First off. I love this forum. very helpful and the people here seem great (famous last words).

Here is the situations I am running the stock JK 17"s and I really like them but I would like to upgrade the tires. I drive 30 miles each way to work and my off-roading consist of a couple of dirt roads when I head to the farm every month. Also, the winters can be harsh in Maryland we had 82 " 2 years ago. With all of that being said 90% of my driving is highway so comfort and power at 70 mph is my concern. If you can answer any of the below questions I would really appreciate it.

Do you agree with the Duratrac decision (quiet enough for highway driving)?

Should I expect any vibrations in my car or steering wheel shimmy/shake with the duratracs?

what size ( 255 75 17 or 285 70 17 )? I would like to upgrade for the size for esthetics do you think I would lose power. If so how bad?

Suggestions?

Again thank you for all of your help

 

They are very quiet, I can't even tell them from the factory tires. There should be no shakes or shimmies at all. Bigger the better in my opinion, go with whatever you can fit because eventually you'll want bigger if you don't.

 

Do a search for duratracs on here and you'll get a lot of rave reviews. Personally I love mine. I went to 33" and the loss was noticeable, but not too bad. I just finished a trip that was 6 hours each way at 80+ mph most of the way without any complaints. They did fantastic in the snow i found too. Granted I do have 4.10s and a superchips programmer.

Either size you mentioned will be fine I'm sure. The 275/55/17 is the same as the stock rubi tire I think, so it'd be the same.

 

If you don't mind. What is the actual height of your 315/70r17's?

 

It's ok... nobody likes kittens anyway... they're better off dead.

 

After a moment of silence for the kitten...

285/70/R17 Duratrac
Did not notice any power loss with stock 4.10 gears.
Much quieter than the stock BFG KMs were.

 

Oh... in that case then, let's make the topic of dead cats more comical

 

Cause I said car! LOL, had no idea some of you jeep guys could be so sensitive.

 

True, oh so true. The joke has more of a life of it's own. So anytime I see mention of car (or if someone i already talking about dead cats) I can't help but jump in.

Nothing personal.

Since I helped de-rail this conversation, here is something to put it back on track...

Do the Duratracs. You will love them. And go BIG. I bought the 315/75R16 and have had ZERO regrets

 

I love my duratracs! They are fantastic for the highway, winter wheeling, and they are surprisingly good in the mud too.