Driftboater

I finally got new tires just in time for hunting season and winter. I decided to go with GY Duratracs because of all the good reviews in snow and performance off-road. I upsized to 275/70r18- one size taller from stock without going wider for better performance in snow. I went deer hunting and took them for a little off-road test yesterday. All in all this little jaunt was a test drive of all the mods- Bilstein 5100’s, Generalspring AAL, and tires- as a package; so far so good. Where the stock tires had trouble gripping in the rocky section pictured below, the Duratracs climbed without issue. The true test will come when I hit this section after a snowfall.

I creeped down this section last year after a snowfall using 4L/1st gear and after I cleared the rocks and straightened out, all four tires broke loose. The truck slid down to the bottom of the hill, stopping about a foot or so from hitting the cattle fence at the bottom; hence the road armor bumper. This is also the same road that I scraped the undercarriage on while driving in deep ruts. The ruts are worse this season and I cleared the section without issue. So far I am happy with the tires, 5100s, and AAL. I wish I could top off the post with a pic of a deer in the bed, but unfortunately I didn’t knock anything down.

terpfan122

Nice looking truck man. I am usually not into those bulky bumpers but I think it looks good on your set-up. Do you have the 5100s set at the stock level on the front? Also, did the AAL raise your your back end at all?

woz

Same set up I'm having installed next week....going with general grabber at2 tire though.

phantomblackgto

Nice setup. Those DuraTracs are a beast in the snow.

Driftboater

Thanks, the 5100s are set at the 1.5" level- one notch below max. The AAL did raise the rear-end about 1.75".

Chris's FX4

Looks good man. Have those tires in the same size. They are definitely awesome.

kobayashi maru

Nice looking truck OP. I recently bought the same tires in stock 275/55 R20 size. Can't wait to try them out in snow.

volsbear

Looks great. Me want.

frankieman

What brand AAL do you have?

Jjayf

I just got General AT2s on the other day. Also went 275/70/18 on stock rims. so far I'm pretty happy with them, but we hit the weather lottery and haven't had snow yet this year.