the first and last time I ever rolled on firestone tires was the late 70s.

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Originally posted by 1320racer:
the first and last time I ever rolled on firestone tires was the late 70s.

If you ran them on a Ford Explorer that could have taken on a whole new meaning.

I've owned one ford that I bought from the original owner, in my life, never again. Every car/truck before and after has been a GM.

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Originally posted by 1320racer:
Everyone has an opinion and it's usually based on their purchase and/or brand loyalty.

That said, I've run probably every brand of american made tires over my 40 years driving and believe Michelin are the best tires regardless of application.

As to trailer tires, I've run Carlisle, Goodyear and Maxxis over the past 18 years and on four different trailers(one a boat trailer) and I've never had a Goodyear blow out or delaminate as did I did with Carlisle more than once. My new Intech trailer runs on the tire I spec'd...Goodyear Endurance.

Iv'e had great service from Maxxis on several trailers. I would'nt run a Carlisle if you paid me, same could be said for Goodyear Marathons. No experience with the Goodyear Endurance.

I will agree on the Michelins being very good.

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Originally posted by "The Bender":

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Originally posted by 1320racer:
Everyone has an opinion and it's usually based on their purchase and/or brand loyalty.

That said, I've run probably every brand of american made tires over my 40 years driving and believe Michelin are the best tires regardless of application.

As to trailer tires, I've run Carlisle, Goodyear and Maxxis over the past 18 years and on four different trailers(one a boat trailer) and I've never had a Goodyear blow out or delaminate as did I did with Carlisle more than once. My new Intech trailer runs on the tire I spec'd...Goodyear Endurance.

Iv'e had great service from Maxxis on several trailers. I would'nt run a Carlisle if you paid me, same could be said for Goodyear Marathons. No experience with the Goodyear Endurance.

I will agree on the Michelins being very good.

Went from Marathons to the Endurance and they seem much better.

I took 6 G159 tires dated mid 2000 off my T&E gooseneck and put them on a 12k rated dump trailer and today they look like new and won't give up. The issue/investigation will likely only apply to OEM supplied Class A units only. The aftermarket replacement market will surely be exempt under user suitability disclaimer.
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Originally posted by bry-war:
I took 6 G159 tires dated mid 2000 off my T&E gooseneck and put them on a 12k rated dump trailer and today they look like new and won't give up. The issue/investigation will likely only apply to OEM supplied Class A units only. The aftermarket replacement market will surely be exempt under user suitability disclaimer.
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Personally I wouldn’t trust an 18 year old tire on a 12k dump trailer but that’s just me.

I have a lot of tires to keep up with and just did the swap as a "we'll just slap those on for a while"...that was over 10yrs ago. My 36'DP just got new Firestone FS560 steers. The T&E got Sailun S637 all steel (including sidewall). Don't scold me too bad, I saw the Sailuns on a lot of large LQ horse trailers.

I've always heard they're called Goodyear for a reason. They are only good for a year.
Michelin's on my daily driver Tahoe, Firestone Transforce HT on my dually and trailer.

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Originally posted by SST386:
I've always heard they're called Goodyear for a reason. They are only good for a year.
Michelin's on my daily driver Tahoe, Firestone Transforce HT on my dually and trailer.

Agree 100%

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Originally posted by BD104X:
Firestone got a bad rap because of Fords terrible 'twin I-beam' suspensions. Goodyear tires are genuine junk.

LOL,,, so when did Ford put Twin I-Beams on Explorers?

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LOL,,, so when did Ford put Twin I-Beams on Explorers? [/QUOTE]

Sorry, maybe the twin I-beam was just the full size truck but the older Explorers still had a funky front end set up with that long lateral arm that prematurely wore those tires. The later ones I believe had a more conventional control arm setup. My point was just that I don't think there was anything wrong with those tires but it was just Ford throwing Firestone under the bus!

According to Sammy Christians statement above I have done it wrong for a long time. 77 years old, never drove a truck bigger than a pickup, never had a special drivers license, yet routinely tow a 32 ft trailer behind a 40ft diesel pusher all over the country. Just went to FL and back for the New Years race at Gainsville. But no Goodyears here either. Last blow out I had was years ago and it was a Goodyear on my new at the time DP.....RV threads have advised not to use these tires for years. But so far my age hasn't stopped me and I still think a lot of tire problems could be prevented just by checking the air pressure every time you stop or have a TPS system installed.

I've not had too many tires that I totally disliked for whatever reason, but of those few they were ALL goodyear tires. Drag slicks, front runners, performance Z rated sport truck tires and at least one trailer tire. For those reasons, I completely avoid any tire sporting goodyear's name on it. Honestly I think the chinese off-branded stuff is of higher quality, and that's saying something about an "American" brand.