berb
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I recently posted a thread asking for help deciding on which tires to go with and I chose the Goodyear Duratrac in 285/70R17.
The reason why I chose the Duratracs is because another forum mentioned that you could get a discount on them if you're a USAA member, of which I am. My total cost was $1,370 for 4 tires (10 plys), an 4 wheel alignment and a full synthetic oil change. I purchased the tires and install from the Goodyear website and found coupons online for the alignment and oil change that the shop matched.
I was looking at General Grabbers or another set of BFG KO2s. If it wasn't for the discount I would have probably gone with the General Grabbers based on reviews on this forum and a friend of mine has them on his truck and he likes them a lot.
Here is my initial review of the Duratracs. I will post an update in another week. I have only had them on my truck for 36 hours.
At first look, I may not have purchased the Duratracs if I had seen them in person. The tire is listed as an all terrain tire, but it is more of a hybrid between All Terrain and a Mud Tire. I don't do any heavy off roading and the Gladiator is my daily driver. If you do decent off roading and the Gladiator is your daily driver I would recommend looking at these tires. The tread pattern looked a lot tighter in every picture I have seen, either from Goodyear's website OR a picture of the tires on someone's truck. The tread is spaced out more than on my BFG KO2s, but less than the BFG or Faulken Mud Tires. The tires are very aggressive looking and I am happy with the appearance. They look really nice on the truck. I will post pictures later.
The shop set the psi to 37 all around. The max psi is 80, but I cannot imagine ever going anywhere near that high. If you have a full size truck and haul a lot of weight in you bed then I guess these would be helpful, with a load E rating and the ability to put up to 8 psi in them.
The ride down the road was very smooth and either the same road noise or slightly quieter as my BFG KO2s were. I drove home in a decent rain and the tires felt good underneath. Plenty of traction, but I wasn't testing the traction, just driving normal. I drove them on dry pavement and they felt good as well. So far, I have been happy with the tires, but I will post an update in about a week.
By the look of the tire I believe they should do well in the snow and mud, with the spacing of the tread and how deep the channels are.
Anyone that has had a set of Duratracs, please add to this review for other forum members looking for new tires.
The reason why I chose the Duratracs is because another forum mentioned that you could get a discount on them if you're a USAA member, of which I am. My total cost was $1,370 for 4 tires (10 plys), an 4 wheel alignment and a full synthetic oil change. I purchased the tires and install from the Goodyear website and found coupons online for the alignment and oil change that the shop matched.
I was looking at General Grabbers or another set of BFG KO2s. If it wasn't for the discount I would have probably gone with the General Grabbers based on reviews on this forum and a friend of mine has them on his truck and he likes them a lot.
Here is my initial review of the Duratracs. I will post an update in another week. I have only had them on my truck for 36 hours.
At first look, I may not have purchased the Duratracs if I had seen them in person. The tire is listed as an all terrain tire, but it is more of a hybrid between All Terrain and a Mud Tire. I don't do any heavy off roading and the Gladiator is my daily driver. If you do decent off roading and the Gladiator is your daily driver I would recommend looking at these tires. The tread pattern looked a lot tighter in every picture I have seen, either from Goodyear's website OR a picture of the tires on someone's truck. The tread is spaced out more than on my BFG KO2s, but less than the BFG or Faulken Mud Tires. The tires are very aggressive looking and I am happy with the appearance. They look really nice on the truck. I will post pictures later.
The shop set the psi to 37 all around. The max psi is 80, but I cannot imagine ever going anywhere near that high. If you have a full size truck and haul a lot of weight in you bed then I guess these would be helpful, with a load E rating and the ability to put up to 8 psi in them.
The ride down the road was very smooth and either the same road noise or slightly quieter as my BFG KO2s were. I drove home in a decent rain and the tires felt good underneath. Plenty of traction, but I wasn't testing the traction, just driving normal. I drove them on dry pavement and they felt good as well. So far, I have been happy with the tires, but I will post an update in about a week.
By the look of the tire I believe they should do well in the snow and mud, with the spacing of the tread and how deep the channels are.
Anyone that has had a set of Duratracs, please add to this review for other forum members looking for new tires.
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