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Old 06-24-2010, 05:37 AM
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1.5 spidertrax and 2.5 teraflex bb on the way in the mail. Tons'o rubbing at full turn with no spacers. On the highway there is a slight loss of power, and the ride at 32 psi is the same as the stock dueler ride. I love these things! Way more aggressive in person than in the photos.
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Old 06-24-2010, 06:06 PM
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What is the actual measured tire height on these?

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Old 06-30-2010, 05:08 PM
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you guys think these tires in a 315/70/17 will fit with a taraflex leveling kit? what are the tires actually measuring.. 315/70/17 comes out to exactly 34.3 which would be fine i think
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Originally Posted by Bone206
After perving out on this thread for too long, I decided to ditch my almost new stock 255/70/18 duelers for 275/70/18 duratracs on a jk sahara unlimited. They are being installed as we speak. 2.5 teraflex bb and 1.5 spidertrax spacers are in the mail. I will post when I get it all done up. . . i'm pumped!
Just did the same (33's) ... and got my dealer to buy my Duelers off of me for their used lot.

I love these tires, I have had E's before and you would never know these are E's.

Does well in all conditions, very quiet, and looks great... what more could we ask for?
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ok guys, been looking at the Duratracs. Get the quiet ride and great traction, but many of the reviews from different areas complain of the weak sidewall and how bad they drive at highway speed and cornering. You guys that have them - what you think? Narrowed my choices down to Coopers, Nitto Trail Grapplers, or Duratracs. Like that the Duratracs are light and so many reviews rate them high in snow, but leary of this very common "feels like driving a boat down the highway" type description.
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Yeah i kinda took into account many were big truck guys and even the possibility of some air pressure issues, but many negatives have come from Jeeps too. Really like the tire, just hoping more can chime in. As light as these are I would consider 35s...
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Originally Posted by Hammer002
ok guys, been looking at the Duratracs. Get the quiet ride and great traction, but many of the reviews from different areas complain of the weak sidewall and how bad they drive at highway speed and cornering. You guys that have them - what you think? Narrowed my choices down to Coopers, Nitto Trail Grapplers, or Duratracs. Like that the Duratracs are light and so many reviews rate them high in snow, but leary of this very common "feels like driving a boat down the highway" type description.
I have 33's @ 18, which makes them E rated (10 ply I believe) so I would think they would do ok wheeling as far as the sidewall goes... if your worried and wheel a ton of rocks, maybe look at the GY MTR/K's ???

FWIW: I have had E rated BFG AT's before.

The GYD's are night and day from those.

I notice no difference in stiffness from the Duelers to the DuraTracs.

As far as highway goes. The same. Only time I get tossed around on the highway is sans top/doors, and that is not from the tires.

I am VERY happy with these tires.

As much as I don't want to rush summer... I can not wait to take these in the snow
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Originally Posted by Hammer002
Yeah i kinda took into account many were big truck guys and even the possibility of some air pressure issues, but many negatives have come from Jeeps too. Really like the tire, just hoping more can chime in. As light as these are I would consider 35s...
I've only got about 800 miles on my 315/70/R17 load range D Duratracs, running at about 35 psi, and they are great! I have a pretty good mix of city and hwy driving with them and they ride as smooth as my stock duellers in my opinion. I haven't really experienced any negative effects with cornering and/or highway driving and am quite pleased with them. They look a hell of a lot more aggressive in person.

I'm headed out to Eastern Oregon this coming weekend, so I should be able to report back on how they do on different terrain.

I say go for it!
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Originally Posted by Rafi
you guys think these tires in a 315/70/17 will fit with a taraflex leveling kit? what are the tires actually measuring.. 315/70/17 comes out to exactly 34.3 which would be fine i think
You'll probably just need to trim your stock plastic air dam and use wheel spacers or wheels with about 4.5" back spacing.

My 315/70/R17 Duratracs at 35 psi installed sit at about 33.75" if I remember correctly.


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