Best lightweight 35s for 18 in rims?

[RJV]

Looking for the best "light weight" 35 (or close) AT tire for my stock Sahara rims. Looking to avoid anything load range D or E. So far it looks like two options:

295/70/18 Nitto Recon Grappler - love the looks, and the lightest one I can find (52.5 lbs), comes in at 34.4" diameter, so perfect there. I have ran probably 7-10 sets of Toyos and Nittos over the years and always liked them. My hang up is no 3PMSF rating and it looks like they don't have a ton of siping. I live in WI so we get snow and I occasionally take it out west on ski trips.

35x11.5x18 Falken WildPeak AT4W - heavier, at 62.6 lbs and load range C. Closer to an actual 35 (34.9"), which is nice. has the 3PMSF rating. My hang up here is the extra 10 lbs. Never owned a set of Falkens, but they seem to get good reviews.

Any one else have thoughts on these tires or any others I should consider? I do moderate trails (in Moab, like hells revenge or top of the world, and then other stuff back in WI), but it's also driven on the highway a lot.

 

[wayoflife]

Is there a reason why you're so concerned about a few pounds?

Hard to knock Nittos and they would be what I would run.

 

[DirtHeadDavis]

Don't think you need to be as worried about weight as you are. In any tire a load range C rides softer than an E but doesn't wear as well. I personally would want a stronger sidewall (such as those found on E rated tires) with more longevity and if low and behold the ride becomes an issue, there's the bright idea of running lower pressure.

As far as the tires to run, I'd stand by anything made by Nitto for A/T and M/T and have seen that while the Falkens are affordable and perform decently, they wear like shit in any application I've seen them on.

 

[OverlanderJK]

The falkens are nice. I have them. Work great in all weather conditions.

 

[bobfriesenhahn]

Looking for the best "light weight" 35 (or close) AT tire for my stock Sahara rims. Looking to avoid anything load range D or E. So far it looks like two options:

295/70/18 Nitto Recon Grappler - love the looks, and the lightest one I can find (52.5 lbs), comes in at 34.4" diameter, so perfect there. I have ran probably 7-10 sets of Toyos and Nittos over the years and always liked them. My hang up is no 3PMSF rating and it looks like they don't have a ton of siping. I live in WI so we get snow and I occasionally take it out west on ski trips.

35x11.5x18 Falken WildPeak AT4W - heavier, at 62.6 lbs and load range C. Closer to an actual 35 (34.9"), which is nice. has the 3PMSF rating. My hang up here is the extra 10 lbs. Never owned a set of Falkens, but they seem to get good reviews.

Any one else have thoughts on these tires or any others I should consider? I do moderate trails (in Moab, like hells revenge or top of the world, and then other stuff back in WI), but it's also driven on the highway a lot.

On a popular YouTube truck/Jeep channel, I saw a stopping distance in snow test of 3 3-peak rated tires, and the Falken WildPeak AT4W required almost twice the stopping distance of the other two (a BF Goodrich T/A KO3 tire, and Firestone Destination AT/2 tire). That was an eye-opener.

 

[Ddays]

I have the Falkens on my Ram and I'm pretty happy with them. I'd get them again. I don't have experience with the Recon's, but the other Nitto's I've run are hard to beat.

 

[RJV]

Is there a reason why you're so concerned about a few pounds?

Hard to knock Nittos and they would be what I would run.

Don't think you need to be as worried about weight as you are. In any tire a load range C rides softer than an E but doesn't wear as well. I personally would want a stronger sidewall (such as those found on E rated tires) with more longevity and if low and behold the ride becomes an issue, there's the bright idea of running lower pressure.

As far as the tires to run, I'd stand by anything made by Nitto for A/T and M/T and have seen that while the Falkens are affordable and perform decently, they wear like shit in any application I've seen them on.

The falkens are nice. I have them. Work great in all weather conditions.

On a popular YouTube truck/Jeep channel, I saw a stopping distance in snow test of 3 3-peak rated tires, and the Falken WildPeak AT4W required almost twice the stopping distance of the other two (a BF Goodrich T/A KO3 tire, and Firestone Destination AT/2 tire). That was an eye-opener.

I have the Falkens on my Ram and I'm pretty happy with them. I'd get them again. I don't have experience with the Recon's, but the other Nitto's I've run are hard to beat.

Thanks for the replies! I like the idea of keeping weight down just for the sake of it. I think I'm still leaning towards Nittos based on my past experiences with them. Never had a bad one.

 

[Launch]

I've had the Nitto Ridge Grapplers & the Flaken Wildpeak AT's and I would choose the Nitto's over the Falkens. The Recons I've never had but if you plan on doing any off roading I'd consider the Ridge Grappler which has a proven track record both on and off road.

 

[cozdude]

I wouldn’t worry about the difference in weight if the tires. The sprung weight that you add to your jeep is what I would worry about more personally.

That being said a lot of people buy the falkens thru my work so I mount and balance a lot of them. They balance well and ride nice. I personally prefer nitto tho as all of them I have ran have been great tires. For the nittos look for a 315 if you can. That will be closer to a 35 than the 295