Ransom Proctor

Just a question. Were your tires a P or LT tire? The tires that came on my truck were a LT tire that was a load range E. In the beginning I thought the tires might have been a Passenger tire but to my surprise they weren't.

I've owned several trucks with several different sets of tires over the years. These tires had problems. I can assure you that if you put the duratracs I had on my truck on the work truck you're describing it would be doing a little more than squirm. I live on a farm and we haul heavy loads and tow heavy trailers hauling cattle and hay. The tires I had were a hazard to drive.

UPDATE The dealer warrantied the duratracs and I had them swap them out for a set of grabber at2's. Their is night and day difference between the 2. No more spongy feel and poor lateral stability. The general grabbers weren't my first choice but the dealer couldn't get cooper tires.....or at least thats what they told me. Either way I like these tires in the short term far more than the duratracs.

I'm not sure what the deal is with these duratracs. I towed my 10,000 lb camper a couple of weeks ago and it made the swaying and lateral stability worse. If these were over sized tires and wheels I would have to agree that you get negative attributes for a cool look, but these aren't. I've owned more trucks than cars and realize these trucks don't handle the same as a car, but my 2011 GMC 2500HD with Cooper AT-3's handled night a day better than this new truck with duratracs. Kind of a shame.

I tow a toy hauler that weighs roughly 9500-10000 pounds fully loaded so in replacing these things I want a tire that when I tow it will be stable plus be a good all around all terrain tire.

I have a 2016 Chevy 2500HD Z71 that has 3000 miles on it. When I bought it (brand new) the truck had a set of black aluminum wheels off a midnight edition with Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs. They're LT 275 65 R18. Load range E. After 3000 miles I can't stand these tires. I've never owned a brand new truck that drives so poorly. On smooth, wide flat roads the tires do fine. But on state highways that are unevenly surfaced with an uneven crown the truck handles poor. Add wind and its even worse. At first I thought it was the digital assist power steering but thats not it, the steering is tight. The truck sways badly and to drive it straight is harder than any pickup I've ever owned. I traded a 2011 GMC 2500HD that had Cooper AT3's on it and while it road very stiff the truck handled great and had great lateral stability. Here's my thoughts...... I think the soft sidewalls and with the addition of the digital assist power steering it magnifies the handling woes. I'm running the tire pressure at 60 psi front and 70 psi rear. So the tires are inflated properly. I took it to the dealer and they drove it. they want to make it right but basically said these are offroad tires and they're not going to handle like street tires. I even test drove a 2017 2500HD, and while it had different tires, and I could tell a difference. So at this point the dealer is offering to sell me new tires of my choice at cost less a 30% discount. I honestly don't think thats a bad deal. They've also encouraged me to drive it to 5000 miles to see if they will get stiffer over time. Anyone had these problems with duratracs feeling squishy and what tires would you get to replace them? I'm thinking another set of Cooper Discoverer AT-3 or Michelin Defender LTX A/T 2. Here's a picture of the truck.

Glad it seems to be working for you. Please report back over time. My truck has twitchy steering but no play in the steering as of yet. Its good to hear about a replacement.