Gman1988
New Member
Just wanted to provide some input for anyone looking to upgrade. I had the stock tires replaced at the dealership at the point of sale. I really liked what was on the new 2500 Rebels. When I found out they were the Duratracs, I was pleasantly surprised. I had Duratracks on my Power Wagon and liked them for the most part. When I ordered the new Duratracs, the dealership was good to point out that the RT's were a newer tire that had the 3 peak rating, Load range E and a Kevlar side wall.
I really like how they look on my truck but wondered how they would perform. There was a bit of road noise added compared to the stock tires but nothing crazy at all. I put them to use for the first time this last weekend. I drove from Washington to Idaho round trip just over 2k miles. most of the trip was windy blowing snow and ice covered roads. One lane remained fairly open on the highways except the mountain passes. The only time I felt any slipping was changing from one late to another at speed or on a couple pf occasions on the very icy parts. I could feel a bit of side to side slipping but nothing I was ever concerned about. Starting from a dead start on the snow and ice I felt slipping of course but that is to be expected. Overall, amazing performance on wet and snow with the new Duratrac's. I never had to shift to 4x4 even in the worst conditions. Just kept em pointed forward and adjusted speed for the conditions. I have to admit.... after getting used to them I was probably lured into being overly confident. I kept finding myself going the speed limit and having to back off a little.
I fully endorse the new tires.... I didn't even carry any additional weight in the bed! I bought chains just in case, but I feel like I wouldn't need them unless it was a situation where I probably shouldn't be out on the roads anyway.
I really like how they look on my truck but wondered how they would perform. There was a bit of road noise added compared to the stock tires but nothing crazy at all. I put them to use for the first time this last weekend. I drove from Washington to Idaho round trip just over 2k miles. most of the trip was windy blowing snow and ice covered roads. One lane remained fairly open on the highways except the mountain passes. The only time I felt any slipping was changing from one late to another at speed or on a couple pf occasions on the very icy parts. I could feel a bit of side to side slipping but nothing I was ever concerned about. Starting from a dead start on the snow and ice I felt slipping of course but that is to be expected. Overall, amazing performance on wet and snow with the new Duratrac's. I never had to shift to 4x4 even in the worst conditions. Just kept em pointed forward and adjusted speed for the conditions. I have to admit.... after getting used to them I was probably lured into being overly confident. I kept finding myself going the speed limit and having to back off a little.
I fully endorse the new tires.... I didn't even carry any additional weight in the bed! I bought chains just in case, but I feel like I wouldn't need them unless it was a situation where I probably shouldn't be out on the roads anyway.
