Firestone Destination M/Ts

[nfpgasmask]

You'll hear 'em at work. Wouldn't more rubber, less knob be better on rocks? I've no rock experience, but plenty o' mud....they look muddy to me.

Would A/Ts be more practical, yes. Do we have a lot of mud here? No, typically only in the spring or in the mountains, but nothing like back east or stinking hot Florida. Do they look cool and have a really good rating, YES!

I even think they will be a little cheaper than the BFGs also.

Bart

[CrnCnn]

Would A/Ts be more practical, yes. Do we have a lot of mud here? No, typically only in the spring or in the mountains, but nothing like back east or stinking hot Florida. Do they look cool and have a really good rating, YES!

I even think they will be a little cheaper than the BFGs also.

Bart

The only real thing I know about Firestone is that they had issue on the explorers. Pretty sure it was the Firestone. But not the particular tire.

[nfpgasmask]

Hmmm yeah, now that you mention it, I do remember something about them.

http://www.firestone-tire-recall.com/

Maybe I should stick with the BFGs....

Bart

[Chopper]

Firestone IS Bridgestone......only one tire failed...the Wilderness. Their stuff is OK....just OK

[Joe_Black]

Firestone/Bridgestone BAD. B. F. Goodrich GOOD. :bgwp:

Look at it this way, BFG runs Baja, Alcan and Dakar. 'Nuff said.

Take a look at the Yokohama Geolandar MT+ too, sticky! Of course, Bart, you're really more of a Michelin XZL kinda guy...

[CrnCnn]

I like the Toyo also

[etlsport]

the reason behind the firestone failure on the explorer was pretty complex, from what a professor who helped on the case said... ford tested the explorer and found that it was too heavy, so they had firestone take some weight off the tires, which came off the sidewall.. then they discovered with the lighter tires it had a tendancy to roll.. so to lower the center of gravity, they lowered the PSI recommended for the tires.. which resulted in more sidewall wear.. which lead to tread separation

[nfpgasmask]

Damn Joe, are those for real? They look wicked! I'm gonna Interweb these up right now.

Bart

[nfpgasmask]

OK Joe, so seriously, would these even work on the VX? Looks like there is a 265 75 R16 available, but I cannot find a place to get these tires...still looking.

Bart