Best place to buy DuraTracs?

[bloodfart]

After a couple outings in the stock Sahara Duelers, even I realized that they suck in anything half muddy, so started shopping around for some new tires that I can also use in the snow. Seems like the DuraTracs are the way to go for our climate, at least for those of us just starting out in the hobby, so it's coming down to where is the cheapest place to get them from.  I only want to go up to 33" for now, and mostly doing this for better traction on the trails/in snow.

Any chance that we could get a group buy going?

Thanks in advance!  

[WK2008]

The Duratracs are over rated in my opinion. There are some nice 33s out there like Nitto Terra Graplers, Toyo Open Country A/T & M/T that you should also check out. They are great on the trail and also on the street. The Duratracs are not a bad tire but they have very soft sidewalls so punctures are likely. I have run all three and the Toyo M/Ts have the nicest ride and are amazing on the trail.

Opinions are like *#£holes, everyone has one. Lol

[bloodfart]

The Duratracs are over rated in my opinion. There are some nice 33s out there like Nitto Terra Graplers, Toyo Open Country A/T & M/T that you should also check out. They are great on the trail and also on the street. The Duratracs are not a bad tire but they have very soft sidewalls so punctures are likely. I have run all three and the Toyo M/Ts have the nicest ride and are amazing on the trail.

Opinions are like *#£holes, everyone has one. Lol

i heard about the softer sidewall and the possibility of punctures, but i also heard that they are good in the snow. and that's what i want, something i can use to drive around in winter too. i have snow tires on my other car so i could drive that when it's really icy, but i dont want a full on mud tire either that spins out in the lightest snow

[JackstandJohnny]

if your concerned about spinning out put it in 4wd.  or did you buy a 4x4 just for the stickers and trail rated badge  

joking aside, canadian tire has decent prices on those things belive it or not.  and there are plenty of stores around, probably have em in stock.

[WK2008]

I second Johnny. Canadian tire has better pricing than Fountain Tire. I would try Togo Tires as well. They are a great independent shop.

[FiEND]

then maybe you should do more research before asking for advise then arguing against it when it is given.
if you ask for advise, shut up and take it into consideration or simply say thanks.

the best snow tires are also mud tires; Toyo M/T and Iroks - as well as bf goodrich A/T and some other A/T as mentioned but they are way behind the two M/T mentioned.

snow is generally sticky or compacts nice so a tire with larger lugs will do very well in snow and deep snow.  also a softer compound on the tire is better.

as for sidewall.  I've seen about 10 tire failures in the past 5 or so years and they were all due to the weak sidewall.

[AstraX]

Keep the duelers for winter then and pickup a mud tire for summer. I haven't been on a lot of runs but I haven't had any issues with the duelers in snow/ice.

[esi]

I ve ran mtz's in snow and ice and they worked great.

[Kanueh]

Ask BUKI on this forum. He has slices in all 5 of his tires. He actually got the tire shop to credit him for the duratracks and is going with something else because of the issues with the sidewall. He did say they were good in the snow.

[bloodfart]

then maybe you should do more research before asking for advise then arguing against it when it is given.
if you ask for advise, shut up and take it into consideration or simply say thanks.

i wasn't really asking for advice, i was fairly set on getting the duratracs, but i do appreciate the advice and will do more research 

[bloodfart]

if your concerned about spinning out put it in 4wd.  or did you buy a 4x4 just for the stickers and trail rated badge  

not really afraid of spinning on flat ground or while going uphill, but not knowing how the car performs in snow/ice, i just want to make sure that i wont be sliding like a sled when going DOWN icy hills (which we have a lot of around town)

[specialk]

Duratracs are great tires for the road.  That's all they good for.  If you want something that is an all around great tire... summer and winter, on and off road, go with the Toyos.  Hands down the best bang for the buck.

I wish I had hung around here more when I did my first set of tires...  and that I would have listened to the senior members of this forum.   frickin' Truxxus...    

Anyways...  I have the Duatracs as my road road tire and love them on the road and I hate them off road....   go team Pitbull!!!!  
 

[binare]

I have the Duras. I've personally never had an issue with em, on or off-road EXCEPT for anything involving mud. There are way to many reports of problems with sidewalls on them to ignore, even though I've had no issues running mine at 8-10 psi in the rocks, plenty have so pay attention to em. Now that my Jeeps not a daily driver, The next set will be back to Toyos for sure. I'd keep looking if your issues off-road performance, you already got tires for the street, why buy another set?

[JackstandJohnny]

not really afraid of spinning on flat ground or while going uphill, but not knowing how the car performs in snow/ice, i just want to make sure that i wont be sliding like a sled when going DOWN icy hills (which we have a lot of around town)

jeeps not a car, be careful!

if stopping power is what is important to you then get dedicated winters.  duratracs, many mud terrains etc, will be marginal in that situation.  i guess if you get studded tires they'd be good. W squared has studded duratracs for the winter, that thing sticks to ice.

lots of good info here on tires. a second set of trail tires sounds like a great option for you.  you should run boggers. they are cool.

in answer to your question again, Canadian tire has good prices on those. when i was looking/considering Duratracs they were the best i found.    but then i went with MTZs (thanks Dale!) favorite tire i've run. (cause i haven't run toyos yet )

[bloodfart]

so basically, as far as winter usage is concerned, you guys think the duratracs would be a marginal improvement over the duelers? i guess i was worried that just how they pack with dirt/mud almost immediately, the same thing would happen with the snow, and i'll be driving around on 4 iceballs  i will look more into the Toyo's that were suggested