Duratrac's in stock 245, any comment?

I am thinking about a set of duratracs to replace the sad stock rubber on my 10' reg cab. I was concidering sticking with the stock size, and I see they are available. I have not seen anyone comment on duratrac's in 245. My truck see's fairly regular off road use, but I have really never needed more lift. The only area I would like to see an improvement in is traction. Any thoughts about the real world advantage or disadvantages of keeping it stock?

 

If you have a prerunner or 4x4 go up to the 265s with out a lift. They will fit. The 245 just look a bit goofy because the proportions are off.

 

265/75/16 nuff said.

I have that size duratracs and I plan on going with 285/75/16 when I lift mine.

 

If you're not having issues with the 245's why change? I don't think the fatter tire will be much fun in the winter with a 2wd truck.

 

I just got some a couple weeks ago and so far so good like them a lot. Got the 265-75-16

 

245's are too small, get the 265's.

 

Assuming you're 4x4 or pre runner,

There's a minority opinion out there that says that a narrower tire is better for offroading.

There's a slightly larger and more credible minority opinion out there that says that a narrower tire is better for driving on snowy/icy roads.

You can google up the finer points of this argument if you want. It has to do with coefficients of friction and contact patch loading in lbs/psi.

But most folks believe that more rubber on the ground leads to better traction. If you're ponying up the pesos for expensive rubber, might as well go with the largest stock size that fits.

And you *know* that toyota put the 245s on the stock 4x4 for only two reasons:

1. It's cheaper
2. To make the difference between "stock" and "TRD" more noticable.

 

The tire pressure in PSI is roughly the pressure you're applying to the road surface. A narrow tire will sink down through anything soft which is why they are better in the snow. They sink down to the hard surface below where you can get traction. Wider tires in the snow try to ride on the snow but aren't wide enough in most cases so the partially sink and you end up just spinning in place. But, narrow tires suck in something like sand because there is nothing hard below the soft sand so you get stuck, enter wide tires. Wider tires are NOT always better, it comes down to getting the tire that fits your needs or making sacrifices for looks.

 

Thanks for the thoughts, I should have mentioned it's a 4x4. I dont care what it looks like, I'm strictly going for function, not form. are there any noticable negatives in moving to the 265's re: wheel alignment, or gearing?

 

Is there a cost difference?

I do not have duratracs, but I kept the stock size of 245/75/16 for both my summer ATs & dedicated winter tires. They were less expensive.
The tire dealer told me they were just as tall as the 265/70/16s just not as wide. He said if I went with the 265/75s it increases both but the 265s were more expensive.
That was my experience. I like saving money when I can & both sets of 245 tires have done everything I have needed to do.

 

Go with 265/75/16. Even at $165ish each they're still a great deal compaired to other tires out there. I run 265/75/16 duratracs and they have been awesome. I'm goin to buy duratracs again, when I stuff 305's under my truck.