River19
Observer
To be clear my experience and issues with Nittos are based on using them on heavier rigs. Terra Grapplers were on my diesel F250 and turned that thing into a wallowy POS when I towed our horse trailer unless I had the rear inflated to the max pressure (only 65psi). In the winter they were down right scary and I had an 8500lb sled, the Duratracs on that rig transformed it into a winter beast and their stiffness was notable when towing. The Trail Grapplers are on my current 2014 Ram 2500 (I bought it gently used with 17K on the clock) and the previous owner installed the Nittos. They are stiff enough and they allow me to meet the Ram suggested OEM 85psi range for the rears.....but they wear so damn quickly, on a 3/4 ton rig they are 20-25K mile tires at best. I don't drive the Ram in the snow so I can't speak to snow performance. With those tires my issue is wear not performance per se.
The Generals on my Tundra are wearing like iron....I have about 40-45K on those and I'd say tread is about 40% still at this point.
For the lighter rigs like the Toyotas perhaps the Nittos will wear differently but I hear they generally use a softer compound, hence the wear. Everyone seems to have different experiences and if someone is putting <10K miles per year on a rig then a 30K tire might be acceptable. We drive ~450-500 miles round trip per weekend up to our cabin and deal with mud, ice and snow from October through May so I need something that will last and provide good performance at 75mph, snow and in legit mud season on dirt roads. Hunting season also finds me on logging roads that sometimes are rockier and muddier than we would like
