Goodyear Duratrac vs BFG KO2?

Yep and the salesman told me not to switch the tires because of warranty too!

 

@CorpsTaco Absolutley, i'm on the freeway every day with mine.

 

Grabber at2s

 

These posts get long, but they’re important. Let’s stay on point with KO2’s vs Duratrac’s for Taco’s.

The KO’s are burrly, heavy and resemble a tire that you’d see on a Catapiller. My researched guess is they’ll weigh ~13lbs more, per tire than stock, adding over ~50+lbs of rotational weight. In my research, this tire is obviously more rugged than the Duratrac. E class and C class are both heavy; look them up as BFG shows the most detailed specifications out.

The Duratrac’s will add ~20lbs of rotational weight over stock based upon shipping weight. They also look arguably tuff, but weigh significantly less than the KO2’s; +30lbs less. Cost shouldn’t be considered, but the Duratrac’s really cost $70+ bucks LESS a wheel.

During my 4 month research, every truck I saw, I was checking out the tires it was rolling. There’s a lot of KO2’s out there, but discovered other options that couldn’t persuade me.

The weight factor was significant enough for me to have purchased the Duratrac’s. They did require ~5oz of weight to balance each wheel. The tires do make a light hum when on the highway at 60-75, but it’s a nice light. I run 30.5 in front and 27.5lbs rear for pressure.

Tire size is what also consumed my focus points. It was an easy decision once I realized the change in speed ratings. If I went a size up, wider and/or taller, my speed rating would drop to 99mph. The stock size of 265/70/16 in either bfg or good year is rated for 110mph. The odds of me cruising triple digits is fair. Don’t overlook this if your gearing is still low enough to charge the road like this.

My Duratrac’s on the highway and some good Mojave dirt proved proud. I did hear one tire rub once up front with the stock size, but I’m sporting mud flaps on all 4’s. I would also like to give a shoutout to my fun & awesome locking oem rear differential to help push the envelope.

Until next the next post. TacoBoy

 

Good practical analysis of the two. I started considering the Duratracs when I noticed that my coworker’s 16’ Silverado Z71 midnight edition came with them stock. I don’t have any real Off Road experience and in the past I have always just replaced my OEM tires with whatever the vehicle came with stock. I plan to use the Tacoma as it is intended as much as possible though, so I want to make sure the tires are up to the task.

I always error on the side of OEM and figure that far more capable minds than me have deduced that the tire type/size are optimal for the typical daily driving to other type of driving ratio. Sure I like the look of all terrain tires and wish I led a life of adventure, but the reality is that I will be driving this truck almost exclusively on pavement.

Being in Michigan I also have less than half the year to use the truck in similar situations as those in the south and west, which seem to dominate the forums. I have to discount opinions from those with differing geographic circumstances, weed out the opinions based on appearance over function and then deal with confirmation bias just to get a better picture.

In the end it gives me the impression that KO2s and the like are great for people who actually subject their trucks to the rigors of off roading and the others (me) who may take it out to mild/moderate trails occasionally 5% of the time are better off staying with stock tires/lift and a pavement-centric tire.

Alas I am also subject to the pitfalls of looking cool and giving the impression that I take my truck on off road adventures where the paved road ends more than I do. So, after my long winded explanation I come back to OEM and Duratrac tires. If it’s good for OEM, is capable for mild off road use (even if C rated instead of E rated) and looks cool, I’m in. I’ll likely end up somewhere in between OEM and selective upgrades that may not be 100% practical. Basically I’m going to end up with a Pro suspension and 265/75/16s tires. Stock approved performance and practicality with decreased fuel mileage/speed rating.

 

After reading a number of these Duratrac vs Ko2 threads all the way through, it is impossible for me to tell which tire is "better". In fact, many people claim their tire of choice (KO2 vs Duratrac) is better in regard (performance in the rain, how loud the tire is, etc). I'm assume some of you are providing meaningful and real information and some are validating their decision with feelings over data.

I'm going to go in and throw a dart and pick the Kbro2s. Please ridicule me for not picking the superior Duratrac like I was going to. Or even better, for not sticking with the stock tires on my 2019 OR.