The factory Continentals were replaced by my dealer before purchase at 18.5K because they were half worn. I had them install Firestone Destination A/T2s because of their 3PMSF snow rating, and I’ve covered 20,000 miles so far. They’ve been wearing dead-even, but the front tread blocks were a bit rounded off. I blame my left foot because I can be an aggressive driver, and the front tires slip at WOT below 50 MPH.

I finally rotated them on Thursday, and I couldn’t believe how well they’ve been wearing. They started life at 12/32nds, and the lowest measurement was 10/32nds on the outside shoulder of one of the fronts. These don’t even carry the XL rating the door sticker requires, but they’ve done just great. I figured I’d share because this is a common size that fits the ICE F150 as well as lots of other trucks, and there’s a pervasive myth that EVs chew through tires. I’ll see at least 50-60K at this rate.

I also put on my nerd glasses and threw one on the scale. These tires are 43 lbs each, which is 9 lbs heavier than the stock Continentals. Each wheel/tire was 82 lbs, which makes the wheels weigh about 40 lbs each.

 

I think Firestone got a bad reputation many years ago during that SUV rollover incident. I have been using Cooper tires nearly exclusively for the past 15 years and am really happy with their products. Even on my 2000 SD that hauls a 5th wheel long distance I am on track to get 70,000 miles out of the S/T MAXX.

I am glad your Firestones are doing well and it is always pleasing to see you getting your money, time and mileage out of a tire that you selected.

 

That’s good to know about Cooper. I’ve had good luck with them in the past, but haven’t had a set on a truck before. Cooper was bought by Goodyear in 2021, and I’ve had mostly good luck with them, too.

Firestone has been owned by Bridgestone for years, and I’ve never had a bad experience with them. Of course, there’s a huge variance in tire wear and performance between models, so I usually look at the ratings. I was after a tire with a decent treadlife warranty and the 3PMSF rating, which led me to these. The dealer was happy to comply, and they’ve exceeded my expectations so far. I’ll probably replace them with the same tire if this keeps up.

 

Yes, I remember reading about that and paying close attention to what was changing within the Cooper brand. It seems that not much changed regarding manufacturing practices and quality and Goodyear simply wanted to buy up a competitor.

Your absolutely right about huge variances between models. As you know, maintenance and a watchful eye helps extend the life of a tire in most cases. Again, good to hear you are having a positive experience with the tires.

 

I've only ever used Firestone tires on a truck once about 35 years ago and wasn't impressed at all. Very weak sidewalls in my experience. Got a great deal on them as I was working for them at the time. It wasn't until after I quit those thieving SOB's that I discovered the flaw built into those tires and that's the last time I ever bought anything from them. This was a long time before the Explorer rollover incidents began.

Hope you have better luck with them, I'll never buy anything from them ever again.

 

Thanks for sharing this. I ended up putting aftermarket rims / tires on my lightning, and had real issues with wheel alignment. I took the truck to Ford for them to align it and after keeping it for a couple days told me they didn't have the capacity to do an alignment on non factory rims / tires? Also couldn't finish the recalls I had on it....said it would take up to a week to update software and replace rear light.
I only mention this as I had extreme inner tire wear on the inside 2 inches of my tires. I was able to get them aligned by a local shop with no issues and who laughed at the dealership not being able to align them. I will end up replacing the tires due to this unusual wear....but still got over 40,000 miles from them.

 

They must not have mag wheel adapters for their alignment machine. We did at my dealership, made me a lot of coin using them. So much so I bought a set of them for my own alignment equipment here at home. Cheap and easy to install on the heads.



While it's nothing close to the Hunter machine we had at the shop, it gets the job done accurately. Different set of tires at the time from the KO2's I now have, same mag wheels. Just installed a 4" lift kit so it was either trust someone else's alignment skills or my own. No one touches my truck except me.

 

My 2016 2.7L Crew Cab with 2x4 locking rear axle tends to wear the rear tires out faster than the front.
I don't drive it hard, just cruise, maybe its torque to the wheels ? 2 new Hankook's for the rear this fall.
I have suspected it's wheel hop of the rears on the wonderful potholed expressways. I put Bilstein gas
shocks on to reduce that, over the OEM's constant a bouncing.

 

I found Midas here can check & align them. Reset the sensors if swapping fronts to rear ?