I'm looking at putting a set on my JK. This is a dual purpose rig and I was wondering how they ride on the road and if they last for a reasonable amount of time?

 

They ride good as long as you get a set that will balance out, and that seems to be hit or miss. If you get a good set they will last a good while. They do have thin sidewalls so not the best choice if you will be hitting the rocks a lot.

 

Having spent a good deal of time with Goodyear tires:

Do you plan to off-road 50% or more of the time? Then get the MT/Rs

Less than half? Go Duratracs. MT/R experiences seem to be all over the board as far as on-road manners.

 

Thanks for the info. I appreciate it.

 

As a previous person said, it depends on if you get a good set that'll balance out or not. I was pretty lucky and got a set that balanced out easily.

I have put over 20k miles on mine and they have more than 1/2 tread (measured) left. I've routinely rotated them every 3k miles.

They have not been pampered and have held up very well in the rocks. (Johnson Valley, Rubicon, Big Bear). The sidewalls are stiff and to get a good grip, they have to be aired down quite low. I generally run them at 8-9psi (37x12.50x17) for great traction.

Since they're balanced well, driving on the highway is fine (driven up to 80 mph). I put 50+ highway miles on them daily.

 

Im running them now, and pretty happy so far. Pretty quiet on road so far. Not sure how they are going to wear down the road, I'm running around 28psi and they still don't wear all the way to the end of the side lugs. They do seem to have some radial pull to the right as well, but nothing you don't get used to. Sadly enough I have not had a chance to test them off road yet but that will happen soon. Def love the look of them for sure.

 

I was really happy with them on my 2008 Rubicon. I did have an issue with balancing, though. Even after balancing there was still a slight vibration around 55mph. Traction was great in all conditions, though!

 

I can echo these comments also. I liked the tires, not too loud, not overly rough. Balancing was a bit of a pain. I was in Discount Tire every couple thousand miles at least to rotate and balance. And like was stated above, still a slight bit of a vibration even after balancing.

 

It's a subjective question. I went from Duratracs to MTRs. Relative to other purpose built mud tires, the MTR is good in terms of on road characteristics. Compared to the Duratracs, it's a pretty big difference. The Duratracs were far better on road: noticeably more quiet, better ride, much better handling. When it comes to snow or slick roads, the MTRs pretty much suck (except deep snow). I have a two mile commute and bought the MTRs for off-roading. If my situation were different, I would have gone with the Nitto Trail Grapplers (only because the Duratracs don't come in a 37").