Duratrac owners ? for you

Im looking at a set of 265 70 17 duratracs and only see load C and E options what are you all running? i know C is a 6 ply and E is 10 obviously E is a much stronger tire but seems like it might be to much for the tacoma. Please give me some feedback on what you have and ride quality. (i dont really tow often and do some 4 wheeling but nothing super crazy)
Thanks

 

i think the ride quality is well acceptable for the heavy tires. I have had MT tires that are way worse and comparable in ability. defn wont drive down the interstate like a road tire but there is very little tire noise and I kinda like it

 

Our little Tacomas cant even haul the load of E rated tires so unless you like throwing your money away than be my guest. Not to mention added weight and shittier gas mileage you'll get. ERated tires are made for vehicles half ton Quad cab Dodge Rams and Chevy pickups, and F-250s. Not our puny little V6 Tacomas.

 

get the load range C ones. I wish BFG made their A/T in Load range C in 265/75/16

 

I read a ton of reviews before purchasing mine because they only had load E in and shipping to alaska sucks balls.... Overall I read many people that got the load E that wish they would have gone with C. As previously stated, load E is meant for a lot bigger trucks.

 

yeah i know E is for big trucks and towing i just want to hear from people who have C rated to see if they have had any durability issues with them or puncture issues.

 

I've only had mine for around 2000 miles but none so far. =p

 

I had P rated tires for the first 2 years I owned my truck and got 2 nails over that time. C rated is plenty to fight punctures and will not ride like a rock.

 

I would go with C.
That's what I got, never had a puncture and I am close to 40k miles on them. Just a great tire.

 

thanks for all the replies so far i had myself pretty convinced i was going with the C rating but i was talking to a couple friends who said they wouldnt run anything under a D and that one of them had an E on his taco and it made me second guess myself. i just thought an E might ride like crap but be able to run over pretty much anything.

 

I say C.

Or what is the weight difference on tires.com? i know i looked it up and thats what made me get C tires

 

I've had mine for about 4k and they are holding up really good on my DCLB. They clean out really well in the snow and mud. Went to the junk yard twice and my dads truck usually picks up a nail, Ive come back nail free both times. Also for a load C they aren't too heavy. Working for a dealership I've mounted heavier tires this size on other tacos that weren't a load C and less agressive. Buy them you'll love them. Slightly noisy but not headache bad.

 

Go "C" ! The E will ride like a dumptruck and weighs more so it will also effect your gas mileage.... And im pretty sure they cost more. Love mine!

 

Go with C

I had C's when I had 265 duratracs. Unfortunately with my 285 duratracs I didn't have the option of C. I have D load range currently in my 285's

 

^^^ yeah i wish the 265's came in D.

Hopefully someone rolling the E will chime in and give their thoughts some more but i seem to be certainly leaning on the C rated

 

I have D with my 285's
You will love them!

 

yeah if i was getting 285's i would get the D or if the 265's came in a D rating i would get them, but im going with 265's so im trying to decide between C and E

 

FYI - adding to old thread but wanted to add my experience with load e. Lots of wet road slipping on the load e tires. I assume its not a general duratrac problem but rather a load e specific problem. Ill try the load c if I can find them next time.

 

Holy thread bump... I should check the date of the op next time! Oh well info is already posted.


I had the 265/75/16s in C range that were WELL used off-road (10-15k on trail). Only issue i had was drifting the truck into a boulder at about 20 when the snow became ice. Blew the tire and I drove about half a mile to the camp site. Not sure if the sidewall tear came from the rock or the drive... But there's little chance that most any tire would've survived, the tire was the only thing that hit and stopped the truck dead in it's tracks. Driver error, not tire error.

I wanted to get new tires for the coming trip I'm taking and figured I'd try the ko2s just because everyone says they are awesome. I got them in a 235/85/16 not realizing they were load e (and the same weight as the 265 duratracs in load e. I could feel the weight when stopping and it killed the gas mileage by 2mpg.

Discount tire only charged me the difference to swap back out to another set of load c duratracs.

I'm driving my truck from CO to Alaska to Baja and beyond in a few weeks.. So I'd say i trust them.

IMO load E are more suited for those who also will only run 1/2" steel skids because anything less is a "waste".

 

Never had that issue. Only issue was that with 18/32 of original tread, the tires originally do have a bit more slippage because of that extra depth.