I guess I'll add my 0.02 : I've had Firestones on other vehicles (two times) and they were notorious for balancing problems. Belts shifting, vibration... Once they'd get them balanced it would be ok for about 200 miles - then be out of balance again. I've never had any of the horror stories that Firestone has become "newsworthy" for; but I wouldn't own another pair...they're way too much maintenance. I have Yoko's on my D now. So far, they have been good tires at a decent price. They were tricky to find, though. The Yoko's had replaced some worn Eagles...which had given me no problems either (the tread life could have been better - but hey.) Eric Peterson Dunedin, FL --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote: > > I know this is a really late reply however I have just taken Firestone > Firehawks off my D they were hard and an uncomfortable ride. > > Tom who has the Firestone Indy 500's on his car had to have one of the rears > replaced because the shop who sold them couldn't get one to balance. They > say that Firestone is notorious to be hard to balance. Evidently the > balancing machine shows where to put a point mass, but in reality lots of > weight spans too large of an area to be totally effective or whatever. > > I will never buy tires from Firestone. > > Walt Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=244522.3313099.4604523.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1588189/R=0/*http://ashnin.com/clk/muryutaitakenattogyo?YH=%LINE ID%&yhad=1588189> Click Here! <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=244522.3313099.4604523.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1588189/rand=988488126> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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