Thoughts on the Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac non-RT 35/12.5R17 for Wildtrak?

[Nibroc99]

Hey all, I've got a 2022 wildtrak, just got the Eibach struts all around set at full low otherwise fully stock (sasquatch package since it's a wildtrak). Wondering if anyone's got experience with these? I am on-road 98% of the time, lots of potholes and bumpy shitty roads but we also get very snowy winters and I do occasionally get into some mud with it. But it's also my daily driver and road trippin' vehicle. Curious how y'all like these. I always see the R/T versions being ported about but not the non-R/T version.

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[LSW]

I have the studded non-RT Duratracs as my winter tires here in Alaska. They’re very good. I do some snow wheeling with them and they’re excellent for that as well as driving on icy roads. I have no complaints.

 

[Nibroc99]

I have the studded non-RT Duratracs as my winter tires her in Alaska. They’re very good. I do some snow wheeling with them and they’re excellent t for that as well as driving on icy roads. I have no complaints.

If they can survive in Alaska, I think they'll survive in Massachusetts just fine then. Heck yeah

 

[Old Codger]

I've had them on my son's Frontier and my Bronco for 2 winters and previously went through 2 sets on a Raptor. Great all around tire for light mud, sand, gravel, snow and pavement. That pretty much sums what I drive on to get to and from my house up in the mountains. They're good but not great on ice. Some people think they are noisy, I found them no louder than KO2's. Some people claim short tread life, again not my experience. I've but 55,000 on one set, 45,000 on another and am at 10,000+ on the two current sets. My experience has been they are easy to balance unlike some others I've run. Never had any issues on Duratrak's using Discount Tire's free lifetime balancing. I've been running largish AT truck tires for 30+ years and always rotated every 5000 miles and re-balanced every 10,000 or when front end shimmy appears, whichever is sooner.

 

[23OBX2.7]

Put Destination XT on yesterday immediatly after 6" snow dump and they were great on everything.

 

[jlj4660]

I run them on my 23 HEL. No noisier than the Territory. Quite a bit heavier though. I like them

 

[Nibroc99]

Anybody have thoughts on if I should get the load range E or load range D tires?

I've had them on my son's Frontier and my Bronco for 2 winters and previously went through 2 sets on a Raptor. Great all around tire for light mud, sand, gravel, snow and pavement. That pretty much sums what I drive on to get to and from my house up in the mountains. They're good but not great on ice. Some people think they are noisy, I found them no louder than KO2's. Some people claim short tread life, again not my experience. I've but 55,000 on one set, 45,000 on another and am at 10,000+ on the two current sets. My experience has been they are easy to balance unlike some others I've run. Never had any issues on Duratrak's using Discount Tire's free lifetime balancing. I've been running largish AT truck tires for 30+ years and always rotated every 5000 miles and re-balanced every 10,000 or when front end shimmy appears, whichever is sooner.

That's excellent to hear. Which ones do you run? Load range D (315/70r17) or load E (35/12.5R17)?

 

[Nibroc99]

Put Destination XT on yesterday immediatly after 6" snow dump and they were great on everything.

Did you happen to get the white lettered ones? Got pics either way?

 

[Old Codger]

Anybody have thoughts on if I should get the load range E or load range D tires?

That's excellent to hear. Which ones do you run? Load range D (315/70r17) or load E (35/12.5R17)?

I run the load range D. The extra 3/16" ground clearance the E brings to the table contrasted to the heavier weight (higher wear on front suspension and lower gas mileage) wasn't worth it to me. Both have the same load capacity, class 121. There's pros and cons for both if you're often running beadlocks with low, low air pressure.

 

[Nibroc99]

I run the load range D. The extra 3/16" ground clearance the E brings to the table contrasted to the heavier weight (higher wear on front suspension and lower gas mileage) wasn't worth it to me. Both have the same load capacity, class 121. There's pros and cons for both if you're often running beadlocks with low, low air pressure.

I definitely want the least-rough ride quality possible, I rarely air down and if I do it's just to drive on the beach or a light trail. Not rock crawling or anything hence why I went for the wildtrak Sounds like D is gonna be for me. Thanks!!

 

[Species8472]

I'm running duratracs on my toyota's (6 different sets on 4 different vehicles, tacoma's, 4runner, tundra) for years here in Colorado. Been great in snow/winters here. Great off road. When my original tires wear out on my bronco, I will put duratracs on it as well.

 

[Nibroc99]

I'm running duratracs on my toyota's (6 different sets on 4 different vehicles, tacoma's, 4runner, tundra) for years here in Colorado. Been great in snow/winters here. Great off road. When my original tires wear out on my bronco, I will put duratracs on it as well.

Very glad to be hearing all these great reviews. Definitely solidifying my choice for when the time comes to get new tires.

 

[23OBX2.7]

Did you happen to get the white lettered ones? Got pics either way?

Yes

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/firestone-destination-xt-lt-275-70-18.130768/#post-2775725


Very smooth ride over chop and bumps. Similar to LTX Trai..

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