Goodyear Dura Trac Tire Review

Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac Tire Priced from $123. ★★★★★★

The Goodyear  Wrangler Goodyear Duratrac is  the number 1 rated tire in its category at Tirerack.  But what’s interesting is the Dura Trac rates 4th when users were asked if they would buy it again.

This tire has a molded rim protector to protect your wheels. It’s also pinned to accept #16 studs if you live in snow country.

I went through 2 pages of what people who’ve bought this tire had to say about it at Tirerack and there were 3 people who were very unhappy with the way their trucks handled after installing their new Dura Tracs.  Hmmm.

I went through 3 pages of reviews from folks who bought Dunlop MT Rover’s and nobody had anything bad to say about them.  Based on this alone I think I’d pass on the Dura Tracs and go with BFGoodrich Commercial T/A Traction or Dunlop MT Rover. And by the way, the BFG’s only had 1 unhappy camper.

The more I’ve researched this category of tire the more convinced I am that the Dunlop MT Rover is the best buy in its class.  Plus they’re less money than the Dura Tracs.

The Dura Trac has the mountain/snowflake symbol and is an excellent tire in snow country according to many users. The ones who didn’t take them back… OK, that’s not fair. A lot of people really like this tire overall.

Available in load range E this tire is designed to be a workhorse.   They come with 18/32′s of tread so make sure you air them up to 70 in the front and 55 in the rear if you’re running a 3/4 or 1 ton truck otherwise they will tend to feel kinda squirrely.  At maximum pressure users report they ride good and handle a lot better than at lower pressures.

What kind of mileage can you expect out of the Dura Tracs? My guess is you can expect to get about 25,000 miles out of them for sure, maybe more if you’re easy on them.

The bottom line… there are over 3 reports of people who had the Goodyear Dura Tracs removed because their trucks handling totally sucked after installing the tires.

There are tires that come along from time to time that just don’t work on every vehicle, the Dura Tracs may be one of them based on the reports I’ve read.  You just can’t ignore multiple users negative feedback when they all pretty much say the same thing.

I will say that the snow performance feedback was so positive that if lived somewhere that had long winters I might be tempted to go with the Goodyear Dura Trac.

Would I buy them? No.  I’d go with the Dunlop MT Rover Maxx Traction. But if the small amount of negative feed back doesn’t bother you, then I recommend checking the price at Discount Tire.