GY Duratrac issues

[Buliwyf]

Well, I'm glad that your Mich LTX street tires are working well for you.

And check this out:
http://www.maximummotorsports.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_68&products_id=1040

 

[Erik N]

I ran LTX's on my old POS Beach Exploder as well as my DD experiences with them. Put probably 1000-1500 miles of aired-down, sand-only miles on them. Tremendous sand tires.

Re the link, I would personally not spend $5K on any kit for any Mustang. They would need better weight distribution and IRS first.

 

[teotwaki]

My Duratracs have over 33,500 on them and have plenty of tread left, about 0.4". I rotate them religiously between 4K to 5K miles, keep them balanced and the truck aligned. They have been through deep sand, the rocky terrain of Utah's Maze District and more. Noisy? Well if your sound level reference is some sort of all-weather tire like a Bridgestone Revo I guess Duratracs are noisy. My only minor "issue" was a recent low frequency hum that made me think I had a bearing or similar issue until I noticed it varied with different road surfaces and tire pressure. My truck has 179K miles without any issues so a bearing could have worn out by now. Now I ignore the minor noise. It is nowhere near the roar that MT tires make. I don't have to turn my stereo up louder or raise my voice to have a conversation. I guess if someone's ride has no sound insulation in the cab then any new noise at all will be unbearable.

 

[Inyo_man]

I'm looking to get one more trip out of my Duratracs. They are looking tired after 60k plus miles!
The wear is still even. I'll be getting another set between my trip to AZ and a snow wheeling trip.
These tires have proven themselves on many adventures.

 

[Red90]

I have Duratracs in 32" and 35" on my rigs. They have never felt squirmy nor been loud.

 

[REDrum]

My Subaru with Nokian snows is in the shop, so I had to spend the afternoon driving around eastern new england in a snow storm in my UZJ100 mounted with Duratracs. And it reminded me how crappy DTs are in snow..... This was on both tarmac and gravel roads, with snow accumulating a 1/2" and hour. I air'd them down to 30psi and it helped a bit, but I have no idea how they qualified for the coveted "Snow-flake" approval for winter use. Braking threshold is so poor that I was using low gear and engine drag as much as I was the fat pedal. As soon as it gets above 20F, I gotz put the FS WinterForce on. I know there are a lot of cheerleaders out there for them in snow, but I don't get it. Perhaps the snow in new england is mo' slippy than elsewhere...

 

[java]

My Subaru with Nokian snows is in the shop, so I had to spend the afternoon driving around eastern new england in a snow storm in my UZJ100 mounted with Duratracs. And it reminded me how crappy DTs are in snow..... This was on both tarmac and gravel roads, with snow accumulating a 1/2" and hour. I air'd them down to 30psi and it helped a bit, but I have no idea how they qualified for the coveted "Snow-flake" approval for winter use. Braking threshold is so poor that I was using low gear and engine drag as much as I was the fat pedal. As soon as it gets above 20F, I gotz put the FS WinterForce on. I know there are a lot of cheerleaders out there for them in snow, but I don't get it. Perhaps the snow in new england is mo' slippy than elsewhere...

The snowflake rating is a joke. Seriously. Look at the tread of a winter tire, close small tread blocks, lots of siping. super soft compounds.

Duratrac: big blocks, high void, some siping. But its really having a little softer compound and the siping that "qualifies" for the snowflake.

That being said, I thought they were ok in the snow, not great, but enough for an all around tire. Comparing anything to a dedicated snow tire will be apple to oranges. And driving snow tires on dry summer roads sucks too.

 

[p nut]

Yeah, that pina colada slushie you guys call snow back east is definitely more slippery. I think the BFG KO's do well in snow, and I've never had major issues driving around in snow, but my Subaru with Blizzak's are much better.

 

[REDrum]

Yeah, that pina colada slushie you guys call snow back east is definitely more slippery. I think the BFG KO's do well in snow, and I've never had major issues driving around in snow, but my Subaru with Blizzak's are much better.

LOL... I supposed all snow is not created equal, and "in the snow" is a broad as "off road".

Funny I actually think the DT are better in the snow than the KOs I had on my K5...

 

[p nut]

LOL... I supposed all snow is not created equal, and "in the snow" is a broad as "off road".

Funny I actually think the DT are better in the snow than the KOs I had on my K5...

Yeah, that's because they were on an old GM pos. It's not a fair test, as anything on a Cruiser will perform better.

I can't comment, as I don't have a good side-by-side comparison either, but reading through reviews and cutting through all the crap the salesguy was throwing at me, I really don't think one has a big advantage over the other. I just liked the stronger sidewalls of the KO's, which is why I picked them over DT's. But I think we are both in agreeance that dedicated snows are better.

(kidding, I actually love those old Blazers).

 

[Buliwyf]

My DT rubber is soft and grippy, while my regular compound Firestone Destination AT's are plastic and slippery at todays temps. No comparison to the touch. It's easy to see which rubber works better.
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It's not fair to compare these or any other hybrid AT/light mud tire to the north pole winter only tires. Those tires are 100% useless offroad in Ohio. Great street tires in the snow maybe, but useless 3 hours after the snow. Useless On gravel, or in the patch. You can't compare a DT to a tire designed for 100% snow, ice, and frozen ground. As soon as you get to soft wet ground you're stuck.