                            Apologies for delayed response, finally gave in to 697's from Costco. Also found that the free tyre rotation is done every 10k. So I plan to do the rotation alternate to the service schedule. There is definitely more road noise than Dunlop's.
                            D4D. How long will it last?

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                            • #15
                              New set of Nitto G2s going on the 120 tomorrow. Will post up thoughts on them later. $765 on the buy 3 get 4th free deal.
                              1997 petrol auto, 430 000km. Still going strong.
                              2004 petrol auto, 233 000km. Cracked dash and no help from Toyota!

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