Duratracs for towing

smurfs_of_war · Nov 16, 2013

Has anybody run the E rated duratracs for pulling a decent sized TT? Everyone I talk to raves about them, and I am hard pressed to find any negative feedback online. To me they feel very loose in steering. Like a water balloon. Pressures are good. I am thinking that feeling will transfer to the trailer in a negative way.

Anybody have some real world input?

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h2oman · Nov 16, 2013

While I have no experience with this tire at all, I cannot imagine how they conclude that a mud terrain is good for towing. By it's very nature it worst attribute should be on the road.

smurfs_of_war · Nov 16, 2013

It's classified as an A/T, and given that my BFGs were awesome for towing I gave them a shot. Might be an expensive mistake.

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audio1der · Nov 16, 2013

I don't think our rims are rated for the pressure an 'E' rated tires needs.
I'm looking at some Cooper/General tires which each 119XL load rated. Not quite 'E', but should be much better.

smurfs_of_war · Nov 16, 2013

audio1der said:
I don't think our rims are rated for the pressure an 'E' rated tires needs.
I'm looking at some Cooper/General tires which each 119XL load rated. Not quite 'E', but should be much better.

Nope. They aren't. I use the E rates for the stiffer construction and never inflate to max. I inflate to a little over what the P rated would need for the load using the inflation charts for the E rates. I give up some wear, but its worked good in the past. I'll check some out like you mention. These may "bake" a bit yet and improve, but we'll see.

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loveracing1988 · Nov 16, 2013

Shaggy said:
It should take off, if you stick around and post. Nice dually btw. Need to see more pics of that!!

What size? They put load range e tires on outdoorsmans so in theory the 17" rims should be able to take the pressure. I know you guys are probably referring to 20" rims though.

outlaw52 · Nov 16, 2013

I have duratracs on my truck for about 7000 miles they are a a/t tire. I towed 2 dressers and a softail about 1200 miles in a large trailer. the tires didn't miss a beat no issues at all. everyone has there own opinions on tires some good some bad. I would recommend these tires without hesitation.honestly so far I cant say one negative thing about them.snow,rain,heat,ice,towing they have performed flawlessly in every test so far.after 7000 miles they are wearing perfectly.i did a rotation at 5000 and rebalanced at that time as well.and they are nasty looking tires as well imo.good luck hope this helps.

Stangshcky12 · Nov 16, 2013

I drove my buddies dmax with his cherokee on a bumper pull trailer behind it
He had 265/75/16 duratracs and the trailer was about 7k lbs and I had no complaints

smurfs_of_war · Nov 16, 2013

I guess we'll give them a run and see how it goes. Its a long winter until towing time, so I have plenty of time to make up my mind.

Side note- I spoke to another tire shop and one of the techs at Dodge who said the factory 20's can handle up to 65- 70 no problem, but once you pass 80 PSI depending on the tire it may cause issues long term, or could possibly trash your wheel. That being said- I run 50 day to day and air the rears to about 60 or 65 towing. I don't like bumping maximums unless I have to. Right now I'm actually at about 45.

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