Goodyear duratrac tyres

[bent]

Hi all

Does anyone have goodyear duratrac tyres?

I am thinking about these for my fender. I have searched the site and the web till I got square eyes with out much success.

I am interested in how they are wearing/chipping etc

Cheers :D

Ben

[DiscoScout]

Hi Ben,
I'd like to say that they are awesome and go well........Mainly because i got a set on order as i type. i know that's probably not helpful, but if it's any consolation, the best price i could get for em was 295 a corner.

Adam

[HBWC]

i could give you a bias opinion as a tyre fitter but not haveing them on a car of my own but have delt with a few

[extreme6.5]

I've got 285/75/16's mtr's on my fender.Marked Goodyear "durawall" so not sure if we are talking about the same thing?
If we are I recommend them.
Did a trip in April this year from Busselton(s/west WA)to Mount Augustus(biggest rock in the world apparently...).
Roads wern't challenging for a 4wd but they were a real test for tyres, hard shale/rock, real sharp edged stuff, far worse than the Gibb River road which I have done dozens of times(used to live there).
I was waiting for a puncture or sidewall issue, it never came.
The mtr's are noisy but I love em, worth the money imho. :D

[cartm58]

i could give you a bias opinion as a tyre fitter but not haveing them on a car of my own but have delt with a few

As l am in the market for replacement tyres for 1993 Range Rover in the next couple months yes l would like the bias opinion of a tyre fitter on that tyre and any other tyre like in the AT or even slightly more aggressive tyre as to on road performance in dry and wet, off road in sloppy mud and beach sand driving

[LandyAndy]

The MTR are a good tyre,the duratrac is the more highway style as far as I know.
The MTR ISNT A MUD TYRE as many think,it is an all-terrain but more off-road biased.In the 235/85 size I have the tread blocks are closer than the wider sizes.They perform well in all situations so far,especially in sand.Done 20000k+ and still have more than 75% tread left.
I thing you will find quite a few members are using the MTRs.
Andrew

[StuRR80]

I had the MTRs on my old MU and got approx 75-80k out of them.
I highly rate them as an all-rounder tyre. Do get a bit noisey towards the end but what aggressive tyre doesn't? I have also put them on the Rangie. As soon as I'm driving that to work, I'll be able to compare and provide feedback (but don't hold your breath!).:angel:

[greenextreme]

I've had Goodyear Duratrac's on my 110 Extreme for 3mths and done around 6000K including some mud, soft beach and granite outcrops. So far all good. Surprisingly low or no noise on bitumen. No chips off lugs / walls - as yet. I'm hoping they'll get me around OZ next year and handle the many varied terrains [mud, rock, sand, snow] towing an offroad camptrailer. I wanted a tyre pattern heavier than AT's with more lug-like tread for mud having found Cooper ST's weren't always up to it in mud. I paid $290each tyre. Hope this helps. cheers,

[HBWC]

they are a good tyre but make sure you run the right pressures or they eat them selves from inside out (they seem to over heat easy) for that reson i prefer the brigstones but they have a tendacy to tare side walls if run at to higher pressure

also if dooing your own trackside tyre repare on this uing paches put some glue on heat it till it drys the add more glue then pach (due to the sillica in the tyres)

[Buckaluckaducka]

Also going sqaure-eyed trying to get some input on the duratrac's performance on and off.
So far i've been told that they're incredibly quiet for what they are and you should apparently get about 70 to 90k out of em.
I've been quoted 275 a pop in 235/75/16.
This was at beaurepairs.
They also have some pretty nifty deal where ya pay 12 bucks or somethin extra per tyre and if u get a puncture or anythin, they'll fix it free.
If it's unrepairable, for a new one, they'll only charge ya for what tread you've used.

[Graeme]

Are there any updates for these tyres? I like the pattern but am a little concerned at a report of quite thin sidewalls.

[newhue]

I briefly had a set before the car was totalled. This is what I found

I found them quit good on sand.
They are nosier than BFG AT's
I found the steering was a bit vague, tended to float wide on sweeping corners. Not sure if thats under steer or over steer, but have been told that generally the chunkier the tire the looser they steering feels.

The Beaurepairs fitter said the centre tread patten closes in quite a bit if you push on it. This would be duplicated at low pressure over rocks for instance. Make what you will of that. He also said the sidewall is a bit thin. For his money, Maxxis buckshot or bighorns.