What Make of Tire are You Using?..

[RallyeMike]

I will not run a BFG until they figure out how to make the round, one of the worse tires I have used or seen on a consistant basis

They are fine for a run around town tire but not more.

Tires are marked for out out of round by manf's and should be mounted with the mark matching the valve stem hole in the wheel. Most tire busters have no idea that out of round issues can be reduced by mounting the tires correctly to the wheel, and most tire stores wont take the time the mount them this way for you. They just look at you like you're a trouble maker and tell you they will make it up on the balance machine.

[MorePwr]

I will not run a BFG until they figure out how to make the round, one of the worse tires I have used or seen on a consistant basis

They are fine for a run around town tire but not more.

Tires are marked for out out of round by manf's and should be mounted with the mark matching the valve stem hole in the wheel. Most tire busters have no idea that out of round issues can be reduced by mounting the tires correctly to the wheel, and most tire stores wont take the time the mount them this way for you. They just look at you like you're a trouble maker and tell you they will make it up on the balance machine.

Phase Matching has been around for a while, it's a tire busting 101 class, at Firestone anyway. can't speak for the other companys, never dealt with anyone else. if the technician told me he'd make it up on the balancer, I'd go talk to the service writer, cause that's BS! most tire machines can't detect if a wheel and tire are out of phase, it's not entirely a balance thing, it has something to do with radial tread patterns and harmonics that you dont feel till you're rolling down the road.

Hey , correct me if I'm wrong here, but I think phase marks are only on "T" rated tires and above.

[Brock Samson]

anyone running the firestones here?.. they look great on the tirerack chart.

[Rolling_Thunder]

BF Goodrich Radial TAs   

what he said....       I am however going to be going with American Racer 285/60/15's in the back when i put the big block in....       the BFGs dont grip enough for my driving habits....       guy I know is cutting good 60ft times with them so i'll give them a shot.

[Johnny SixPack]

anyone running the firestones here?.. they look great on the tirerack chart.

I've got Firestone Firehawk 500s on the daily driver, and I'm totally satisfied with 'em.

When it comes time to replace the BFGs on the "70 I'll be going that route too.

Excellent traction and if you get stuck out in the rain, they are better than anything else (well in their price range) I've run up to this point.

I've got Dunlops on the "69 and not at all happy with 'em.

[RallyeMike]

Phase Matching has been around for a while, it's a tire busting 101 class, at Firestone anyway. can't speak for the other companys, never dealt with anyone else. if the technician told me he'd make it up on the balancer, I'd go talk to the service writer, cause that's BS! most tire machines can't detect if a wheel and tire are out of phase, it's not entirely a balance thing, it has something to do with radial tread patterns and harmonics that you dont feel till you're rolling down the road.

Hey , correct me if I'm wrong here, but I think phase marks are only on "T" rated tires and above.

Phasing tires is like driving the speed limit. Most folks have at heard of it, but nobody actually does it      Not sure about the marking on T and above because I only bother when I buy high speed-rated tires.

[Ghoste]

How do they mark them?

[gnrl01]

I run BF Goodrich on mine...just always like the looks and the tread design..

[RallyeMike]

How do they mark them?

I have usually seen a yellow paint dot, but I'm not sure if there is a standard.

[Brock Samson]

Are the Firehawk 500s still the hot ticket as last I heard?.. need a recommendation. thanks!

[404NOTFOUND]

Totally happy here too with the BFG Radial T/As. They look great and I can get 1.90 60ft times on em.

[GL0169]

I have been using Firehawk Indy 500 for many years - im pleased with them - nice look - nice preformance - i like them better than BFG

[twodko]

Are the Firehawk 500s still the hot ticket as last I heard?.. need a recommendation. thanks!

Hi Dave,

I run Firehawk Indy 500 and am happy with them.

[bill440rt]

I've got BFG's, decent tire for the price.
I'm looking into getting a set of radial redlines, Diamondback does the mod on the Firehawk tire. Speaking with Diamondback, they also offer it on a BFG tire however the guy I spoke with recommended the Firehawk tire over the BFG.
I'm going with the Firehawk's when I'm ready to place the order, & curious how they will perform over the BFG's.



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[Nacho-RT74]

anyone running the firestones here?.. they look great on the tirerack chart.

just mounted last week, after MANY YEARS wanting them, finally on my car ( note the blue protecting layer was still at white letters. pic was taken just minutes before mount them )



making the story short.

I run from the begining ( back in 98 ) Dunlops GTs. Got the time to change and wanted Indys, but they were out of stock everywhere on the size I wanted ( 255/60-15 ). It was an emergency so I had to got locally whatever I find. Went with Dunlops again, but locally GTs were discontinued and now there are SP SPORTS instead. One week later, FUNNY, Indys were back in stock again, but I had to die with what I got.

in last 4 months were searching locally for Indys again since my Dunlops need to be changed. Suprise!!! Birdgestone/Firestone dealers told me those weren't to be imported again to Venezuela. So went to ebay, and found all 4 tires in $480 delivered to Florida ( actually couple of bucks less ). Got them at home last week and mounted two days later

[Nacho-RT74]

this is the website from the ebay seller I got

http://www.thetireclub.com/content.wws?fname=firehawk_indy_500.html

[Nacho-RT74]

I did a quick search about indys, and dunno but... does loook they are becoming out of stock everywhere ? discontinued maybe ?

[BlueSS454]

I've been running the Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 tires on my cars for years.  Best tire I have ever used

[c00nhunterjoe]

Wow, old thread. I ran the american racer's (formerly Mcreary) on my mustang. They were great at the time but the drag radials are the way to go by todays technology.

I run bfg radial ta's on my car and love them. So many people hate on them that I may try something new this time around. Thinking about the mickey thompson sr's. They have a higher speed rating and stiffer siewall so cornering should improve and the have more size choices.

[Back N Black]

Another one for Firehawks. 

[Musicman]

I have the 295 BFG Radial T/A's on the rear, and 235's up front, RWL's out... I bought them because they look good. They're not as sticky as I would like, but they're good enough. Mine are the older pre-famine version, but I heard somewhere that the newer ones are made using a little better compound.

I think if I was going to move up, I would be looking at the previously mentioned M/T Sportsman SR's. There are two things I don't like about the M/T's however... No.1 being the price tag, and No.2... They don't come with a Raised White Letter option!... Lets face it, depending on the car and the color scheme... sometimes RWL's look good out and sometimes they're best hidden from view... but at least give me the option.

[c00nhunterjoe]

Those are the same reasons I havnt bought them, mainly the white letters.

Mt has their direct competiton with the bfg's that do have white letters. I was debating getting those instead but the sr's speed rating is very tempting.

[472 R/T SE]

I avoid the BFG simply because everyone runs them.  Hey, I'm a paraplegic driving hot rides so I'm already a little different.

Past 2 sets of rubber I bought for my classic rides has been Goodyears.  Good lookin' tire imo.

[Patronus]

Goodyears 

[UH60L]

I use the BF Goodrich Radial T/A white letter tires on Crager wheels.  I just love the way they look on the car.