Colorado B/S Thread

[xj-grin]

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And as a corollary, Duratracs absolutely suck in deep snow.

my experience is the opposite -- my duratracs climb my driveway in drifts just fine, far better than the MTRs they replaced...

 

[SolarBell]

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my experience is the opposite -- my duratracs climb my driveway in drifts just fine, far better than the MTRs they replaced...

Well, after winching for an hour while snowbashing with a group that all else powered through, I'm a little weary of them. Don't get me wrong, I love them otherwise.

 

[xj-grin]

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what size? on your XJ? I'm running 285/70 r17s on the WJ, and the voids appear larger in mine than in some others....

 

[in4aride]

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Well, after winching for an hour while snowbashing with a group that all else powered through, I'm a little weary of them. Don't get me wrong, I love them otherwise.

Really? my sisters rig is on 33's and they were awesome the other week when we went looking for some good snow.
What psi did you run?

 

[BigDirtyCrew]

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Hey guys, I posted up sum issues im having in the street and performance thread. This EGR crap is giving me the blues! If u get a few minutes cruz over and take a look and tell me what ya think. Im trying to make this EGR delete work but dont know if its possible (ECM wise)

 

[SolarBell]

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Really? my sisters rig is on 33's and they were awesome the other week when we went looking for some good snow.
What psi did you run?

15-18 PSI. 33x12.50's. We were all running Ironclads off Bunce School Rd. I did well most of the time, but got stuck 4 time on 2 hills.

 

[in4aride]

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How were you stuck? like couldnt get enough grab to go? or buried in snow? or sliding too much? Locked at all?
I had hers @ 10psi and it was a cake walk through anything I put it on. was only in roughly 12-14" of snow though. :dunno:

 

[xj-grin]

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Mike -- being an ex-tire guy, are you aware of any variance in the voids/tread patterns on Duratracs between sizes? I remember haveing a discussion about that with Nick when he was at Big O about the x/t tires, in that the 33" 16 equivelants had smaller voids than the 33" 17 equivelants... Like I mentioned above, I had the Duratrac 285/70r16s on the XJ, and I am almost certain that the 285/70r17's on the WJ have larger voids :dunno:

 

[in4aride]

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Ya, the size does dictate.
It isnt so much bigger size bigger lugs and voids, but not all the sizes are the same. some are DRASTICALLY different.
Example:
g-pa has em in a 235 flavor on his blazer, the biggest lugs he has fit in the moderate voids on the sisters 33's.

 

[xj-grin]

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just wondering if that might be the difference in experiences here -- I mean I've run up my driveway, and you've seen my driveway, with 9" of snow, and the WJ is open-open without even seemingly slipping a tire... :dunno:

 

[in4aride]

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I think you have the really wide voids around the center tread on your size. The 33's are a little bit different, but not much tighter. I think It might have come down to how much gear was in the back on his rig, where the weight was, tire pressure, and how much snow. I think they had a lot more snow up there.
but a million variables, driving style, throttle, psi, lockers, etc etc

 

[DutchVDub]

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If he would've aired down more that would have helped, but his tires just weren't cleaning out very well at all. He is open/open but minus a tent and some other stuff in the back it was pretty empty. We were going through a good foot of snow in most places, with it getting even deeper in spots. There were times where my 35's were almost buried.

 

[in4aride]

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sounds like it needed more throttle

 

[DutchVDub]

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Oh he had plenty of throttle. There were a few times I actually though my Jeep was going to stall out it was getting so bogged down by the snow. I never did get stuck though. The Krawlers were super impressive in the snow pack.

 

[Fred]

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Just to clarify, were you running locked?

 

[SolarBell]

As open as open gets. Used the braking trick for some extra traction, only went so far.

 

[DutchVDub]

Here is a good pic of mine in the snow

 

[in4aride]

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That isn't very deep :dunno:

 

[DutchVDub]

Yeah, not that part. I didn't take any pics. I'll have to see what others took. Hopefully there is a good pic of one of the rigs in deeper stuff.

 

[Fred]

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Dutch, were you running open or locked?