I know we all love to talk about tires, so I don't feel too bad about starting another thread.
I'm giddy as a school boy now that we've got an AT-like option in the stock 255/55R19 size with the Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs.
The Contis have been fine in the summer, and have even done okay with the small amount of off-roading that I've undertaken. But they give me zero confidence in snow and ice. I feel like the LR4 is a big sled on the Contis, and all she wants to do is slide into curbs and other cars. Slide through stop lights, etc.
I was going to go down the winter/summer tire swap road, but now these DuraTracs are out!
My concern, though: The speed rating on the DuraTracs is an S (112mph) while Contis are V (149mph). That's kind of a big drop, and the LR4 is speed limited at 125. A little higher than the S rating.
I also understand that the lower rating means a softer sidewall. So are these DuraTracs going to handle like mush? I don't drive too aggressively, so maybe I shouldn't be concerned.
You guys with the DTs, do they handle alright on the pavement?
I was previously in an Xterra with BFG ATs and that thing destroyed in the snow. It was like a snowmobile. I'd love to get the LR4 to that level.
I'm giddy as a school boy now that we've got an AT-like option in the stock 255/55R19 size with the Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs.
The Contis have been fine in the summer, and have even done okay with the small amount of off-roading that I've undertaken. But they give me zero confidence in snow and ice. I feel like the LR4 is a big sled on the Contis, and all she wants to do is slide into curbs and other cars. Slide through stop lights, etc.
I was going to go down the winter/summer tire swap road, but now these DuraTracs are out!
My concern, though: The speed rating on the DuraTracs is an S (112mph) while Contis are V (149mph). That's kind of a big drop, and the LR4 is speed limited at 125. A little higher than the S rating.
I also understand that the lower rating means a softer sidewall. So are these DuraTracs going to handle like mush? I don't drive too aggressively, so maybe I shouldn't be concerned.
You guys with the DTs, do they handle alright on the pavement?
I was previously in an Xterra with BFG ATs and that thing destroyed in the snow. It was like a snowmobile. I'd love to get the LR4 to that level.