Duratracs vs Ridgegrappler

Needing new tires soon. I am currently running 265/7516 c load duratracs. They’ve been excellent off-road and are really impressive in deep snow and on icy snow covered roads. I am debating running the duratracs again or switching to the ridgegrapplers. I am only concerned that the ridge grapplers come in sl load rating. I don’t want an e rates tire after my experience with e rated ko2s, but I don’t have many options outside of sl and c rated duratracs, unless I switch to 17 inch rims. Has anybody ran both?

 

ridge grapplers are much stronger than k02 in terms of sidewalls, also the hybrid style tread does awesome in sand, mud and on the hard rocks(i do not personally know about the snow) without being obnoxious on the road. if you do switch to 17", there will be a ton more options for tires than 16s

what happened to you ko2s?

 

I have the C rated ridge grapplers. They've been great in snow, sand, rocks and dirt. The only thing I haven't had them in is thick mud, which we don't get a lot of here in the PNW. They're super quiet, barely louder than stock.

 

How do they do in the rain, especially on the highway? Would you get them again?

 

They're great in the rain. I've never hydroplaned in them. If i was to stick with 285/70/17s, I would buy them again in a heartbeat. But they're pretty heavy for 35/12.5/17s at 75 pounds. I will be going to Goodyear MTRs that are only 64 pounds and also C-rated when I move up to 35s.

 

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They are not a real MT, so I don't think they'd do well in the mud, but I try to avoid that as much as I can. But its done well in all of my environments and on the street, where my truck is like 90% of the time. That being said, my neighbor has duratracs on his Sierra and he loves them. He really just does snow and forest service roads.