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Description: Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac


The Wrangler DuraTrac has Goodyear's TractiveGroove Technology that provides enhanced traction in deep mud and snow while the tire's combination of highly angled center tread blocks and zig-zag microgrooves offers enhanced lateral stability and traction in rain and snow, all while reducing road noise.


Self-cleaning, stepped shoulder blocks and thousands of biting edges help the tire deliver enhanced off-road traction and handling, as well as snow traction worthy of the Rubber Manufacturers Association's Mountain Snowflake Symbol, a designation for winter traction.


To provide even more performance in harsh winter driving conditions, the Wrangler DuraTrac can be equipped with metal studs.


To enhance the toughness and longevity of the tire, the new DuraTrac features a rugged tread rubber that helps resist tread block chipping, chunking and tearing, especially during heavy loading and towing applications. Wrangler DuraTrac also features a rim lock that helps prevent wheel slip for minimal balancing throughout the life of the tire.


Digs Deep With TractiveGroove Technology(TM)


The new Wrangler DuraTrac features TractiveGroove Technology to help get the job done. Offering enhanced traction in deep mud and snow, the Wrangler DuraTrac is a hardworking tire for drivers who don't know the meaning of the word quit.


Benefits and Features


TractiveGroove Technology(TM) - Offers enhanced traction in deep mud and snow


Self-cleaning shoulder blocks - Help provide enhanced dirt, gravel and mud traction


Highly angled center tread blocks - Help provide enhanced traction and lateral stability while reducing road noise


Rim protector - Helps protect wheels from accidental curb damage


Pinned for #16 metal studs - Enhanced traction in winter driving conditions
Keywords: Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac


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Anonymous
Review Date: Sat October 3, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: awsome tire, very quiet, traction is amazing ,
Cons: needs higer tire pressure

awsome tire, very quiet, traction is amazing , wet dry and mud. very stable on gravel roads also. still need to try these in winter.
nothing bad really . but, need to run higher tire pessure from 35 psi to 45. on my f 150. 15000 km of sumnmer driving they mayhbe used up 3/32 to 1/8 " soo far soo good. still waiting on winter
Anonymous
Review Date: Mon October 5, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 0 

 
Pros:
Cons:

just wondering why higher pressure is a con? please explain
Anonymous
Review Date: Fri October 16, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: AWESOME tire, Looks even better in person compared to pictures, Grippy, doesnt hydroplane and has a nice hum
Cons: NOTHING

I love this tire. I have only had them on for 3 weeks and i love everything about them. Running 31x10.50s on my 06 Wrangler at about 27 psi and it seems like nothing can stop these. Aggressive braking in the rain did not phase these things one bit. Buy this tire if you havent.
Anonymous
Review Date: Sat October 17, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 7 

 
Pros: Decent gravel / dirt.
Cons: Not a mud tire

I don't think this belongs in an off-roader website. It needs aggressive sidewall protection, not rim protection. I bought these for my rural instect trapping program because the Wrangler Silent Armour All Terrain tires were "discontinued." I just want moderate all-terrain since my guys are NOT supposed to go through the deep mud, but I need EXCELLENT sidewall protection from punctures caused by orange tree THORNS! Should I get the Toyo Open Country MTs since I also do not want any noisy tires. MY guys have to drive 40 to 50 miles on the highway to get to the orange groves. For my smaller trucks, you recommend Yokohama Geolanders or the BFG KOs!?
Anonymous
Review Date: Mon October 26, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Snow traction, off-road drip
Cons: wet-traction on highway

Whoever is above... You shouldnt have bought this tire if you really need an enhanced sidewall. Go with a Cooper discoverer that has Armor Tek3 sidewall protection. I usually 4wheel in Moab and Denver, and have never had sidewall issues, so its no concern to me. I think they are a great buy for the price. I think they are the best tire next to the MTR-K, and they do well in the snow. My only complaint is high-speed traction in heavy rain. I like that the sidewalls are softer, I dont need to air down as much to get good flex on the treadpattern, and dont run the risk of blowing a bead. I have beadlocks now, so even that doesnt matter. Killer tire for the money.
Anonymous
Review Date: Tue November 3, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Very god tires offroad and on pavement. Deep mud and clay did not stop me from exploring. So far good in the snow as I live in northern Ontario Canada. Well worth the money
Cons:

Love the tires in all the travelling done on and offroad. Well worth the money
Anonymous
Review Date: Mon November 16, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Great traction in snow and on ice!
Cons: None

Great tire! Have had these tires for about two weeks so far and have been in about 12 inches of snow so far this winter and had no problems in my ford ranger. Ride nice and really not much road noise. Stable on gravel roads.
Anonymous
Review Date: Sat November 21, 2009 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 5 

 
Pros: Looks great -pretty good ride
Cons: Not a very responsive tire

Just bought a set of 31x10.5 x15 -- They have a little hum -- not too bad -- Feels like your diving a boat on highway . Have not had a chance to check off road yet. Wish I would have bought BF Goodrich Mud Terrain for the price.


Forgot to add that the truck that drives like a boat is a 98 Toyota 4x4
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Review Date: Sun December 13, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 6 

 
Pros: Highway, rock, dry trails
Cons: Snow bad so far

This has been a really awesome tire until we got it into snow. So far it's been a pretty poor performer in both wet and dry snow - definitely a step down from our Goodrich ATRs.
Anonymous
Review Date: Sun December 20, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: great all around tire for every terrain and are quiet on interstate
Cons: none

I have these tires on my 99 blazer 4x4 and I couldnt ask for better traction from a tire at this price live in michigan so winter drivin is a must and tiresperform fantastic even on pure ice, gravel, light mud or large rocks wont stop these things incredible flex on tred and remain very stable in all conditions.
Anonymous
Review Date: Tue December 22, 2009 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Great traction
Cons: weak sidewalls

I have had these tire for a few months now, great in the mud and in up to 8 inches of wet snow. I did puncture a sidewall on a very, very sharp rock but besides that have had no problems. Great on and off road.
Anonymous
Review Date: Sun January 3, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: looks good, tracks well
Cons: "ribs" on the sidewalls are cosmetic, not functional.

went from a 215/85/16 to a 245/75/16, I think my rims are to narrow, so the centers are going to wear faster..
2007 chevrolet silverado 3500 diesel dually.
Anonymous
Review Date: Mon January 4, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: Best snow tire
Cons:

Got this tire specifically for snow, drove through 2 feet of it no sweat in an 04 Honda Pilot. Have never had a snow tire go this good on any vehicle. Highly recommend for anyone needing a great snow tire.
Anonymous
Review Date: Sat January 30, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 8 

 
Pros: no
Cons: no

I think this is a good tire because that i saw a video on Goodyear.com about how this tire works
Anonymous
Review Date: Sat January 30, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 2 

 
Pros: looks
Cons: to soft

i have done 20,000 kms on a set of 33inch tires and have approxiamaty 5 punches in every tire. main punches are from rocks on gravel roads between the tread and in the side wall. all i can say is thanks for tire insurance beaurepaires have.
Anonymous
Review Date: Mon February 1, 2010 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid (per item)?: $250.00 | Rating: 3 

 
Pros: Traction
Cons: Driveability

I put four on my 9500lb F350 and after two months, took them off before they caused a serious accident. Drove like having a low rear tire.
Anonymous
Review Date: Fri February 12, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Quiet and comfortable highway ride, great snow traction.
Cons: None so far...

I needed a 35" tire that has great Snow/Ice traction because of where I live, we have snow on the roads 7 months out of the year. I also needed a specific size, 325/65/18 and this tire fills the bill. They were fairly expensive ($350ea) but I love them so far. I have yet to stud them but that option exists. Road noise is incredibly low for such a big tire, (13" wide) I'm very happy with the purchase.
Anonymous
Review Date: Fri February 19, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros:
Cons:

Put these on my 09 silverado 265/70-17 have had great results in snow mud and rain. Have had more several people compliment the looks on these and ask where I got these tires from. They do look wicked. And I have put them thru alot off roading adventures. Just a slight humm on road to let you know you have an agressive all terain tire under you. I wanted something fairly quiet yet with an agressive profile with out going to a full on mud type tire. I got it with these tires. I think the people that dont care for them in the above post are probabably teenagers or inexperienced off roaders who dont know how to adjust air pressure or lack driveing experience in challenging conditions? Tire wear has been excellent so far. I believe this is one of the better allterains for the money and will be getting a set for my Jeep J20 in 35" size..!
Anonymous
Review Date: Sun February 21, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Almost no noise,Snow rated, Good traction
Cons: No treadwear rating

The best all terrain tire in mud I have ever used.
Anonymous
Review Date: Sat February 27, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: low road noise, great in snow and a great look
Cons:

I'm running 305/55/20 on my F150 SuperCrew. I'm interested in what Tire pressure you are running.
Anonymous
Review Date: Sat February 27, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: Great wrip on gravel, mud, ice, deep snow and tarmac wet or dry
Cons: Slight hum

Had these tires for 8 months covering off road mud, gravel roads, freeway tarmac and packed snow and ice, and 12inch deep fresh snow. Always good grip, even on wet tarmac, doesn't reduce my trucks agility cornering, although on freeways there is a slight hum and some slight squirmyness at speed. But off road and in the snow these are awesome. Look great - worth every cent.
Anonymous
Review Date: Sat March 6, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: $250.00 | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: Aggressive, Quiet
Cons:

I searched and debated this for 4 months. Do I buy them, Don't I buy them?? Well I did and they are truely unbelievable!! I have them on my GMC 1500 and I live in NJ. We just had record snow falls, 50+ inches in one month and these Dura Trac's were great!!! I was out this afternoon trail riding with another Chevy 1500 with BFG All-terrain and a GMC Canyon. The Canyon got stuck, the Silverado with the BFG's got stuck trying to pull the Canyon out. Guess which truck had the traction to pull everybody out??? I spent 95% of the day in 2 wheel drive just to test the traction and never got stuck!!! I've had them on for 2000 miles or so and they're very quiet on the road for such an aggressive tire. I'm definatley goig with these again only next time maybe a little bigger...


Flaminio, NJ
Anonymous
Review Date: Wed March 10, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: $175.00 | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: Go Anywhere, Do Anything Tire
Cons: none

This is the best tire you can get for the money hands down! Rain,snow, mud, rocks, sand, and even the highway you can't get a better performing piece of rubber. Much quieter than any mud terrain or all terrain I've used. My Jeep will only see these from now on because there's no need for another tire unless you get into competition mudding/rock crawling. Take it from a guy who has spent thousands on tires over the last 15 years. The people that say these are noisy have only driven street tires. If you drive MTs or ATs and make the switch you'll swear you're on a street tire.
Anonymous
Review Date: Wed March 10, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: great all-around tire
Cons:

I farm and sell seed. The truck these tires are on spends most of the time in the spring hooked to a gooseneck trailer. With over 30,000 miles on these tires and a few more to go, they are a lot better than the stock Bridgestone tires that came on the Chevy.
Anonymous
Review Date: Mon March 15, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: excellent tire
Cons: none

Excellent tires! I work in Alberta's oilfields, and drive some of the worst roads(if you can call them that) possible. Awesome in mud , excellent in snow, and reasonably quiet.They get me where I need to go to do my work. Goodyear MTR were my favorite, but noisy on highway and hell on ice. All that's left now is the mileage test. Fountain tire has shops all over Canada in every little town it seems, so if you do have problems, help is not far away.(not that you 'll need it)
Anonymous
Review Date: Tue March 16, 2010 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 5 

 
Pros: Good tire while the tread last.
Cons: Side walls are weak and the tread life on them is poor, especially for not being a mud tire.

I was excited to see that Goodyear finally came out with more of an all-terrain tire, but not impressed with the life of them. I drive on all terrain from the highway, to the sand, to over mesquites, and have not had a problem out of them except for the fact that I only got 25K out of them. I'm gonna go back to the 10 ply Cooper STT.
Anonymous
Review Date: Fri April 9, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Great snow and mud traction, studdable, quiet, great price
Cons: Usually on backorder, maybe too soft for warmer climates

I bought these in 33/12.5x15 for my Jeep Wrangler. I live in FAirbanks, AK where we have six month long winters. These tires are great for here. It gets loads of traction on snow and mud, it clears mud as soon as you spin the tires. Compared to the tires my buddies wheel this stays soft up to -20F while other tires (Cooper STT, KM2, etc) are rock hard. Drop tire pressure down to 15 psi for four wheeling and it grabs like no other. The fact that the tires are studdable is a big plus for colder regions. I might stud them for next winter as the performance on ice was not that great. That being said any tire that is not studded won't perform good on ice, no matter what brand/compound.
Anonymous
Review Date: Mon May 3, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Great Tire! Excellent grip in the mud, and very quite on the road. Bought in a 315/70/17 size on a 08 Dodge 3500 have not found anything bad about them yet.
Cons: None yet

Excellent tire
Anonymous
Review Date: Sat May 15, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: Great agressive look, great in mud and gravel
Cons: Tire seem soft... concerned about tread life

Bought a set of 35's for factory 20" wheels on my 09 Silverado. Finally got to take them off road and even in 2WD they performed awesome in deep mud. Tires cleaned themselves well. Great tire for the occasional off roader who needs their tires to perform when called upon. Will see how the tread life turns out!?
Anonymous
Review Date: Thu May 20, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: GREAT ALL AROUND TIRE
Cons: NONE

LOOKS GREAT, AND RIDES GREAT,GREAT IN THIS TEXAS MUDD!!
Anonymous
Review Date: Sat June 12, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Balance, Lack of noise level, ride quality
Cons: None that I can find so far

I have just recently bought these tires for my 06 Wrangler TJ. I have had a set of Bias-Ply Ground Hawg tires, and all I can say is they provided the most horrible riding experience that I have ever had. I know that I have just recently put the Duratracs on the jeep however I cannot begin to explain how happy I am with these tires. They balanced perfectly right off, they are very quiet as well. I am also impressed with the pattern on the tires, I had done some extensive searches when looking to replacing my last set, and I was impressed with the Duratracs on the web but I was really impressed when I saw the tires. I can say if your looking for a "hybrid" mud/AT tire you cannot go wrong.
Anonymous
Review Date: Wed June 16, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: Aggresive, quiet, good in snow and mud.
Cons: none

I put these tires on my 07 gmc sierra 1500 and love them. They grip in any conditions. Treadepot.com is the cheapest right under discountiresdirect, way cheaper than tire rack or any local dealers
Anonymous
Review Date: Tue August 3, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 8 

 
Pros: Traction, Look, Feel after worn in
Cons: Unsteady until worn in a bit

This tire dropped my mpg and rode like I was driving on basketballs for the few few thousand miles. Now they are broken in and mpg and stability have come back better than ever.


Rode through record snow this past winter here in NJ and hardley every had to use 4wd on my F150.


Great tire!
Anonymous
Review Date: Tue August 17, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 7 

 
Pros: Nice quiet tire, good on wet/dry surfaces, 30psi seems perfect for daily driving and O/R use. I have used them in mud, sand, dirt, gravel and street, no complaints about their performance.
Cons: Are the sidewalls too thing? I used my truck to deliver a load of yard waste to the dump, stayed on gravel/dirt the hole time, but punctured my side wall, less than 1/2 an inch from the contact area. Not happy about this at all, I don't know what caused t

I drive a 1994 Toyota 4x4, tires are mounted on 15x10 weld racing rims. They rub slightly during sharp turns as my truck is not lifted.
Anonymous
Review Date: Wed August 25, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros:
Cons:

Great tires for the Texas beaches, no complaints at all.
Anonymous
Review Date: Wed August 25, 2010 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Low to no noise, great look, noticable traction
Cons: softer on corners...just need to slow down. :-)

I can't mark them a ten until I get them in the mud but on city streets the feel great and perform well. I get a bit of the 'squirmy' feel on corners or at hwy speeds but I can just mellow my driving to compensate.
Anonymous
Review Date: Tue August 31, 2010 Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid (per item)?: None indicated | Rating: 1 

 
Pros: looks good
Cons: too soft

They suck on 2500 HD! Felt like driving boat!

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