New Tire Day
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New Tire Day
I made the sacrifice of a couple rifles I had sitting collecting dust in my gun safe and bought my new tries. Got tired of struggling on trails that others had no problems because of my lame A/Ts. Went with the Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac in 245/75R16. So far I'm really impressed but tomorrow on the trail will be the real test. I haven't noticed any more road noise than my old tires and the ride quality is the same. A side benefit of the taller tire is that my speedometer is now closer to being correct.
The pictures on Goodyear's website don't do these tires justice. They are more aggressive than they look and the amount of siping is crazy. They even have siping between the tread blocks.
Got the factory alloy wheel at the local junk yard for $75.
The pictures on Goodyear's website don't do these tires justice. They are more aggressive than they look and the amount of siping is crazy. They even have siping between the tread blocks.
Got the factory alloy wheel at the local junk yard for $75.
#2
#7
The set of 5 cost me $1000 mounted and balanced. So far I'm really happy with them. Amazingly quiet on the road for such an aggressive tread pattern. Tomorrow on the trail will be the real test.
I'm really happy I decided to get the fifth alloy wheel for the spare. Looks a ton better than the steel on the back door.
I'm really happy I decided to get the fifth alloy wheel for the spare. Looks a ton better than the steel on the back door.
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Let us know how they wear, I've not been too impressed with Wranglers in the past. They tend to cup on these trucks, but that may not be an issue on the 16" rim. I know my truck came with Wranglers on it and they were shyte, but I am on the 18" wheels and the OEM size was a little too low-profile for the application.
They do look good, though I'd have tucked the white lettering to the inside...
Cheers!
They do look good, though I'd have tucked the white lettering to the inside...
Cheers!
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