They have a new tire that is very attractive. It's a duratrac carcass with a slightly modified tread - offered only through Discount Tire. Look up the GY Ultraterrain. I've been eyeballing it and it's getting some good feedback from the 4wd crowd.
I was very interested in it, and may still be, though the wet/dry pavement stop distances for this tire and the duratrac are really poor. The Cooper tires surveyed did better, as did the Bridgestone Revo 3. I personally think the Revo 3 is "ugly," if you care about such things, and I have no basis for how a tread like that might do in soft trails, but I kept finding myself going back to Revo 2s on previous truck/jeep and would hope that the 3 is a performance improvement over the 2.
i've had one set of Cooper ATs, the RTX, and every aspect I experienced with that tire was positive. It was quiet for such a knobby tread, and stuck to the ground better when wet, and was surprisingly sporty in it's handling. Sidewalls were stiff and sturdy. Again, not sexy to look at, and one of the least expensive. Mine started to cup around 20,000 miles, but it wasn't bad. sold the truck shortly after than so IDK what they'll do long term.
So - while my general GY experience has been poor, the duratracs have their place, and the Ultraterrains could be an excellent tire IF you are really spending time off road. For me, while I have occasion to need a true OR tire, the majority of my time is on pavement and I'm just not sure if I can justify one of the worst stopping tires on a truck driven daily. An aggressive AT is awesome when pulling the camper through rugged areas, but, the 5 hour trip getting there is more likely to involve a panic stop as someone always inevitably pulls out in front, than me getting stuck in a field...
Sigh. I've been researching a bit lately. here's what I'm finding.
- Falken WP definitely is a popular tire - some hit-or-miss balance issues with them.
- KO2 gets consistent negative remakrs for wet traction, especially with age
- Duratracs get louder after 15k miles
- Continental ATs use stiff UTCG and shallow treads (but get surprisingly good reviews)
- Michelins get laughed at as an AT but are durable and respected as a truck tire on pavement
- Yokohama didn't impress me in the wet at all and handle trails like a highway tire
- GY with Kevlar is a little harder to balance, and rubber in that timeframe on other tires got slick in the wet with age
- seemingly few complaints about cooper ATs in general, though the ATP has love/hate for performance/noise, though they seem prone to cupping (both personal experience and reviews)