Goodyear Wrangler DURATRAC's

Pump em up. I ran mine 40+ PSI.

 

With the stiffer sidewalls and larger diameter than stock few psi less than the door is probably closer to what's needed for even wear & ride comfort.

My guess is 40psi is the highest you'll tolerate before complaining about a harsh ride. Why would he do it? So you won't come in all mad that your mpg fell off a cliff.

That said, I run the 265/70r16s ms2s at 30psi also in the 33x12.5x15 duratracs (still testing though) and 50psi in the Prius (higher pressure does a lot more in a hybrid)

 

You're running 10 ply 33's on your Prius?
That would be something else.

 

Yep. I run 42 up front, 38 rear. 265/75/16 C. Rides great and has been wearing great, and I get 18+ average MPG.

 

I have had some good and bad luck with these tires.

I run them on our work truck in the 265/75/16 load range E. Wear great, not to loud, balance out fine.

My taco is on 31X10.50s, hard to balance right, are are as loud as swampers.

However, traction in both rigs in the snow, wet, dirt, mud, ice is great.
way better than the BFG at's.

 

Jeeze. I ran 32 psi front and 30 psi rear on the 265/70/16 E rated Cooper AT3s that were previously on the truck. Rode great, wore even, and got about 18.5 mpg.

With these Duratracs at 40 psi all around it rides pretty rough. When I hit a bump, it feels like the rear end comes off the ground. Im gonna bump the rears down to 35 psi and the fronts to 37 psi and see how it rides. Them Im gonna give em the old chalk test and see what happens.

:beer:

 

Wow Guys I can't believe the pressures I'm hearing here. I'm running 265/75/16 E Load on my 03 and had to air them down to get a good even wear across the thread.

At 35psi I was running on about 2 inches of the center of the tire and it drove like a dump truck.

I'm currently at 32psi fron tnad 27 psi rear and they are wearing evenly and they're nice and smooth.

 

Because load E.
For 265/75/16 duratracs from tirerack specs:
Load C- max load 2470 lbs, max pressure 50 psi, weight 45lbs
Load E- max load 3415 lbs, max pressure 80 psi, weight 51lbs
I think the load C is a 6 ply and load E is 10 ply, so yeah, you'd have to run a lower pressure for even tire wear compared to a load C. I still recommend ~40psi for load C.

 

I bumped em down to 37psi front and 35psi rear. It rides like a dream now

 

So sorry everybody; didn't mean to cause any concerns here...

The stock 265/70r16 are oversized with more carrying capacity than then they ever could need onroad. With truck loaded to capacity the stock tires are rated to about double that weight and about triple with load "e".

It is good to have some cushion there though, and more offroad. So yeah if you're loaded to gvwr and going to drive to South America (literally) or similar then load "e" makes a lot of sense. My dad's 7800lbs diesel truck needs load "e"; my 3500lbs (5200 gvwr) tacoma does not, even for loaded offroading.

So the folks running load "e" that don't wheel hard are wasting gas & working the brakes & engine on the heavy tires and have a harsher ride, but so what. Nothing wrong with running a very overbuilt tire if you're okay with the trade-offs; maybe you want to have tire that can handle that. If I had a v6 I would be far less concerned about rotational mass of tires...

Also the duratracs seem to be a fairly lightly constructed tire, so if you have a 2nd gen (heavier gvwr) and wheel hard & loaded to the max, and that's most of your driving then "e" makes more sense then they do for me & most folks on here.

Even with stock sizes because they are oversized they wear long, I got 90k out my last set of Michelins and 50k out of the awful Dunlops that came on it. I am expecting around 40k to 80k out of these duratracs...

So yeah with wear being so good with the oversized tires, main issue we'll experience with what psi to run is mpg and ride comfort.

 

In the market for new shoes. I have BFG All Terrain T/A KO's on my '06 double cab 4x4 and found them to be a huge disappointment as far handling in wet and snow. I've read through this entire thread and I'm leaning toward getting Duratracs but the most recent posts talk about balancing difficulties. Should I be concerned and look to another tire? I'd like an aggressive looking tire that can handle wet roads and snowy conditions. The BFG's have worn unevenly and have skipped and skid in any sort of wet and snowy conditions. I'm open to all opinions.

 

The problem is that you have no choice really once you get to 285s. Almost all the MT tires are load E in 33" and above.

 

Yeah, I know; is lame.

That's part of the reason why I went down to 15s... trying to find 16s in a "c" or "d" is almost impossible; I can only think one tire at the moment: 255/85r16 maxis bighorn are load "d"

Load "e" on dd first gen, just feels like motorcycle tires on a bicycle.. Overkill for almost everybody... Maybe I'm just being finicky...

Duratracs are the lightest at/mt tires I've seen so, if you are forced into a load "e" due to sizing and don't think you need it, they are a really good choice...

 

My duratracs are getting pretty loud tho. I'm thinking next tires will be either MTRs or KM2s in 285/75/16

 

Still lovin' mine!

 

Part of the reason I went with 265s is that they were only C rated. They were a cheaper option than 285s and they are lighter, plus they work for what I need.

As for balancing, mine balanced out perfectly fine on stock alloys, but took a good bit of weight to get them to balance. The monkeys at the tire shop were even able to get them to balance without sticking any weights to the front of the wheels. No vibrations or anything weird

 

I hear the KM2s are super quiet for mud tires, maybe quieter than duratrac but probably in the same ballpark; the wear should be pretty fast compared to duratracs... I was concidering them, but hear their traction on ice & packed snow is awful. That shouldn't be an issue for you though right

I think MTRs are supposed to be a lot louder than duratracs but could be wrong.

Maybe try dropping the psi to like 25 to 30 and see what you think.

I dropped the rear to 22 and front to 25 in my 33x12.5x15s duratracs and they got really quiet and the ride is super smooth; hard cornering and mpg took a pretty big hit though...

Seems worth playing with psi to find the balance of comfort & mpg thats right for you; 42psi should be pretty loud and harsh...

 

A local buddy that had both MTRs and KM2s said KM2 was quieter. When I first got the duratracs I ran them at 32psi, and everytime I take my truck in for service they drop the PSI to 32 LOL! So I have tried them plenty. No difference in sound, and felt too squirrely. Don't forget, load C
Plus, the local TW guys are a pretty close bunch, so we drive each others trucks a lot. I had my buddys 275/65/18 load E tires mounted on my truck with monster wheels, and it was terrible
Also, the Fox MT setup is pretty plush. I even jumped my truck a couple weekends ago on a camping trip and didn't bother to airdown for the trails, the landing was nice and smooth. Felt awesome

 

Yeah mine are load "c" too, and since your truck should be a bit heavier than mine I was thinking you should try something around 27; 5 psi less might all the difference... Got little to lose right?

I don't get why you're running the psi so high...

Those MTRs are heavy, quite a bit more than KM2s if I remember correctly.

So if you're looking at those two tires and you want quiet and to retain as much mpg as possible it looks like the KM2s are your tire.

That's just my thoughts; trust your gut and go with that.

Which ever you get, post the comparison on here for us weirdos ...

 

Cool. How is yours wearing? I chalk tested mine and they were pretty even at 40 psi, and I have been running it like this for quite awhile. What little wear there is, is nice and even. I'm pretty sure heavier truck would need more pressure, not less tho.
Where did you find a 33" load C tire?