Tires

[okiejoe]

Anyone run Nitto Tire on their Tow Vehicle? I have a 06 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually. Pull a 34ft 5th wheel. I am looking at the LTX Michelin but stopped at Big O Tires and they were trying to sell me the Nitto tires but they also carry the Michelins LTX. Give me your opinions.

[ksss]

I just put a set of NITTO EXO Grapplers on my 2500HD. I pulled the Hankook ATM's off and when my 3500HD gets here I will take the Michelin AT2's off that and will be traded back on the NITTO's I have on now. The ATMs will end up back on my 2500HD when it is traded in. Interestingly I made this deal about a month ago and did the deal with my tire guy on my take off Michelins. He now has a whole room full of take off Michelins which have come off of new or near new HD's. It appears no one is staying with the Michelin AT2, they are now only giving $100 per tire trade for the Michelins. I gave $300 plus my new take offs for the NITTO's. Maybe it is just this area, but no one is digging that AT2.

The Hankook ATM is an excellent tire in my experience, decent traction and I was getting great wear out of the tires. I just needed something a little more aggressive. The NITTO EXO's have been excellent in snow and ice and mud so far. Hopefully they wear well, but the traction is certainly there. My tire size is 275/70/18.

[CKNSLS]

I have the CrossTeks as well.

[fla-gypsy]

I swapped mine for Nitto Dura Grapplers this year and they have performed well.

[glazier]

I have a good friend who ran the Terra Grappler on his 2500, he said they got loud after he put some miles on them. I like the new Terra Grappler G2, they look very impressive.

[Bionic_Man]

No first hand experience with Nitto's, but I have a good friend that had them on his 2005 Ram 3500 and got TERRIBLE mileage out of them. If I remember right, they lasted less than 25,000 miles. This friend is terribly hard on everything he owns, but his experience was enough to make me think twice.

I had Hankook's on my 03 before I sold it. I put around 2000 miles on them, and if I was going to keep the truck, I would have gotten rid of the tires. They wandered terribly, especially under load.

My truck has about 37,000 miles on the OEM tires. Will be replacing the fronts next spring, and will likely go to Michellin. I have had the best luck with them in the past.

[caberto]

RedRocket204 wrote:

donn0128 wrote:
You might also look at Hankook tires.

I just re-shoe'd my 1-ton SRW with Hankook Dynapro ATM tires. So far good but they really have not been put to the test yet. Priorities for me are load rated E along with good traction on less than desirable road conditions; i.e. snow/ice. I was very interested in the Nitto Terra (or Dura) Grappler as they are supposed to be excellent but fell slightly short in regards to usage on snow/ice, some like them, some don't.

The Hankook Dynapro have lots of manufacturer siping which was the clincher...this and they are still considered an All-Terrain tread.

I've had the Dynapro ATM's for 30K+ miles, and while they've been great tires, they have been getting noisier as they get more wear. That is the only drawback I have found to these tires, otherwise, they've been great in every other aspect; stability, rain, snow, mud and dirt. But I'm not sure if I will get them again due to the increasing noise... I'm hoping they come out with a new version that's quieter before I have to get new tires again.

[coolbreeze01]

"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. (TTHA) is the wholly-owned North American subsidiary of TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. of Osaka, Japan. Headquartered in Cypress, California, TTHA and its group companies manufacture, import, sell and distribute Toyo and Nitto brand tires in the U.S., Canada and Mexico."

I have 12,000 mi on a set of Made in the USA Nitto Crosstecs on my PU. Liking them so far.

I have Toyos on other rigs and I'm happy with them.

[The_Mad_Norsky]

Seems like a good spot for this question.

Aren't Toyo and Nitto made by the same company?????

[rhagfo]

I just went from Toyo Open Country M/S to Michelin M/S 2+,Great traction! They are really great on wet roads. I currently don't have the spin issues I had with the Toyos taking off on wet pavement their grip is great!

[RedRocket204]

donn0128 wrote:
You might also look at Hankook tires.

I just re-shoe'd my 1-ton SRW with Hankook Dynapro ATM tires. So far good but they really have not been put to the test yet. Priorities for me are load rated E along with good traction on less than desirable road conditions; i.e. snow/ice. I was very interested in the Nitto Terra (or Dura) Grappler as they are supposed to be excellent but fell slightly short in regards to usage on snow/ice, some like them, some don't.

The Hankook Dynapro have lots of manufacturer siping which was the clincher...this and they are still considered an All-Terrain tread.

[Busdriver]

I have the crossteck like them.

[donn0128]

Good but on the high end cost wise. There are lots of good choices starting with Commercial TA, thru Firestone Transforce to Michelin. Let google be your friend. Web sites like Discount tire and Tire Rack can be very informative and have customer reviews. Read them and then decide what is best for the money in your mind. You might also look at Hankook tires. They constantly get good reviews and offer attractive prices.

[abc40kids]

I run the Nitto Dura Grappler on my dually and really like them. There are many good tires out there now and not saying Mich isn't a good tire but you really don't have to spend Mich money to get a good tire.

You didnt mention which Nitto, I would assume for your TV it would be the Dura or the Terra Grappler... If the Terra ask for the G2, it will replace the old model and the G2 comes with a mileage warranty.