Hey Clint - not sure if you are still around but if so, it would be interesting to hear a long term report now that you are several years into these tires...

 

I've got about 3 years and 40K on them and I still have a half inch of tread. Still quiet. LOVE EM. I rotate my tires every 5,000 miles.

 

I have 5,500 on mine right now. I have been measuring my wear with a caliper I am so paranoid that they are wearing fast. Love the tires big time, very good looking and do well in the snow while snow plowing. I am hoping to g 40,000 plus out of them.

TattooJim, what pressures you run yours at? My rear tire seem to be wearing faster then the fronts.

 

Well, funny you asked this. I just swapped them out for some 285/75/16 cooper discoverer atp's. the reason i swapped them was because i had one wear uneven due to a ball joint going bad while i was deployed. My buddy borrowed it for a while, and didnt notice it. Plus, they did start to wear more in the middle, but thats due to them being on the stock wheels. Stepping diwn to the 285's was a tough decision for me. Truck just doesnt look the same. The duratracs seemed to get louder toward the end and my gas mileage seemed to take a dive too, but that couldve been a combo of things. They also started to lose traction on wet pavement, and that is a major concern for me with the amount of rain we get here and this is my daily driver and transportation for the kids. I still had about 40-50% of tread on them when i swapped them. I got $250 for them on craigslist, so i think pulling them off early was worth it in the end. I think if i had to do it over again, i would have put some 285's duratracs on the stock wheels or put them on some wider wheels going any bigger than an 11 inch wide tire. Here is the link to what the new tires look like. At $160 a tire, they were hard to pass up. http://www.superdutydiesel.com/forum...ed-suggestions

 

I've ran BFG's and DuraTrac's on my trucks. The Goodyears are definitely louder as they wear. They also won't last as long. I run mine between 72-76psi. I will say that the Goodyears are a much better tire for snow(which is why I bought them).

 

Clint - you made the right move, the pirate wheels looked kinda goofy...

 

Yes, thats one thing i forgot to mention. The goodyears had great offroad traction, but were very soft. I had a bunch of chunks missing from them when i took them off, which im sure contributed to the noise level. And yes, the new wheels i just couldnt do. Thanks!!