I've had my TGs on for a whopping 200 miles or so and I noticed that the tiny injection nubs are still on the tire tread. That's got to be a record for me even though I don't accelerate, brake or turn hard. I drive mild.
On the stock Dunlops those were gone in 50 miles. On my BFG Traction T/As on my GP GT and my BFG ATs on my GMC the nubs were gone pretty quick too. I got great life out of both types of BFGs on two different vehicles.
I went with these Nittos in stock size on the FJ (total of 630 miles on it now) because I didn't want to spend so much on tires on a new truck but I wanted to get rid of the Dunlops as they got horrible reviews. The Nittos fit the bill, look awesome and so far on dry and wet they handle great.
We have about two inches of heavy wet snow out there today and still coming, so they will get their first slick road test with packy type snow in about 30 minutes or less.
I'll report back on how I feel they do with my driving style.
I have beat the death out of mine for dirt, mud, sharp rocks have never had a flat. The wear is even with alot of tread to go. I will probly get 40K out of them. they will be my next set also.
OK, so I'm back. I think in snow, slush and hardpack they perform about as good as any other AT tire I've used.
If you get on it they break loose but if you accelerate as if on snow like you should they only occassionally spin. For braking, they seem to be doing fine, no ABS activation.
I went over 1/2 throttle on take off from a light and the traction control kicked in as the rear end started to kick to the side. Normal for a short wheelbase RWD.
No super nasty stuff but enough to test it out.
As winter goes on we'll have to see what they are like on corners and such. So far so good, but I also don't expect my tires to take over for bad driving and lead footing it.
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After a week of snow experience onbrand new Nittos, they aren't all that good on hard packed snow or loose snow with hard pack under it. They aren't horrible, but after some time they don't seem as good as I initially thought. The TRAC gets a workout on what my GP could drive completely fine on without spinning. GP had Traction T/As, a sporty car tire. Maybe if the TRAC let me spin a bit more before taking over it would be nice.
But now that I'm used to it, it's OK I guess. I just remember to literally crawl off the stop. If you need to cross traffic, leave a lot of room.
I had them in about four inches of loose snow on pavement and they seemed fine.
I have about 1K on the new TGs and I also find that I can spin them in hard pack snow but nothing that I can't live with. The torque will break them free if I give it a good shot but average accel and their fine. I do like the way that the tread cleans out quickly. I noticed that I get a bit more respect from tailgaters since the snow fling from the tires will cover their hood if they get too close. All in all I am happy with them for winter driving.
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Driving in the southwest, I find the Nitto TG's are an exceptional tire. Mine have about 32,000 miles on them and a lot of tread left, but the tread itself has been cut up by lava, a lot of off-pavement and off-road driving on rocks and the tread itself shows the results because the tread itself is cut up after very punishing use. The tread should last at least 60,000 miles if you're not punishing them every time you take them out.
My next set of tires will be another set of Nitto TG's.
They're average on snow, ice and mud. If you're running on a lot of ice, I don't know that they're the best choice. If you're running in a lot of mud, consider the Nitto Mud tires (1911 runs them and loves them).
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