Calgary Jeep Association
4x4 Related Groups => General Talk => Topic started by: RookieRecurve on June 13, 2012, 09:23:32 PM
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I was considering these tires based on price, tread pattern, siping, and positive reviews. There were a few reviews that mention sidewall failure though, and I have decided not to buy these tires based on that information. Does anyone on here have any knowledge or experience regarding these tires? One reviewer commented about how much thinner the sidewalls on the Duratrac was than the MTR/km.
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I have them and i love them.
I did fisher east with them not long ago, and yes i have few nice cuts on it but they are doing a great job!
I took them over the MT one s for one reason cuz i do allot of high way driving with my jeep.
I did about 4-5 trail runs with them and they are great so far.
Anton
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Duratracs:
I can definitely say that if you wheel a lot you run the strongest chance of any tire I have seen of gashing a sidewall. They perform good (really good) but are seriously easy to gash open. I haven't even seen that many street tires cut a sidewall on the trail :o
I have run the MTR-K and have had many many wheeling trips with them, I have cuts in the rubber on the sidewalls but none have ever penetrated. While I have watched two guys in the last few weeks slash open the Dura's
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Holy crap use the search function
if i see one more post on these half arse tires im going to puke.
Fack me :P
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I was considering these tires based on price, tread pattern, siping, and positive reviews. There were a few reviews that mention sidewall failure though, and I have decided not to buy these tires based on that information. Does anyone on here have any knowledge or experience regarding these tires? One reviewer commented about how much thinner the sidewalls on the Duratrac was than the MTR/km.
DO NOT BUY THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sidewalls suck. I have 5 brand new just over 5000 kms on them. One with 3 inch gash in sidewall (tire now completely useless) another with small gash 1.5 inch not through to the nylon ply, so still using as it is ok.
These tires are amazing for winter/DD on ice. I have never had a better winter tire (except for a blizzac). Even when wheeling the tread is amazing. BUT the sidewall is like a bodybuilder with weak ankles. If you wheel remotely hard find something else. OR buy these for winter and have a set of Summer muds (this would be the ultimate)!
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i have 35x12.50 Nitto Trail grappler MT's on my 3/4 ton Dodge. It is now my favorite tire.
i like them more than MTR's, more than BFG AT's and more than Toyo OC MT's.
PS, they look good too.
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Great info guys. Thanks for the straight up answers. I tried the search function BTW, and did not find the information I was looking for. Thanks for the tip though. I am guilty of posting without doing a search first. How about some tips on doing a proper search? Key words, quotations, etc.
Looks like Trail Grapplers are in my near future. :)
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They are my preferred dual purpose tire. Great all year on the road and cent off road.
I have not seen any weaknesses in sidewall. I know half a dozen friends that have used them a lot off road with no failures. I ran a lot of miles of sharp rocky terrain aired down last summer on a set and there are no cuts.
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A lot of the time tires come in different ply ratings. I usually go for the heavier ply as it will have a beefier sidewall.
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Never had any issues with my Duras and ive got about 30,000 on em, wheelin just every weekend since I bought em. Mud sucks beans, they turn into bf ats, expected.
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Never had any issues with my Duras and ive got about 30,000 on em, wheelin just every weekend since I bought em. Mud sucks beans, they turn into bf ats, expected.
I found quite the opposite. Mud clears with throttle, and the tread is awesome. Achilles heal = side wall
1st pic gash in unusable.
(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k632/09wrangler/Picture113.jpg)
2nd pic tread depth (brand new)
(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k632/09wrangler/Picture114.jpg)
3rd pic gash in tire still on jeep.
(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k632/09wrangler/Picture115.jpg)
Yes I'm hard on her.
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A lot of the time tires come in different ply ratings. I usually go for the heavier ply as it will have a beefier sidewall.
Not in all cases. The DuraTrac only has a 2 ply sidewall in both the C and E load rating.
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All three of those tires can be repaired by tire sectioning. Do not know who does those anymore.
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Wheels in motion in the northeast said he would repair sidewalls and such... he said he still does vulcanizing (sp) which most shops don't do
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Wheels in motion in the northeast said he would repair sidewalls and such... he said he still does vulcanizing (sp) which most shops don't do
what is this Latin speak!!!!!!
tire sectioning/vulcanizing, huh. You can fix a radial tire's sidewall???
I'm confused, This tire is like brand new. Fixing it would redeem me to the wife ;) ;) ;) ;)
need more info, HOW
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what is this Latin speak!!!!!!
tire sectioning/vulcanizing, huh. You can fix a radial tire's sidewall???
I'm confused, This tire is like brand new. Fixing it would redeem me to the wife ;) ;) ;) ;)
need more info, HOW
ummm... maybe call Wheels in Motion
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I guess its a form of heating and melting the rubber together into one piece again... similar method to what re-treading a semi tire is... this Guy has been in the tire business for 30ish years and said that vulcanizing is becoming a lost art but he'll still do it... I don't know what he would charge but he was reasonable when he mounted and balanced my tires (80 cash for all 4)
Just checked his business card and its actually "tires in motion" his name is Glenn Jansen and the shop number is 403-250-1188 and his cell is 403-862-0074
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Called tires in motion. And spoke to the guy who does the repairs. He said no dice. Can not repair if it has torn the nylon. He said a nail fine not a gash. He said it would just bulge. Guess I'm still at square one.
Thank Wyattjo for the lead anyway
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No problem too bad it didn't work out... he has awesome prices on new tires as well
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There is a good utube video on how to section a tire. Do not know how to link it.
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