Has anybody heard anything about the Goodyear Duratrac? They look like a cross between an A/T and a M/T tire. I've got to go tire shopping this week and these came up on my radar.
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Has anybody heard anything about the Goodyear Duratrac? They look like a cross between an A/T and a M/T tire. I've got to go tire shopping this week and these came up on my radar.
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...erDuraTrac.jpg
nice tread,,,I like
Not only can you get a good price they have independent ratings on all tires they carry
they are supposed to be super quiet on the road.. meant for construction trucks and such, i wanted to get a set of them, but theyre not offered in 18s... only downside to them i have heard is that they heat up on long highway trips and wear down quickly.. not sure what the mileage warranty on them through goodyear is.. iirc is 50,000 miles so if they do, you should be covered.. overall i think a pretty good tire
btw saw the other day on discounttires.com the goodyear fortera HL is like 86 bucks in 245 60 18
not sure what kinda tire you are going for.. but i have not seen any michelin SUV tires i would put on my vehicle.. id also try to shy away from anything h/t as they will not handle the pittsburgh snow well
i actually do kind of like the bridgestone dueler APT.. nice tread pattern, looks like it could be a good mix of on and mild offroad capabilities.. never driven on them though
I actually saw these at Walmart!
Look nice and agressive for an A/T.
Nitto is coming out with a new M/T tire! The Trail Grappler!
Pretty aggressive looking tire
http://www.nittotire.com/#index%2Etire%2Etrailgrappler
Also my Next choice for when i get M/T tires is going to be the Khumo Road Venture MT KL71
Really sporty M/T tire has great looks and from the over 100 reviews i have read only two people complain about them, but all of the other have nothing but great things to say about this tires.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....enture+MT+KL71
I would have to say that new Nitto is probably the nicest looking off road tire Nitto makes.
I am leaning towards the BFG MT2 for my next set of tires...I'd like to get the Maxxis Creepy Crawlers but can't seem to get over the extra cost of them.
Probably the very best possible choice in the 16" rim size!!! GO FOR IT!!!
i hear really bad things about the treadwear on yokohama geolanders
I like this duratrack from firestone,but after reading lot of reviews to blow off my eye balls i think they aren't a good choice for those you commute a lot of highway,as how eric just said they wears out pretty fast.
However if you are city driver these ones can be a good option though.
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Originally Posted by etlsport
everyone i know who is really into offroading/trucks says that the geolandar is horrible, because it wears very unevenly
One must evaluate their anticipated percentage of on-road vs. off-road travel when choosing between an A/T or an M/T. Many vehicle owner's mistakenly pick an M/T tire simply because it "looks good"; but afterwards gripe about the harsh ride, ill performance, tire noise and poor MPG.
In the State of PA where a person will encounter many types of terrain (dry streets, wet streets, snow, off-road dirt and mud); then, perhaps an A/T tire which has the capability to conquer all types of PA road conditions throughout the year should be chosen.
The very best choice for an A/T tire that can conquer all types of PA road conditions throughout the year while still being lightweight, quiet on the street, snowflake/mountain rated, and inexpensive to purchase is the world famous GENERAL - GRABBER AT2.
x3 - Keep in mind that any unidirectional tire will wear unevenly due to the inability to rotate the tires. My last car wore Michelin Pilot Sports in 225-45-18s in the front and 245-45-18s in back. Those tires are unidirectional and due to the staggered size you couldn't rotate them front to back or side to side. Uneven tread wear was horrible on that tire. And at $225+ PER TIRE, replacing them every 20K miles was enough to break the bank on an all-too-regular basis.Quote:
Originally Posted by etlsport
x3 on the new Trail Grapplers too. That's a bad *** looking tread design (even better than the Terra Grapplers IMHO).
Thats a lot of PA advice for someone not from thereQuote:
Originally Posted by Riff Raff
I'll be getting these installed on Saturday morning. 265/75 r16. Pictures to follow!