goodyear duratrac [Archive] - The Ranger Station Forums

akalogan

09-02-2009, 10:49 AM

After looking around with help from you guys and my friends here I purchased the goodyear dura trac. The size I got was the 265/75r16 in and e load rating. This is just an the first review to let you all know what I think and what I have done with them so far.
1st- These tires make a little noise at low speed, but you can't hear them at highway speed (70-75 mph) radio off and windows down.

2nd- Traction on pavement is very good. I have tried to spin out all these tires do is launch that much harder. In powder dirt it is like having shovels attached to your wheels, they dig in and again launch you hard. Down side to that is they do have the sidewall lugs, which I have never used before, they actually stick outside the wheel well and coat your ranger in a thick layer of dirt (which is fine except I had my windows open.)

3rd- These tires do look tough, people who are into trucks looking like a truck are loving the overall appearance.

4th- Price was not too bad, it was $915 plus some change. At discount tire with tax and m/b. If I get 4 years out of this heavy duty tire then they have paid for themselves.

5th-The ride is stiff then the p-rated tires that came stock with my ranger. However, The overall ride is not too bad. You do not even a kidney belt. I imagine that the c load ride would be comparable to the stock tires (I would have got the c's but was to impatient to wait for them.)

6th- When things get wetter and the snow falls I will report on those conditions.

strvger

09-02-2009, 11:31 AM

so far, so good it sounds like!! can't wait to see how they do in snow and on ice. did you or are you going to have some extra siping done on them for ice?

akalogan

09-02-2009, 12:16 PM

They have alot of factory siping. So I think I will leave them be for now. They do have the mountain/snowflake on the side so we will see if they are my perfect tire!

akalogan

09-03-2009, 01:06 PM

Learned something new about the tire this morning as I was leaving the hardware store today. I looked down and the had climbed up the curb. the tread block was barely on yet it was holding onto the curb like nobodies business! If it can find something to grab these tires will grab it.

Tractorman

09-27-2009, 09:53 PM

These are the tires I want to go with, but I'm concerned about how long they will last and wet weather/snow. Plus I hear they tend to wander during highway driving. Thoughts?

akalogan

10-08-2009, 10:22 AM

It is a little early for snow yet, but we had the first big rain since I bought these tires. they are amazing in the wet stuff. even deep standing water along the intersections. They track straight and true. The tires really do launch better then any tire I have ever used. So far they are my new favorite tire. I will be towing with them today so that will be another test.

99rngr

10-08-2009, 08:04 PM

to answer your questin tractorman about the mileage... i actualy work at discount tire and i have heard that theyre supposed to last a decent amount of time. my guess would be about 40000 miles possibly. which isnt horrible. and isnt outstanding either. so i hope that clears up a little bit. I've put on a few sets of these tires and so far they only have about 10000 miles on them

akalogan

10-11-2009, 05:15 AM

hopefully I am not running this thread into the ground, but I did get to tow with the duratrac, do some long distance highway time (70-75mph) and I must say that they tow clean as can be. My neighbor trimmed his tree and over loaded his utility trailer. It had about 3500 lbs in it and he used my truck and I towed the same trailer with a freezer in the back. No issues at all with the heavier load or the light load. The highway driving is great they are more quit then the stock rt/s that came with my ranger. I still love the way the duratrac's look. When we get snow this year I will update again...

ajmiller

10-17-2009, 02:55 PM

i have these on mine, mudded them, climbed steep dirt and gravel hills, went in the sand at the beach and worked like a dandy...(i dont have limited slip btw) =]

Roger

10-18-2009, 03:39 PM

If these last as long and are as tough as the Goodyear Workhorse they replace, then you should be happy with them. My boss has run Workhorses on his work trucks for 10 years and MAYBE has one flat a year. We work in the desert, rocks, deep sand, little pavement.

I'm thinking about a set of Duratracs for my ZJ.

akalogan

10-30-2009, 11:04 AM

With only 35 psi (again they are e load) with around 1200-1300 lbs. of compost these tires were really handling the road at interstate speed like a dream. I know I am not even coming close to the weight rating on the tires but damn if I don't love these tires. I don't have to do a lot of driving so in around 3 months I have logged around 1500-1700 miles they do great in rain (and standing water that was at a low point in the road) at 60 mph +. They find traction in powder dirt, or mud. The inside lugs cake up, but the outer lugs spin clean very well. No super swamper but a great all around do anything tire! Now if I can convince all of you to buy them then so goodyear will keep making them cause I think they are going to be on my truck for a good many year. I want them around for awhile yet!

akalogan

11-13-2009, 10:34 AM

Newest update! Wow these tires fall into the holysh@! range! Finally got to use in snow and ice. They clawed around like they had cleats on them. I got to drive ice covered rocks and they didn't miss a beat. I only used 4x4 once and that was so I would not tear up someones cabin drive way when I was turning around. sniff... I love these tires.

kris97ranger

11-21-2009, 10:27 PM

im glad u like these tires cause i have a set comming in next week 33x12.5r15 i cannot wait all ive heard is great things

Roger

11-21-2009, 11:24 PM

One of my co-workers has them on his Ram 3500 work truck. He likes them enough, he bought them for his own Silverado. There is a backlog nationwide on certain sizes...

Sasquatch_Ryda

11-21-2009, 11:44 PM

We have been selling them like hot cakes, its our number 1 light truck winter tire right now.

Have heard nothing but good things coming back from customers. Ride nice, quiet, grip very well, wearing good. All good things so far from people running them on escapes and ranger all the way up to 1 tons.

wahlstrom1

11-22-2009, 12:04 AM

Same here, looks like they have a winner as far as a general purpose tire goes. I'd go as far to say decent competition for the BFG AT in lighter trucks, and especially for the heavy trucks where the BFG doesn't seem to hold up.

kris97ranger

11-22-2009, 09:47 AM

One of my co-workers has them on his Ram 3500 work truck. He likes them enough, he bought them for his own Silverado. There is a backlog nationwide on certain sizes...

ya i orderd mine about a month or so ago they said they should be in any time. has anyoen had these in snow yet? thats the only terrain i havnt heard much about

akalogan

11-24-2009, 04:37 PM

only up in the hills. I don't know about the pavement yet but time will tell... unless there is no snow this year.

Sasquatch_Ryda

11-24-2009, 04:51 PM

ya i orderd mine about a month or so ago they said they should be in any time. has anyoen had these in snow yet? thats the only terrain i havnt heard much about

We've had a bit of snow lately and people seem to be impressed with them so far:icon_thumby:

akalogan

11-28-2009, 10:57 PM

MountainMike

11-29-2009, 01:53 AM

I'm getting more and more looking forward to getting these tires every post you make Logan:D

kris97ranger

11-29-2009, 11:09 AM

me too haha. 2 of mine came in last week but the other two im waiting on...

johnnyboy110

11-29-2009, 05:02 PM

I've been looking at the 33x12.5x15s for my ranger. Anyone have any pics of them on their ranger???

akalogan

11-29-2009, 07:46 PM

I had posted some on my ranger in 265/75r16. Folks I have to admit that I love these tires. I have not been this impressed by an a/t for along time!

CheapThrillB2

11-29-2009, 11:00 PM

Ok at 5:30 am I was heading to work this morning and It was finally iced over on the roads. These tires continue to shine. All I only had to slow down my take off down a little. Even the braking was controlled. Notice though that I did mention controlled speeds (For you hotrods out there.) It is still ice, but compared to the stock goodyear rt/s tires that I replaced They are still the best all around tires that I have ever used!

I hated the RT/S almost as much as the AT/S.

I currently have the AT/S on my one ton and hate them SOB's. When I can afford it I have every intention of buying the Dura-Trecs.

Did I mention I work for a GoodYear and I can buy them at 20% below cost (as in 20% less then the normal cost my store pays for them, not retail):yahoo:

Sasquatch_Ryda

11-30-2009, 12:12 AM

Had RT/S on my sport trac when I got it...tossed them after about 3 days of driving on them. Horrible tire.

Sevensecondsuv

11-30-2009, 12:07 PM

I don't personally have a set of these, but I think I can make a good prediction about snow performance based on driving through several snowy winters on BFG A/T's.

When a tire has big sharp shoulder lugs, like the duratrac and BFG A/Ts, they really claw hard at snow when you're offroad. They are great for that. But driving partially plowed highways is another matter. Everything is great until you drift a little out of the tire tracks through the snow left by the cars in front of you. As soon as those shoulder lugs hit the 1" of snow at the edge of the tire track, they just get sucked in big time. This happened to me again and again with the BFG's, once it ended in with the exploder doing circles down a two lane road at 40 mph. Luckily I was able to pull it out of the spin after about 3 times around. I loved these tires for their snow traction, but they were downright scary trying to drive down a partially cleared road. I now have some Cooper Discoverer H/Ts on there (got a real good price on 265/75R15) and I'm confident the nice round shoulder of the H/T will be much better on snowy roads.

But like I said, this is all based on the BFG's. I'm interested to hear if the duratracs share this issue.

kris97ranger

12-03-2009, 10:26 PM

i finally got mine on 33x12.50r15 working on gettin pics but dunno how to work my phone to do that. had them in a couple inches of mud worked awsome

kris97ranger

12-03-2009, 10:46 PM

how do u mak pictures shw up?

akalogan

12-04-2009, 11:15 AM

can you email your phone pics' to photobucket? if so then use that site as your photo link. That is the only way I know how.

akalogan

12-06-2009, 08:28 PM

Ok so my tire pressure dropped a little due to major temp. changes. So I break out my mini air compressor. An amazing little 2 gal. husky from home depot. Well I get the idea to up the 35 psi that discount tire recommended for an e loaded tire on a light little truck like mine. I bumped it up to 46. It has 1. made the ride a little rougher. 2. It has made the tire noise a little loader. 3. It handles the street at highway speeds better. So if you see me looking a little shaken (I hope never to be stirred.) These tires do like having a little more air pressure. I just want some real snow to hit the Walla Walla Valley so that I can put that mountain/snowflake rated tire to one more test.

kris97ranger

12-06-2009, 09:46 PM

i think i may have figured it out http://www.facebook.com/#/photo.php?pid=3080408&id=751001294&fbid=187893866294
http://www.facebook.com/#/photo.php?pid=3080399&id=751001294&fbid=187893301294
http://www.facebook.com/#/photo.php?pid=3080406&id=751001294&fbid=187893856294

http://www.facebook.com/#/photo.php?pid=3080407&id=751001294&fbid=187893861294

kris97ranger

12-06-2009, 09:50 PM

i dont have photobucket so hopfully the links work

kris97ranger

12-06-2009, 09:57 PM

o yes i almost forgot we have about a ft of snow over the last weekend and these tires would barley break loose b4 gripping ice they do slip a bibut still quite good as long as u dont drive like an idiot

akalogan

12-15-2009, 04:06 PM

Ihave now driving these duratracs through everything except sand. Snow and Ice are really no problem as long as you drive right for the enviroment. These last few days there have been roads that are covered with packed snow and water. Tires stick to the ground very well. Again I have to stress that proper winter time driving is still needed. there is standing water on the ice so that is even more dangerous. Back to topic on hand. In 2wd plan on spinning a little before the tires grip. In 4wd with no weight in the bed, NO ISSUES! If you are looking for a great all around tire this is it. This is more then likely the last post I will do but if anybody has anything to add, please do. I just know that these are my tires until goodyear stops making them.

dixie_boysles

12-16-2009, 07:24 AM

does anyone have pics of these mounted on their Ranger

kris97ranger

12-16-2009, 08:15 PM

i do but i cant figure out how to make the pics work on here....

kris97ranger

12-16-2009, 08:18 PM

DirtRoadRider

12-17-2009, 12:27 PM

i jus picked up a brand new set of duratracs and they look meannn.i hadnt got em mounted yet on tha new rims,but when i do ill get a pic up

Captain Ledd

12-19-2009, 04:51 PM

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=751001294#/photo.php?pid=3080399&id=751001294
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=751001294#/photo.php?pid=3080408&id=751001294&fbid=187893866294
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=751001294#/photo.php?pid=3080406&id=751001294&fbid=187893856294
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=751001294#/photo.php?pid=3080407&id=751001294&fbid=187893861294

i really hope i figured this out....

apparently not

Facebook doesn't like linking to pictures, or letting other people see them. which is kinda nice because your pictures aren't out there for just anyone to find. Try Photobucket.com, free and it works infinitely better for putting misc pics online.

You did the pictures right, it's a security thing on Facebook's side.

kris97ranger

12-19-2009, 07:52 PM

Facebook doesn't like linking to pictures, or letting other people see them. which is kinda nice because your pictures aren't out there for just anyone to find. Try Photobucket.com, free and it works infinitely better for putting misc pics online.

You did the pictures right, it's a security thing on Facebook's side.

ah ok well at least now i have that figured out i just need to use a better site haha man so much work to show a pic

DirtRoadRider

12-21-2009, 11:49 AM

finally got them on my truck,they seem to whine a lil at low speeds but when ya run 45 and higher they are real quiet.id definately purchase a set of these.i live in south ga and i use em for mud tires and they work darn good.

kris97ranger

12-21-2009, 07:27 PM

i have no idea if this will work.. i have the photbucket but when i tried to do it b4 all i go was red x's again
http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx125/kris97ranger/duratrac3.jpg
http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx125/kris97ranger/duratrac2.jpg
http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx125/kris97ranger/duratrac1.jpg
http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx125/kris97ranger/duratrac.jpg

akalogan

12-22-2009, 07:10 AM

looks good

whocares

12-29-2009, 10:42 PM

I'm ordering a set tomorrow, 33-12.50-15's on black steelies from discount tire. Pretty good deal on them mounted balanced and shipped.

Tractorman

02-22-2010, 12:21 PM

I bought some Duratracs for my truck, 245/75/16. I love them so far. Makes a little harder on fuel, but otherwise, they're a 100x better than the Longtrails they replaced.

akalogan

02-25-2010, 12:03 PM

Ok ONE last post (for real this time!) I have had these tires for almost 6 months now. Again I have not driven in sand, read no comment. I have never seen a tire do so much, this well. ON road at highway speeds, quiet, sure footed and even with a heavy-ass load, no sway. (I can't judge weights due to the e load rating, they don't squish down like the p rated tires do!) Wet pavement. They dig in and soldier on. Snow. They laugh at snow and ice. Powered dirt they act like paddles. Mud. DO NOT STICK YOUR HEAD OUT THE WINDOW! Yeah I did it once. These tires throw things hard. Gravel is a day in the park. They are showing no signs of wear after six months of hard use and several corner curb scuffs. The side lugs grab anything available to give you even more traction in the lose stuff. Long live the Duratrac tires!