Goodyear Duratracs

[JUPITERH3T]

Anyone running Goodyear Duratecs on their H3T?? I'm going to be upgrading tires and trying to find something with aggressive looks that is street friendly in a 35" tire..

 

[3rdH3]

Do you mean Duratracs? If so there are lots of threads on this and other forums that you can find if you do a search. Happy hunting.

 

[skeptic]

There are plenty of threads on this, but yes, I'm running 35" Duratracs on my H3T. T-bar crank, no lift, stock wheels. They rub at full lock, but not bad. I have not had it off road (other than minor stuff) since getting the tires, but I suspect I may need to look for new wheels with a different offset to minimize or eliminate the rubbing. Not an issue on road.

 

[Flash]

Anyone running Goodyear Duratecs on their H3T?? I'm going to be upgrading tires and trying to find something with aggressive looks that is street friendly in a 35" tire..

Load range E. Some find them a bit soft in the side walls while road running while others find them too stiff when airing down. All say they excell in snow. I've got 30,000+ on mine and can run a 12 hour road trip to North Carolina and take them rocky roadin' on Drummond or up Silver Lake dunes the next day. Pretty versatile in my view.

 

[JUPITERH3T]

Do you mean Duratracs? If so there are lots of threads on this and other forums that you can find if you do a search. Happy hunting.

Yes, Duratracs! How quiet are they on the highway??

 

[H32NV]

great in snow. quiet on highway. SUCK in the dirt. Good on slickrock. 65k miles on mine before i changed them. Going to MTR's for load range D.

 

[Bigunit]

:yeahthat X 2

 

[Reloader]

I got 5 35in Duratracs in March and I love them. Great all around tyre. I expect to get 35 to 40K miles out of them and I usually replace tyres when the tread is half gone. I do a 5 tyre rotation every oil service at 3K miles.

 

[reaper]

A great tire if you drive on-road as well... decent offroad, but they suck in MUD (dirt is OK) IMHO. There are better off-road tires but this seems to be the best when balancing on-road needs as well. I've got about 25k miles on mine personally, and I'm guessing I have over half the tread left. I think I might opt for Goodyear MTRs next time since I don't commute in my h3 anymore (only when it snows or floods). I air them down to 18psi offroad and they do great. They're not noisy on the highway either.

 

[H32NV]

duratracs are only available in Load Range E, which makes the ride pretty bad and the tread pattern doesnt flex as well. I am going to with Load Range D MTR's for my next set. Great for the occasional offroader tho that still uses their truck a lot on the highway.

 

[06 H3]

Load D range will give a better ride then E?

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[H32NV]

Yep. for sure. Load range E does have 10-ply carcass whereas load range D should have 8-ply. Load range E is a bit stiff for our H3's, and the treadpattern doesnt flex over terrain as well(this is my current theory as to why they really dont work well at high speeds on packed dirt roads, they dont 'flex' around stones and other surface asparities like a load range D would, also it has to do with air pressure). That said, 10-ply is two more layers than 8, so maybe there is some increased puncture resistance - I like the MTR's take on the problem, load range D, 8-ply and 3 of them are upgraded to kevlar. I'll report on stability when I get a chance to get them offroad.

 

[06 H3]

Im gonna get rid of the duratracs for the MT/Rs and I hope to see an improvement in steep loose dirt hill climbs and not sure how on road ride quality will be. Possibly an improvement because these are worn and old but it is an MT tire

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[sinstr]

I had Duratracs, worked great in the rain and on Florida roads. If you play at Corbett you may struggle in the sticky goop, but then again, no tire will dig out of that stuff.

I swiched to MTRs about a year ago. I miss the Duratrac ride and handling compared to the MTRs, but I rarely drive my truck so its not a big deal for me.

 

[JUPITERH3T]

I had Duratracs, worked great in the rain and on Florida roads. If you play at Corbett you may struggle in the sticky goop, but then again, no tire will dig out of that stuff.

I swiched to MTRs about a year ago. I miss the Duratrac ride and handling compared to the MTRs, but I rarely drive my truck so its not a big deal for me.

That about sums it up! Most of my driving is on the street in FL. Looking for the quiet ride, great wet weather handling, rugged looks and the ability to trail ride. I think some 33-35" duratracs will be my choice...I wonder if I'll get alot of rubbing on my H3t if I go with 35's???

 

[skeptic]

That about sums it up! Most of my driving is on the street in FL. Looking for the quiet ride, great wet weather handling, rugged looks and the ability to trail ride. I think some 33-35" duratracs will be my choice...I wonder if I'll get alot of rubbing on my H3t if I go with 35's???

After a fair amount of in-town driving and a couple trips on offroad trails (no hardcore wheeling yet), I get light rubbing at full lock but this hasn't been an issue. At first I thought I'd use the rubbing as an excuse to replace the stock wheels with something with a bit more offset, but the light rubbing is turning out to be a non-issue so far.

 

[Flash]

That about sums it up! Most of my driving is on the street in FL. Looking for the quiet ride, great wet weather handling, rugged looks and the ability to trail ride. I think some 33-35" duratracs will be my choice...I wonder if I'll get alot of rubbing on my H3t if I go with 35's???

I am not a geometry expert (nor frontend). My understanding is that raising the front (as in a Torsion bar adjustment) changes the angles of front end components and with "some" 35" tires on stock rims, rubbing can ocurr. The 315x75x16 Duratrac is a 34.5" diameter tire. At stock adjustment, there should be no rubbing. Depending on the amount of lift you do with the torsaion bar, you may or may not experience rubbing at full lock. At least one truck I know of, installed an older set of 35" MTRs (pre Kevlar) and had zero rubbing at full lock with a lifted front. It all depends. Many offroad tire designs have the sidewall lugs wrap around from the road surface face. The Duratracs have a distinct break between the road surface lugs and the sidewall lugs. This, in my view should help reduce/minimize/eliminate rubbing with 315's on stock rims.

 

[alrock]

I've had rubbing on 295s (roughly 34") and 305s (roughly 33") with varied height settings on the torsion bars. Been rubbin' for four-plus years with no problems.

 

[JUPITERH3T]

There ya go...I always tell my wife there's nothing wrong with a little rubbing!!:giggle:

 

[Portager]

With stock backspace and 315/75R16 or 305/70R16 tires you're going to rub the anti-sway bars at full lock. Reduce the backspace enough and you won't rub the anti-sway bar but you'll rub the fenders at full travel.

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[JUPITERH3T]

Forgot about this thread! I just ordered a set of 305/70R 16 Dura Tracs for my H3t!! They should be mounted tomorrow!