Duratrac or MTZ?
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From: F'n Kansas
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Duratracs. This past winter I was driving 60 down the highway at 2 am while others were doing 30.
Granted I do a lot of winter snow removal and I know how to drive in it so that helps.
Mine do really well in mud. For not being a MT they do awesome. Way better than any AT Ive ran. They also do really well in rain/wet conditions.
Funny thing is before I typed this I just scheduled to have the rotated and balanced for the first time since butting them on in Sept. last year.
Also they're relatively quiet tiers but do get noisier as you start to wear them. Mine were super quiet when they were fist put on but they are a little noisier now. Not loud by any means but you know theyre there when the radio isnt on.
Here's an idea of what they'll look like on a your Jeep.
Granted I do a lot of winter snow removal and I know how to drive in it so that helps.
Mine do really well in mud. For not being a MT they do awesome. Way better than any AT Ive ran. They also do really well in rain/wet conditions.
Funny thing is before I typed this I just scheduled to have the rotated and balanced for the first time since butting them on in Sept. last year.
Also they're relatively quiet tiers but do get noisier as you start to wear them. Mine were super quiet when they were fist put on but they are a little noisier now. Not loud by any means but you know theyre there when the radio isnt on.
Here's an idea of what they'll look like on a your Jeep.
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Those duratracs look a lot like the tsr's you'd like either one if you havent seen the safari tsr here it is I have 12,000 miles on them right now
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From: just north of memphis, TN
Year: 1995
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 6 cyl
got my Duratracs in February and love 'em! My TJ is my weekend runabout and I don't usually drive it when it's raining, but I did take it offroading back in April. It rained all weekend and even when the trails were slick I didn't have much trouble.
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Year: 1990
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Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
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The more I look around, the more I want the MTZ. They couldn't be worse in the winter than my dad's durangos. I think I'm ready to order, for real this time. Luckily my boss is a Mickey Thompson dealer, so I'll get them at cost! Thanks for all of the input guys, it helped a lot.
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From: aurora colorado
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
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Originally Posted by austinjoe13
The more I look around, the more I want the MTZ. They couldn't be worse in the winter than my dad's durangos. I think I'm ready to order, for real this time. Luckily my boss is a Mickey Thompson dealer, so I'll get them at cost! Thanks for all of the input guys, it helped a lot.
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From: Grand Haven, MI
Year: 1996
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 5.2 V8
i got Duratracs, best bang for the buck in my opinion. oh and when i drop them down to 10 psi in the sand they squat crazy low. they do have a thin side wall but there arent any rocks where i live so im not worried about it
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The slices are called sipes. They are what provide snow traction. If you want snow capabilities AND off road capabilities, my experience (though limited to just the DuraTrac's) says the DT's are the way to go.
Not that you couldn't sipe a tire yourself...
but.. Like I said, go with studded DT's in the winter and dedicated MT's the rest of the year. Between the studs, lugs and siping in a DuraTrac, you could run those tires thru any snow! And, if you only ran em (well aligned and balanced) in winter, they could seriously last you 5 years. You'd probably end up with dry rot before excessive tread wear! My two Lincoln's!
Not that you couldn't sipe a tire yourself...
but.. Like I said, go with studded DT's in the winter and dedicated MT's the rest of the year. Between the studs, lugs and siping in a DuraTrac, you could run those tires thru any snow! And, if you only ran em (well aligned and balanced) in winter, they could seriously last you 5 years. You'd probably end up with dry rot before excessive tread wear! My two Lincoln's!
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From: Northern MN
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
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I'll be getting a phone call tomorrow from my boss on prices between the two tires. I will then pull the trigger on the MTZs 
My offset rims are gonna be on again! I'll keep my primewells on the stock alloys just in case something happens. So excited!!!
My offset rims are gonna be on again! I'll keep my primewells on the stock alloys just in case something happens. So excited!!!
