Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs 265/70 17

[HARDTRAILZ]

2. Our rear axle is approximately 3 inches longer hub to hub then our front is hub to hub. So by putting on only the front spacers, I am actually making the width of the front and the back closer. It doesn't look any different, and I saved $100. I see nothing bad in doing that

-Wahugg

Curious....Can you share these measurements? I had thought I read they were about an inch different.

[Wahugg]

Sure! I'm taking a road trip down south tonight to take some photos with darker skies, but when I'm back I'll take some pics of the tape measure.

Off the top of my head, the rear was about 66.5in and the front was originally 65in before the alignment, and after it was 64.8 or .7 after. I had a very bad alignment where they had to push the lca in a bit.

But I'll defiantly get the exact measurement tonight or tomorrow. The rear isn't 3 in wider than the front to totally offset the spacers, but it offsets it so that there is only about an .6in difference on each side, which isn't noticeable at all.

-Wahugg

[fishsticks]

Factory track widths on 360s are 63.1" in front and 62.1" in the rear.

You'd need to be lifted quite a bit to lose 2+ inches in front.

[Moots1288]

Hm...

[Wahugg]

I'm only lifted in the front by about 1.5in in total so I doubt that would be a big factor. I'll re-measure when I get back to the shop later tonight/ tomorrow morning. I very we'll could be wrong with my exact measurements as I just pulled them off the top of my head before I left for Logan. But I am dead certain that the duratracs fit all the way around with only the front spacers, and they are extremely close to being even because I'm looking at them right now on my truck, and the fronts look no different from the rears sticking out from the side of the truck.

-wahugg

[kickin_up_mud04]

I just purchased a set of the Kelly safari tsr tires, from what I heard from another member here is that Goodyear owns kelly.. The TSRs mimicking the duratracs in the tread pattern but they are load range D.. I'll know how they run after this weekend when I get my lift installed.

[boog2006]

I'd like to hear your review...looked at those also in my selection. Seemed like the Duratracs had more all terrain style center than the Kelly's

[HARDTRAILZ]

For Comparison sake....

Kelly...




Goodyear...

[kickin_up_mud04]

I can promise you this pictures of the tires do NOT do them justice, they are very meaty.

[HARDTRAILZ]

They are. I prefer the Safari over the duratracs after seeing them both in person.

[boog2006]

They are. I prefer the Safari over the duratracs after seeing them both in person.

So based on looks I'd agree, but everything I've read about the life of the Duratracs was pretty good. Any idea how the Kelly's wear compared?

[HARDTRAILZ]

What the people I talked to about running either is all very similar. They all brag on wear and noise and how good they do on and off road. Seems that they are great in the wet. No one really complains about either unless they really like deep mud.

You do see more Duratracs, but I just dont think Kelly is real name in offroad tires. The Kellys are generally cheaper though.

[Wahugg]

Sorry guys for the late reply. Plans changed as they always tend to do, and I've haven't had a chance to get the wheels off to measure the distance from hub to hub.

I will comment and say that after about 4k on the Duratrac tires, they do wear extremely well. They are great on the farm and on the road, and they are much better then my Old Firestone AT's on wet roads, but still not as good as a nice road tire. As for mud, they do pretty good. I find that after a few yards the treads get pretty full of mud, and requires some decent wheel spinning to fling the mud free. Once the tires are spinning at about 20mph, they clean well and will soon find traction if it's there and your on your way. I just don't like how the tires must spin so fast to clean. Shock-loading the system by suddenly finding traction while doing this could hurt the disconnect or CV shaft.

But hands down, these tires are great.

-Wahugg

[kickin_up_mud04]

Alright I just got my lift install this weekend and had to drive from Warsaw to ft wayne with my kelly TSRs, granted the ground was wet due to rain but these tires are AMAZING.. Very little road noise and great traction.