There’s been a few tire threads and the Goodyear Duratracs always come up as a possible option. Some love them, others have mixed opinions but most agree that the tire is loud once it gets a little older. Well, I was one of those that complained about the noise...My 2013 LR4 w/HD package gets used Offroad so I wanted an aggressive tire in the stock size. My tires have about 25K miles on them and were rotated on a semi-regular basis. Meaning that it wasn’t done every 5K miles but every 12K. I also own a 2017 Ford 150 with BFG AT/KO2 and the Ford is exceptionally quiet so I wanted to compare just how loud the LR4 was. I downloaded a dB meter for my iPhone and drove both vehicles over the same stretch of highway near my home. The Ford F-150 registered between 55-58 dB at 75mph, the LR4 was 83-85 dB at 75 mph. Varying my speed by 3-5 mph didn’t make any noticeable difference is sound volume.
While I knew the LR4 was louder I didn’t realize just how loud the truck has gotten. Now I understand why I hate driving it for long distances. Those that say their Duratracs are quiet are either using new tires or low mileage, kidding themselves, or been incredibly lucky...I don’t know, but I’m changing these tires out even though they have plenty of thread left.
While I knew the LR4 was louder I didn’t realize just how loud the truck has gotten. Now I understand why I hate driving it for long distances. Those that say their Duratracs are quiet are either using new tires or low mileage, kidding themselves, or been incredibly lucky...I don’t know, but I’m changing these tires out even though they have plenty of thread left.