I haven't seen any mention of Firestone Destination AT tires. They are the top rated On-/Off-Road All-Terrain tire in the Tirerack surveys. I am going to get new tires for my 2007 Limited and I am thinking about upsizing to 265/65/18. What does everyone think about these tires vs. others? Thanks
Firestone Destination AT Tires
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montana_jeepn
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Tirerack.com rates them as the #1 tire. I am putting a set of 275/70r17's on my 97 on Tuesday (that is if the fronts don't rub too bad....haven't finished lifting the front yet), so I won't be able to comment until then, but I have heard nothing put positive reports.
fastcar
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Firestone Destination
Firestone Destination are the same tires I will be using on my Gen 3. I will go up slightly to 265/75R 16s, which will be a 32 inch tire.
The reviews are very good, the tire is very good looking (aggressive) but according to many reports not terribly noisy on the highway.
Of course, there are some bad reviews that made me nervous. But this is always the case when buying anything. All you can do is consider the average of the reviews and do your best.
I might inquire as to a satisfaction guarantee, just in case I have a bad experience with vibration, sound or snow traction as the few bad reviewers complained.
fastcar:car:
Firestone Destination are the same tires I will be using on my Gen 3. I will go up slightly to 265/75R 16s, which will be a 32 inch tire.
The reviews are very good, the tire is very good looking (aggressive) but according to many reports not terribly noisy on the highway.
Of course, there are some bad reviews that made me nervous. But this is always the case when buying anything. All you can do is consider the average of the reviews and do your best.
I might inquire as to a satisfaction guarantee, just in case I have a bad experience with vibration, sound or snow traction as the few bad reviewers complained.
fastcar:car:
wake_rider
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There is a pretty vast price difference between the P (passenger) and the LTR (Light Truck Recreation), and the load indexes and speed ratings are different.
But not by that much...
What are the benefits of the LTR over the P for the same size that are almost $50 less per tire?
Btw, the P tire has a 50000 mile warranty whereas the LTR states that "flotation tires" have no warranty. Odd. Cheaper of the two gets the factory warranty. Any ideas why?
But not by that much...
What are the benefits of the LTR over the P for the same size that are almost $50 less per tire?
Btw, the P tire has a 50000 mile warranty whereas the LTR states that "flotation tires" have no warranty. Odd. Cheaper of the two gets the factory warranty. Any ideas why?
fastcar
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The Light Truck tires, I believe, are tougher, heavier tires. If I did rock crawling I would consider the LT's. Not sure why they wouldn't get a warranty, other than possibly the target market might be more abusive? Just a guess…
fastcar
wake_rider
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Yeah, I did some research, including reading a stickied tire thread on here, about the differences between LT and P tires. As stated, LT will usually have additional ply in the sidewalls and be heavier/thicker with deeper tread and can handle much higher pressures for towing. However, with these particular tires, the P is only 1/32" more shallow in tread depth and the load range is only lessened by 400lbs or so per tire. That said, the P rated tires are good for something like 2,700 lbs per tire (by memory, might be off =/- 100) so that's 10,800 lbs, which is far greater than any weight any 3rd gen I know should carry.
For someone who does an 85/15 (or any ratio >= 51/49) asphalt to off-road, it just seems like going LT is a way to say, "yeah, I offroad and my truck is beast mode and I like it to look like it's plowing through the Sahara even when it's really just picking up sand for my kids jungle-gym.... From Lowes. So, I got the LT's."
Aside of rigs that are truly tuned to live the majority of their lives on the trail, I just don't see the benefit of this particular tire on our particular vehicle in the LT version. Then again, someone with a true trail rig probably wouldn't be using this tire, so it's a null point.
I'm going with the P's unless someone much more tire-wise than me explains differently.
