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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 02:47 PM
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Goodyear duratracs. No heavy wheeling gonna be done. Just wanting someone's take on them. Go!!
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 03:24 PM
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Buy them and be happy. I put a set on my wifes TJ. OUTSTANDING in the snow and ice on road. She putts around the San Isabel national forrest with them no problems. Not hard core wheeling but not gravel road either, lol.
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 09:51 PM
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I love mine. Had BFG AT's before they weren't as good in snow/ice as the Duratracs. They are also great for the light wheeling I do and they are quiet on the road. I personally like the way they look, very aggressive for a AT.

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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 10:13 PM
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Thanks guys. I appreciate the input. Sounds like I'm going shopping as soon as uncle Sam sends me my cash. Anything's gotta be better in the snow than the 3 mastercrafts and 1 old Goodyear spare I'm trying to get through the snow on mow. Lol. It does make the drives pretty fun though.
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 12:33 AM
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I have the Wal-Mart Duratrac knock offs - The Goodyear Authority. I've got about 8,000 miles on them so far with no issues or abnormalities. They've done great in snow and ice, and sand. No heavy trail use yet, but I had them on some basalt outcroppings in Western WA and they hooked up great. I'm pretty sure you cant go wrong with a Goodyear product
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 07:49 AM
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i love my DT's. i've got about 26k on them. rotated every 5-6k and i still have 3/4 of the tread left. i drive 92 miles everyday and these things are wearing beautifully. saying they are awesome in the snow in rain is an understatment. i dont have much time for offroading. so my experience is daily driving only.

im def buying them again..but in the 31" flavor.
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 08:28 AM
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Thanks oej that's pretty much what I'll be doing too. In a perfect world I'll get to run them off-road a little but not holding my breath. Definitely wanting a good rain/snow tire for this great Ohio weather. I'll be heading to 4wd in columbiana in a week or 2 for sure
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 09:16 AM
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I have them on my XJ, and had them on my LJ before that, and I love them. They are great in all conditions and they wear really great (as long as you rotate them).
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by white99xjclassic
Thanks oej that's pretty much what I'll be doing too. In a perfect world I'll get to run them off-road a little but not holding my breath. Definitely wanting a good rain/snow tire for this great Ohio weather. I'll be heading to 4wd in columbiana in a week or 2 for sure
Ur welcome man. They got me through 18" of snow last year in a 2 hr trip to work;that should have taken me an hr.lol. best snow tire in AT flavor I have had yet. And by far the most agressive AT.
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 11:15 PM
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Same here. Love mine. Very good all around tire. I didnt want a MT because of snow we normally get here but I didn't want an all terrain because of some of the areas I hunt can get pretty nasty.

Duratracs are a awesome in between tire. More agressive than an AT but not as aggressive as the MT. They dont clean as well as a mud tire but they hold there own. Way better than the BFG AT's that came with here in every aspect.

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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 09:50 AM
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Duratracs for the win don't have one bad thing to say about them. I've got 15k on mine, I rotate frequently and they look almost new. Buy them.
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 10:52 PM
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This is exactly what i needed to hear. Ive been debating on them for months.....IM SOLD. Getting a set of 33s next week with my tax return money, thanks guys!!
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