Goodyear Wrangler DURA-TRAC Review

jmichaelsjeep · **Posted:** Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:30 pm

I have had my duratracs on for about 2k miles now. I just got back from a weekend trip to MN where I got to drive them through all sorts of first snowstorm slop. THEY ARE AWESOME! These tires are like glue! So far no noise issues, and the grip the road as well as the loose terrain.

Right now I'd still purchase them again.

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:17 am

finally got a full sized spare after going without for a couple months. :roll:

guy mounted, rotated, reset the bead twice and only added one small 25g weight to balance my load C 265/75/16 on MOAB. idk how people complain about these things not being able to balance. only gotten stuck once in sticky mud that my buddy with 33s M/Ts got stuck in also. they do great aired down to 18(lowest ive gone yet) on local terrain. man i love these tires! :BANANA:

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Dec 01, 2010 1:49 pm

Mine all balanced real well also , no problems with them at 19000 miles now

huntbuggy · **Joined:** Sun Dec 19, 2010 6:24 pm **Posts:** 91

Hey Tom,

Just started pricing these at lunch hour today and came across a price difference between the load rating and ply ratings on LT245/75r16 and was wondering what you guys ran.

At the local shops I can get this tire in either a 108/104Q C ply or the 120/116Q E ply but the E is from $20-40 canuck bucks more per tire... that's a lot of loonies

I guess technically everything depends on application and weight but would I have to air down the E tire like crazy on a lighter vehicle like the libby? Or is the C tire just fine for the average weekend warrior?

Thx!

(The cheaper Canadian Duratrac clone I'm looking at also has an E load rating - the Territory)

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Wed Dec 22, 2010 7:57 pm

im happy with my C rated tires. there are alot of opinions on which rating is better. i chose C for ride comfort because they are not as stiff, which means they conform to terrain better also when aired down. they also weight and cost less.

went wheeling today and chewed up my rim pretty good on an old drainage tubing but didnt hurt the tires sidewall at all. i have 265 on 8" wide rims and aired down to 18 with no problems.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:39 pm

DirtyKK wrote:

im happy with my C rated tires. there are alot of opinions on which rating is better. i chose C for ride comfort because they are not as stiff, which means they conform to terrain better also when aired down. they also weight and cost less.

went wheeling today and chewed up my rim pretty good on an old drainage tubing but didnt hurt the tires sidewall at all. i have 265 on 8" wide rims and aired down to 18 with no problems.

X's two

4WheelAholic · **Posted:** Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:21 pm

I got these just before the bad weather hit and I have been nothing but impressed with them, I have drivin the passes and gone up to Mt.Hood....these own the snow, as far as rain I have drivin in the worst rain of 2010 in Portland, OR (over 1" in one day) and they never skipped a beat....now to get them muddy and sandy. I am running 245/75R16. When I upgrade my Hyundai (DD) to a YJ I'll put these on it to!!!

Jackson02 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 12:16 am

Picking a set of these up in a few days to replace my old Irok NDs hope they can live up to my expectations.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:48 am

Jackson02 wrote:

Picking a set of these up in a few days to replace my old Irok NDs hope they can live up to my expectations.

And as a forum rule, you know that you must post pics, right? :wink:

Jackson02 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:10 am

Jackson02 wrote:

Picking a set of these up in a few days to replace my old Irok NDs hope they can live up to my expectations.

oh yeah i will :BANANA:

Jackson02 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:43 am

Had 31 10.50 15s on soft 8s installed today got about 30 miles on them so far and they are so much quieter and smoother than the iroks. :pepper:

It is pouring the snow down right now so i will have to test them tomorrow. :SOMBRERO:

Jackson02 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:32 am

An extremely dirty pic, i am very happy with them so far

Cameraflage · **Posted:** Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:30 am

We just got a set of Goodyear Duratracs installed last week. So far, we've been very impressed. We had about 8" of snow last week, and the new tires really grabbed the road. They're also very quiet compared to the Grabber AT2s we had before.

Claymore the Wonder Collie approves.

Flattened pinch weld.

I also bent the front air dam forward a bit to allow for a little more clearance.

The only problem with these tires is with my rear glass. We sustained some damage a few months back when we managed to get all five tires in contact with the ground at the same time (long story), which bent our rear gate and spare tire mount. A few washers angled the tire far enough back to allow the glass to clear it.

Yeah, we like these tires, and we got them (LT245/75R16s) mounted and balanced for under $200 each. Looking forward to wheeling them this April.

loosvelt · **Posted:** Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:02 am

I was wondering for you guys who run the 245/75/r16 C's, what kind of power loss and mpg loss did you get? I am trying to decide between these and some more Toyo AT 255/70r16's (awesome tire btw, just a little limited for trail use with the weak side wall).

huntbuggy · **Joined:** Sun Dec 19, 2010 6:24 pm **Posts:** 91

Was wondering the same thing as I'm about to get these ordered... maybe not MPG as it's often vehicle-subjective but what each tire weighs would be nice.

(In the end trying to get a rough weight difference between a P235/70R16 on stock aluminums VS LT245/75R16 (108C) on a Cragar Soft8 16x7 ... not just for the rolling weight but also how much weight I'm putting on the rear door hinge with my spare if I want to bolt some other gear back there)

Funny how weight is not much of a specification criterion anyplace, or I'm not Googling hard enough.

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:50 pm

The real weight is in the soft *s they are heavy
look at TIRERACK it lists all of the tires, weight per tire etc. 10 minutes on line will give you all the info you want

Kdabbagh · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:05 pm

Hey I was looking at getting these same tires, same size, one I got mine lifted (frankenlift ii) but thinking of just leaving them on the stock renegade rims if they cause no problem. They seem like a good tire

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tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:25 pm

245-75s will work out OK on stock wheels and lifted
should have no problems
can't believe how many people are getting these finally

Kdabbagh · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:50 pm

i think if i end up having any issues, i will go with some cragar soft 8's, black wheels / silver paint looks good

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:27 pm

was gonna start a new thread on my new tires, i'll just add here.......

Only several miles on them but noticeably quieter and smoother compared to the worn out Maxxis Bighorns that were on there. Went for the 15's so future replacements will be cheaper. Even with buying some new 15" rims the total was only the cost of one rim more than the price of 4 16" tires alone.

looking forward to some wheeling to see how they handle the terrain out here.

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