IngotTexasRanger
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Hey y'all,
I'm currently looking into replacing the stock Bridgestones after I'll be done installing my 2.5" leveling kit later today. I'm looking into 265/70/r17 Firestone Destination XTs but heres the thing: I'm a college student and go back and forth between Mississippi and Texas quite a few times a year. Obviously neither of these states get very much snow so I wouldn't really need the 3 peak mountain snowflake certification that this tire has. Since this tire is relatively new there isn't very much info out there on them, except a few reviews that state they're a very solid tire, but these reviews seem to come from people who will deal with snow or reviewed them in snowy or blizzard like conditions, not really any folks like me in the South.
I ran a set of Firestone Firehawk Indy 500s on my mustang I had prior to the Ranger at the recommendation of my brother, and really loved those things, grip and treadlife were insanely good. I'm willing to give firestone a shot on ATs since those treated me super well and their customer service was great, but I'm not really sold on their AT or AT2 looks wise... Other than that my only other real experience with buying tires were Cooper Discoverer ATPs that I had on an old Ford explorer. Didn't love them or hate them as I only really had them on the SUV for 6 months before selling it, but they are another option as well. I am definitely open to other suggestions as well.
Edit: Really dig the white outline on the sidewall so that is another reason I am looking into these
So my main question is: would there be an issue running these allterrains in really hot environments instead of those that are more snowy that these tires were really designed for? Could I possibly expect a bit of quicker wear? Should I just go with something more tried and true?
Thanks y'all
I'm currently looking into replacing the stock Bridgestones after I'll be done installing my 2.5" leveling kit later today. I'm looking into 265/70/r17 Firestone Destination XTs but heres the thing: I'm a college student and go back and forth between Mississippi and Texas quite a few times a year. Obviously neither of these states get very much snow so I wouldn't really need the 3 peak mountain snowflake certification that this tire has. Since this tire is relatively new there isn't very much info out there on them, except a few reviews that state they're a very solid tire, but these reviews seem to come from people who will deal with snow or reviewed them in snowy or blizzard like conditions, not really any folks like me in the South.
I ran a set of Firestone Firehawk Indy 500s on my mustang I had prior to the Ranger at the recommendation of my brother, and really loved those things, grip and treadlife were insanely good. I'm willing to give firestone a shot on ATs since those treated me super well and their customer service was great, but I'm not really sold on their AT or AT2 looks wise... Other than that my only other real experience with buying tires were Cooper Discoverer ATPs that I had on an old Ford explorer. Didn't love them or hate them as I only really had them on the SUV for 6 months before selling it, but they are another option as well. I am definitely open to other suggestions as well.
Edit: Really dig the white outline on the sidewall so that is another reason I am looking into these
So my main question is: would there be an issue running these allterrains in really hot environments instead of those that are more snowy that these tires were really designed for? Could I possibly expect a bit of quicker wear? Should I just go with something more tried and true?
Thanks y'all
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