Your guys thoughts on the Firestone Destination AT P255/70R17 tires?? I just threw a set on and they seem good. Anyone run these? How well do the hold up??

 

I've had my current set on for about 3 years and they have been great, especially in the snow. The first set was replaced under warranty because the sidewalls were beginning to crack. I found out that my tire supplier sold me a set that had been on the shelf for a very long time, which was not necessarily Firestones fault but they exchanged them without a problem. Since I have the new set, they have been great, no problems whatsoever! They ride pretty good and are quiet on the road. I am very pleased with them and will probably replace them with the same kind when these wear out.

 

Hands down the best truck tires I have ever ran; Next to my Toyo A/T's which are about $30.00 more a tire. The firestones are great for snow and have never let me down.

 

I put on a set of Destination LE's in the fall, i know they are not the AT's but they have been the best tire ive had on that truck, and ive have 3 other brands on my truck.

 

I had these tires (Firestone Destination AT P265/70/17 on my 2005 FX4. They were great tires until I go to about 18,000 miles on them. They had plenty of tread remaining, but the rubber became bad/hard and wouldn't hold the road especially in the rain. It was embarrasing & dangerous trying to go forward from a dead stop in the rain with these toward the end of their life. I trashed them with 22,000 miles on them. I probably could have gotten another 10,000 miles on them with the amount of tread remaining. I don't know if I got a bad set or what... Other people had these tires last them up to 60,000 miles.

These tires did great for me in the snow, ice, rain, dirt roads, highways, etc.. The ride was great with these tires and the handling was very good too.

Now I am running a set of LT265/70/17C Cooper Discoverer ATRs. I have about 13,000 miles on them. The amount of rubber on these tires came with is about the deepest I have ever seen on an AT tire. The ride is slightly stiffer than my last set of tires, but these are LT tires with a higher psi in them compared to my old "P" metrics. The reduced amount of sway with these tires made this purchase worth while. (especially when towing and in hard turns.) These tires are responsive! As of now, I would have to say I have about another 35 -40,000 miles of usable tread remaining. I'll let you know how they grip the road when they get more miles on them.

 

I've been running LE for about 9 months, so far so good. I do have two AT I throw on the back for snow, and they were really OK for most stuff on the 2x4 XL. Only negative is I had a slight bulge on one LE tire, and less so on another that I thought was a bubble and we were going to replace tires, but it actually seemed to prove out as just a little extra uneven rubber so I left it alone and all is fine. I also can tell you these are 50lb tires so you have to figure what inflation works best for you since the inflation on door is probably for 44lb tires?

 

Hey Maniac, I noticed you are comparing a car tire to a truck tire. A lot of people with trucks get tires without even knowing what they are, Some just go by price. Your Firestones have the "P" in front of your size meaning it is for passenger vehicles. Your Cooper's have a "LT" in front of the size meaning its for light trucks. If you want the life and usage out of your tires, Spend the extra for the "LT" Light truck tire; Their compound is different and the sidewall ply is grerater. I think that may be why you had some traction issues with your Destinations. Just a thought. Like I said before, I run into a lot of people who have no idea what the rating numbers and letters mean on the tires. Not saying thats your case, But you have to watch what the shops are pushing these days. Many in our area don't carry the variety of LT tires as they do the Passenger tires, So thats what they sell you.

 

My understanding of it is that unless your tire has "LT" before it it is a car tire whether or not if it has the "P" in front. F.Y.I. my LT tires are C rated. Meaning it has less plies in it compared to the D, and E rated tires. It probably helps my ride having a C rated tire versus a D or E rated tire for when I am not towing. My old Firestones didn't have the "P" in front. I just put it there for clarity between the two tires.

 

gotcha...was just curious if that may have hurt your traction compound issue.