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From: Broussard USA
Originally Posted by Uptown83
firestones! great tires
explorer issue was blown out of proportion
explorer issue was blown out of proportion
Firestone did a good job of covering up their problem and lying to the public but the tires were coming apart because they screwed up!
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
A tire lasting for the life of a V10 truck? Michelin? Never happen.
I have been running Bridgestone Dueller MT 285/75-16 on my truck for 4 years. Two sets, I do a lot of highway driving as well as off road and snow plowing. Haul lots of weight and tow a bunch as well. Good tire in my opinion, not bad mileage for a mud tire on the highway either.
I have been running Bridgestone Dueller MT 285/75-16 on my truck for 4 years. Two sets, I do a lot of highway driving as well as off road and snow plowing. Haul lots of weight and tow a bunch as well. Good tire in my opinion, not bad mileage for a mud tire on the highway either.
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From: Cabot, Arkansas
Originally Posted by chitnpete
I'm going to need new tires on my v10 . what size and brand would guys recommend. thanks
The Bridgestone Revos have worked well on both my 2001 Crew Cab long bed 4x4 F-250 (V-10 & 4.30 gears) and my 1992 Jeep Cherokee. I opted for the bigger than stock 285/75R16s which fill the wheel well nicely and fit the truck well.
Although the tires are slightly bigger than stock, the speedo (which was off) is now closer to actual speed and it still pulls my 8,000 lbs travel trailer without problems.
Ref: Tire Inflation... I always run my rear tires at the front tire pressure when empty (for smoother ride) and bump them up when towing. Tire pressure "awareness" is the key to life with any tire brand or model.
Chitnpete, you can go to Tirerack.com and read reviews on almost any brand of tire out there.
Additionally, you can see your "equivalent" rear end ratio if you bump up the tire size at the Tire & Wheel Calculator site...
Edmo
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From: SW Montana
Sorry, have to agree with nobrandx on this one, Firestone took the rap on the explorer issue. To improve ride, ford chose to underinflate the tire. The caused serious overheating of the tire and lead to the blow outs. Any tire will blow out if improperly inflated, or if damage to the sidewalls occur. The latter is very common in SUV's due to inability of drivers to see curbs and thus smacking them with the light P rated tires.
From my own observations, I do a lot of winter driving, and the explorer is one of the worst vehicles I have ever seen. If there is slick highways, there is a ford explorer in the ditch. Not sure if it is all atributed to the explorer, or the fact that people have seen to many commercials how a 4x4 SUV can negotiate any condition without slowing down, and just plain overdrive the situation. I believe a combination of both.
From my own observations, I do a lot of winter driving, and the explorer is one of the worst vehicles I have ever seen. If there is slick highways, there is a ford explorer in the ditch. Not sure if it is all atributed to the explorer, or the fact that people have seen to many commercials how a 4x4 SUV can negotiate any condition without slowing down, and just plain overdrive the situation. I believe a combination of both.
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From: Canton, MI
I had the Bridgstone Revo Duellers on my old truck (I am kicking myself for not having them moved over to the new truck) and they were great. Great on snow, mud and sand. Pretty darn quite on the highway too. They were also available in the E load range which.
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From: Port St. Lucie, FL
I have almost 63,000 miles on my stock Firestone Steeltex R4S, and will get more miles out of them. NO problems at all. 
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From: Northern Utah
I have given up trying to find the perfect tire- For all seasons. My strategy is two sets of wheels (& tires) for my F250 PSD and also my wife's grand cherokee. The summer tires are highway/all season rated. The winter tires are just that, full blown winter studded tires on the 250 and Blizzacks on the Grand Cherokee.
We drive a lot of miles and thus with this strategy each set typically lasts 4 years- Not two. Plus, when the snow arrive, we have no problems.
We drive a lot of miles and thus with this strategy each set typically lasts 4 years- Not two. Plus, when the snow arrive, we have no problems.
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From: PA
I currently have Procomp xterrain 305 70 R16 on my f250. The ride and handle is better in every circumstance to my stock General Ameritrac TR 235 85 R16's. But, the Xterrains are noisy, and fling alot of dirt onto the side of the truck. The Generals do better in the snow so I will be putting them back on soon. As to wear, the generals show less tread wear witht he same milage, but have show the beginning of cupping, where the Procomps are not cupping at all.
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From: SW Montana
Utahtom:
I am with you. I have done the very same thing for my car, and the truck. The jeep stays with a dedicated off-road tire all the time. For the winter I run siped Mud T/A's, not a true snow tire, but kick butt when deep snow is encountered, and they work every bit as good or better as a dedicated snow tire for icy roads. For the car, studed winter tires on all four corners are the only way to go.
I am with you. I have done the very same thing for my car, and the truck. The jeep stays with a dedicated off-road tire all the time. For the winter I run siped Mud T/A's, not a true snow tire, but kick butt when deep snow is encountered, and they work every bit as good or better as a dedicated snow tire for icy roads. For the car, studed winter tires on all four corners are the only way to go.
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From: Evans, West Virginia
I never had any Firestone tire that was worth a dam I tried to run then on my taxi cab in FLa and every one of them seperated at very low mileage I have never bought another one since especially after going with (jap) bridgestone
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From: Austin, TX
I just replaced my Michelins with BFG's. Went from a 265-75-16 to a 285-75-16. I got 80k miles out of the Michelins and probably would have went back to them but I am boycotting the French. The ride is a lot softer with the BFG's. And they are better in the wet too!
