I was at my local Goodyear today and the Duratracs are not going to be made again until 2013. I was able to locate 5 but they were all over the country.

 

WHAT !!! Wonder what the reason for this is ?

 

I have those tires and are very happy with them, road noise is not bad and they grip like crazy off road!

 

The manager of the service center i was at said that this happens a lot for other tires they make. They have limited runs for all but their biggest sellers. Apparently they make them in lots and when the lot runs out it takes a lot to make them again. They need to recreate the operations.

 

This seems like it would be a risk to their customers to run completely out of a tire they didn't intend to discontinue. What it you damage a tire beyond repair and can't get a matching replacement? Seems like a poor practice.

 

I completely agree. As much as this is the best tire out there for what its does, I guess there are not enough of us out there creating the demand necessary to keep these tires in production.

 

welcome to the world of lean manufacturing . rule number 1 if it aint sold dont make it ( or , overproduction is baaaaaaaaaddddd

 

Quite true. They appear quite popular here on the forum, but maybe they aren't selling well overall.

 

they sell ok im sure just that thenumbers dont justify x number of employees and resources dedicated to that task at this time . wish id bought 20 sets of the bastards a year ago . can we say markup boys and girls ? lol

 

my buddy has a nissan and said duratracs are super popular in other forums as well. strangeee.