Hear me out, Duratrac grip....

[Baz]

Okay so now I just have to decide between a levelling kit or 650 lbs of sand… the sandbag install would be a whole lot easier hahaha!

 

[PistolsFiring]

Haha! 650 must hit the fuel gauge pretty good.

Probably would have, thankfully, it wasn’t back there long.

Okay so now I just have to decide between a levelling kit or 650 lbs of sand… the sandbag install would be a whole lot easier hahaha!

And reversible! The install was done by the feed store but the un-install was done by yours truly so easy is a relative term

I kind of derailed the OP’s thread, so feel like I need to chime in. I’ve been truly impressed with the traction out of the stock duratracs, mine are at about 23k and I haven’t noticed any wet pavement issues. I’ve now had them in wet weather, snow, freezing rain, soft pasture, gravel roads and of course dry pavement. I’m usually waiting on mileage to pile up to pull off whatever crappy tires GM has shipped the truck with but now seriously considering going back with the duratracs in an upsize when the time comes.

 

[Transient]

I agree with you and the traction when on just wet pavement. It is rather easy (to easy) to have the rear tires slip.

How are the 285/75/18's treating you? I was looking at going with 295/70/18 to get a little wider tire and a couple inches taller than stock.

They seem to be fine. I can feel the weight. They still break loose on a moderate throttle in the rain, but more controllable than the stock Duratracs. Tires are E rated, so it has a slightly stiffer ride. The improvement in handling helps though. I'm able to take corners a little faster, which first day since these are trucks. I don't have a lift or level kit installed so I experienced a lithe rubbing at full lock when I first bought the tires. After the 1st tire rotation the rubbing disappeared. Got pretty close to the UCA, so may want to look into 1/4"-1/2" spacers if you're going with the 295.

 

[Transient]

I think what you are experiencing with wet traction is caused by the light rear end of a pickup truck and not the tires. It takes a bit of getting used to. I was always an SUV guy so this was an adjustment for me as well. Guys who have been driving pickups for decades don't even think about it anymore.

I believe you're 100% correct. It's still annoying though. I have a CDL, track experience in drag racing, road course, open road, and land speed, and have literally driven in every weather condition you can in this country and just about every type of vehicle (SUV/car/truck/rear engine sports car, not make and model). But, when you spin a tire and it engages the e-locker and have to drag a tire while turning in the parking lot of your children's school and can't get over 20mph for the computer to disengage the locker is both embarrassing and frustrating. It only takes a difference of 100rpm to cause the e-locker to engage.

 

[Transient]

I put 300 lbs of sandbags in the back of the truck for the winter, helps keep the tail end stuck better when the white stuff flies. Also helps with wet traction.

I built a H shaped frame that keeps the bags over the rear axle, there is a small hit to gas mileage though.

The white stuff doesn't fall everywhere in the country. I haven't lived with snow since January 2018 (drove in a white out in Wyoming in November 2019). San Diego from 2020 to 2023, and now in Florida until 2026.

 

[Transient]

Okay so now I just have to decide between a levelling kit or 650 lbs of sand… the sandbag install would be a whole lot easier hahaha!

And cheaper

 

[Keller]

The white stuff doesn't fall everywhere in the country.

It does in this country.

 

[Transient]

It does in this country.

The part of Florida that got snow recently is where I'm at. It was only a flurry. Nothing stuck to the ground.

 

[Keller]

I'm in Ontario Canada, so it's a regular thing for us.

 

[Transient]

I'm in Ontario Canada, so it's a regular thing for us.

That sucks, unless you have a hot girl to wrap up with

 

[Keller]

The weather is the least sucky thing about living in Canada.

 

[buckshot85]

The weather is the least sucky thing about living in Canada.

But, all the whiskey and maple syrup!!!!!!

 

[Transient]

The weather is the least sucky thing about living in Canada.

At least you didn't say that about the hot girls you could be wrapping up with to stay warm