Dueler H/T dry rot

[circmand]

when i last purchased tires finding th eright size was hard. I wonder if they are a little used size causing them to be slower sold

[etlsport]

yep the size is definitely a problem.. not much in that size... i cant even order the dueler HT in a 245/60/18 anymore, only the dueler HL. its easy to up the size of your tires though to a more common size like 255/55/18 (no difference in overall height) 265/60/18 (small difference in height) or a 285/60/18 (pretty big difference, but little to no trimming required

[circmand]

I got OEM tire 2 years ago at tiresavings.com for $85 each pl;us $15 each S&H. I have 2 years on them and they are wearing good so I will be happy to settle for them. Better than the $228 each including mounting and balancing at Discount tire. At $228 what exactly is the discount? The next lowest was $168 at Walmart

[Riff Raff]

According to the factory website of Bridgestone-USA, the 2000/2001 VX-OEM tire of Bridgestone - Dueler H/T-D689 in P245/60R18 is no longer manufactured. However; there is plenty of old warehouse stock in this tire still available, although perhaps now dry-rotting on their tire shelves. The 1999 VX-OEM tire in 16" diameter is still being manufactured by Bridgestone-USA.

For those die-hards considering the common Nitto - Terra Grappler would do themselves a serious injustice if they didn't also consider the new Cooper - Zeon "LTZ" in 285/60R18, as was selected by fellow VX member VX-KAT. A visit to the photo gallery of VX-KAT is highly recommended to view this new radical tire of the Cooper - Zeon "LTZ" mounted on the VX. A word of caution-- Cooper makes multiple Zeon version/series tires, so look specifically for the "LTZ" notation (very important).

[etlsport]

got my new tires on! pics to follow...

[etlsport]

mm i like em! very very slightly louder than the stock dueler HTs.. leaps and bounds better cosmetically... i havent noticed much driveability difference.. might be a touch slower acceleration, but its not pronounced at all, esp not as bad as i was anticipating. i will say that i coast much further than i used to.. final bill came to.... $320 and change... that was 137 per tire (on sale) plus my associate discount and a $67 per tire reimbursement from bridgestone for the duelers sucking big time (heh.. they were actually dry rotted pretty bad at 6/32nds and looked awful)