Has anyone tried the new Duratrac R/T's?

Anybody have these new Duratrac RTs installed in stock Tremor size that can provide some feedback and especially handling results? I'm curious how they compare with the old none 3Peak design. Do they feel different on the road with the stiffer sidwall and tighter tread pattern? Is there noticeable difference in snow and ice handling?
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PlumasTremor said:
Anybody have these new Duratrac RTs installed in stock Tremor size that can provide some feedback and especially handling results? I'm curious how they compare with the old none 3Peak design. Do they feel different on the road with the stiffer sidwall and tighter tread pattern? Is there noticeable difference in snow and ice handling?
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Yes.

Duratracs are trash

Agreed. I live in Texas and got 65k out of my initial set. I bought takeoffs for about $1200, sold the rims, and am at about 40K right now and will get to 65K no problem. I just bought another set of brand new takeoffs on the rim because people sell the rims and stock tires cheap. Both times I...
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Canyon Trekker said:
Yes.

Duratracs are trash

Agreed. I live in Texas and got 65k out of my initial set. I bought takeoffs for about $1200, sold the rims, and am at about 40K right now and will get to 65K no problem. I just bought another set of brand new takeoffs on the rim because people sell the rims and stock tires cheap. Both times I...
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Thanks, I saw that. I was hoping there'd be some more real world data from the group as winter winds down. I had been planning to go with the LT305/70/18 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT, soon as my stock Duratracs wear out, but these new Duratrac RTs seem like a great option. Seems like GY addressed the two biggest shortcomings... 3ply sidewall and 3Peak in stock size. The additional sipping also looks good.
 
I was down to 4/32s on my OEM Duratrac's and the road noise was beginning to be noticeable. So after 68K miles I pulled the trigger on Falken AT4/w's. They ride great but it's too early to judge them. I suspect they will do well in wet/snow but I can only hope they wear near as well as the Duratrac's....
 
rbimd said:
I was down to 4/32s on my OEM Duratrac's and the road noise was beginning to be noticeable. So after 68K miles I pulled the trigger on Falken AT4/w's. They ride great but it's too early to judge them. I suspect they will do well in wet/snow but I can only hope they wear near as well as the Duratrac's....
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Yah. I've probably had 5 different sets of Duratrac's on four or five different diesels over my 25 years of living in the Sierra, and I'm well aware of their shortcomings and positives. I've had 2 different sets of the Mickey Thompson's as well. I'd have to say that the Duratrac's that were 3PEAK were pretty good all around. But I've never liked their 2ply sidewall, and that they will get progressively noisier until you can't stand them. I've been very happy with the Mickeys, running them on my 02 7.3 F250. But on my 22 Tremor, I'm not happy with the winter performance of the stock non-3PEAK Duratrac's.
 
With great AT options like the Falken or Toyo AT3, itd be a hard sell.

I once heard an independent race car driver / paid test driver for one of those companies above state that of the dozens of competitive benchmark tests they have run, the original duratrac (which our trucks come with) is so bad and causes such weird responsiveness during emergency maneuvers that he wouldnt let his family ever get in something with that. Seemed dramatic when I heard it at first, but I later realized that no one else brought up the duratrac. He was simply asked, what was the worst tire in the test. He just came out saying those were the worst tires hed ever driven on. Couldnt have been a fluke as multiple sets are tests during this evaluation.

I hear great things about the Good Year Wrangler Territory on the broncos... maybe the new Duratrac's could be decent if they brought over some of that tech, but I dont know if that is the case or not.
 
Anyone have a rough idea whether the RT should have better or worse gas mileage? I'm guessing worse because of the extra weight and stiffer tires on the RT. On the other hand, the old 2-ply might create some resistance along with the chunkier blocks on the tread. So I don't know. I assume the RT tread pattern would tend toward less noise, but I can't hardly hear anything anyway.
 
shermanator2 said:
It seems that stiffer would tend toward better gas mileage. If it was infinitely stiff, there would be no rolling resistance.
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I can certainly feel that the tires are stiffer than the original Duratrac's and no roll when making sudden turns. (Experimented) They do make a very high pitched sound on the freeway, I'm sure this is a function of the Kevlar. I had a set of Bridgestone's on a Ranchero waaaay back with Kevlar and had the same sound. Very faint. Not sure why.
 
Canyon Trekker said:
I can certainly feel that the tires are stiffer than the original Duratrac's and no roll when making sudden turns. (Experimented) They do make a very high pitched sound on the freeway, I'm sure this is a function of the Kevlar. I had a set of Bridgestone's on a Ranchero waaaay back with Kevlar and had the same sound. Very faint. Not sure why.
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Damn. I never thought that the wild rolling around corners and scary avoidance behavior at speed might be the Duratracs. (I carry a camper in the bed and some gear, water, etc.) I might not have installed Hellwig anti-roll bars and ReadyLift double airbags in the back. Umm, I'd still add the anti-roll bars. So, will the stiffer sidewalls make 100 miles of bad washboard worse or better ya think? And how will stiffer sidewalls handle if I air down and go slow?
 
IowaBoy said:
Damn. I never thought that the wild rolling around corners and scary avoidance behavior at speed might be the Duratracs. (I carry a camper in the bed and some gear, water, etc.) I might not have installed Hellwig anti-roll bars and ReadyLift double airbags in the back. Umm, I'd still add the anti-roll bars. So, will the stiffer sidewalls make 100 miles of bad washboard worse or better ya think? And how will stiffer sidewalls handle if I air down and go slow?
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Now now, let's get real on this for a minute. You obviously are comparing a different style of use. I'm simply talking about average and highway driving. Changing tires for different handling purposes are common throughout depending on terrain and use. That's very simply stated by the difference between Yokos, Goodyears, or Falkens, etc. And then the style of driving, mud, snow, washboard, etc.

No, the Duratrac differences aren't going to matter when you air down and head to the hills.

BTW, you may also consider new shocks while you're at it. 😑
 
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