Tires NITTO or Maxxis

I’ve been wanting to upgrade the tires and finally pulled the plug and got some nitto ridge grapplers in 265 70 17 on the stock TRD Sport wheels and stock suspension, no rubbing it all fits perfect and looks great. Performs too, testing them out almost immediately and I’m definitely satisfied.

I run exo casing on my dhrii & haven’t had any punctures

I’ve run EXO tyres for years without any problems.

But its still a beefy maxxis tire. Im riding a dhr exo rear on my hardtail no insert and 18psi. Works great.

I run exo+ with no issues.

I run exo casing minions. No complaints.

Ridden both for XC racing and I have come to prefer the specialized tires over maxxis. I personally like to run ground control T5 upfront with fast track t5 in the rear as my base for my local trails and most race courses ( mid Atlantic area US) . If the course is hard pack and not super technical I’ll run fast track upfront with fast track or renegade in the rear. My I also found to get I got pinch flats more often on maxxis or side wall cuts through rock gardens. This is completely a personal preference but I’ve also felt more in control of the bike with specialized tires I mentioned

I had 2.6 on mine and hated them. Too draggy heavy and slow. Switched to 2.4 all round and it's much more responsive in corners. I'm running Maxxis Ardent exo. No good for wet sloppy stuff,but great for dry or gritty trails.

My wife has Nitto 555G2's on her Mustang and complains about it tracking every groove in the road. Her old Nittos didn't do that.

The ride is nice, noise is low, but the wet traction is very poor.