Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac - Or Something Else?

[jgruberman]

Good morning all!

I am at the point of tire replacement and will be replacing some Mickey Thompson Baja ATZP3 All Terrains.

I could get the same ones but just looking at some options. I do mainly highway driving and a reasonable 24' boat towing.

I know that I don't want Toyo, Nitto or BFG as I have had bad experiences with them.

I found these Goodyear ones and have never used this brand before. The price seems reasonable, and the reviews SEEM decent, but I trust the opinions of the members on this forum above considerations scoured from the past 3-4 years online.

Does anyone have experience with these, or perhaps have an alternative suggestion for me to look at?

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[badbajawa]

I don't have experience with the Wranglers, but I will add to look into cooper tires also; I've had tons of good experiences with them in the past.

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[jgruberman]

I don't have experience with the Wranglers but I will add to look into cooper tires also I've had tons of good experience with them in the past.

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Thank you, I will look into those as well. I also just came across the "WRANGLER ULTRATERRAIN AT", which may be better for on-road and towing application but not sure. Will still look into Cooper though!

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[badbajawa]

I've seen a lot of negativity towards all the Goodyear products in my snowy area, especially complaints of them getting hard after a year, but not my personal experience so I'll let the guys who run them chime in hopefully.

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[badbajawa]

You are in Texas; you might also look into the available tire.

I've always seen them do great in the hot climates, but again no personal experience.

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[jgruberman]

You are in Texas; you might also look into the available tire.

I've always seen them do great in the hot climates, but again no personal experience.

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Yes, in the Dallas metro area so a lot of highway roads.

I will take a look at General also.

Admittedly, I don't have a lot of experience/habit of buying tires that I don't know anything about, so I wanted to get more ideas.

Going to these Mickey's was a strain for me to get myself "out of the box," but they were great tires.

I just wanted to keep my options/eyes open for alternatives.

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[jgruberman]

You are in Texas; you might also look into the available tire.

I've always seen them do great in the hot climates, but again no personal experience.

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I do see General tires having mixed/average reviews on most sites, even one like 4wheelparts.

That particular site has relatively unbiased reviews and usually decent information from users.

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[badbajawa]

Yeah, the generals are horrid in that the northern states get them a bad reputation.

It's about the only tire most of my California desert buddy run though durable and heat-resistant.

I'd still push the Coopers; I'd still be running them if they made my size.

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[Aboshan]

I have had nothing but problems with Goodyear tires.

I ended up replacing every vehicle I purchased that had Goodyear's within a month.

Alot of flat tires and a few that came apart on me.

This is 4 or 5 different cars not just one or two, and it ranges from front-wheel-drive cars to SUV's to pickups.

I will not consider them when tire shopping. I have had good experiences with Cooper and Michelin.

I currently have Toyo M/T's and am very happy with them.

They are a bit noisy on the highway but the treadwear is doing very well considering the high torque application.

Happy tire shopping!!

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[jgruberman]

I think I am ending up going with the Cooper Discoverer Rugged Trek.

The Grabbers actually were all back ordered out here and the others I had on my mind(I forget which) weren't within my trucks load rating and the shop wouldn't install them.

I noticed my remaining tread life is pretty minimal on the fronts, and I needed to choose something sooner than later, unfortunately.

Although the price tag was attractive of the Grabbers, maybe it was for the best.

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