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matt8sj All-Star Author San Jose Posts:521 Points:22,110 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: May 18, 2010 1:19:13 PM Ignore matt8sj Report Abuse I am on my 2nd set of 225/70R14 Firestone Destiny LE(all season) for SUV or pickup truck tires. tires are quiet & has fairly good tread wear(60K miles) . it is night & day compared to the stock set. I am getting about 75K miles each set. right now I am at 70K miles & has 5K more miles. when I ask the tire place I bought my tires they say that they are out of stock on Firestone Destination LE for 1-2 months now, only has Firestone Firehawk Indy 500( this is a performance tire) for the same size. I read reviews on tire . Indy 500 are good for a few inches of snow but shorter tire life. any suggestions on replacement 225/70R14 tire that has a good tread wear & quiet all season tires??? [Edited by: matt8sj at 5/18/2010 2:23:20 PM EST]

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I am on my 2nd set of 225/70R14 Firestone Destiny LE(all season) for SUV or pickup truck tires. tires are quiet & has fairly good tread wear(60K miles) . it is night & day compared to the stock set.

I am getting about 75K miles each set. right now I am at 70K miles & has 5K more miles.

when I ask the tire place I bought my tires they say that they are out of stock on Firestone Destination LE for 1-2 months now, only has Firestone Firehawk Indy 500( this is a performance tire) for the same size.

I read reviews on tire . Indy 500 are good for a few inches of snow but shorter tire life.

any suggestions on replacement 225/70R14 tire that has a good tread wear & quiet all season tires???

[Edited by: matt8sj at 5/18/2010 2:23:20 PM EST]

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matt8sj All-Star Author San Jose Posts:521 Points:22,110 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 17, 2012 3:58:32 PM Ignore matt8sj Report Abuse we will see if the Michelin tires will last at least 80K miles based on the warranty.
WSU_Coug Champion Author Boise Posts:3,123 Points:723,320 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2011 8:15:22 AM Ignore WSU_Coug Report Abuse Toyo
WSU_Coug Champion Author Boise Posts:3,123 Points:723,320 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2011 8:28:36 AM Ignore WSU_Coug Report Abuse No BFG.
WSU_Coug Champion Author Boise Posts:3,123 Points:723,320 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2011 2:27:38 PM Ignore WSU_Coug Report Abuse Les Schwab XTX
Bushmaster Champion Author Ontario Posts:3,430 Points:955,495 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Sep 25, 2011 8:20:25 AM Ignore Bushmaster Report Abuse i got bfg's on my truck, little noisy at speed but excellent in snow
matt8sj All-Star Author San Jose Posts:521 Points:22,110 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Sep 23, 2011 8:29:57 PM Ignore matt8sj Report Abuse replaced it with Michelin 215/70R14 runs much quieter than previous Firetone. :-)
JerryNJ Rookie Author New Jersey Posts:32 Points:2,390 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2011 3:35:10 PM Ignore JerryNJ Report Abuse Get an A/T tire.
matt8sj All-Star Author San Jose Posts:521 Points:22,110 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Aug 19, 2011 7:40:23 AM Ignore matt8sj Report Abuse Guitar_Man, same here my original tires that came with my Tacoma when I bought it was also Dunlop. piece of crap only lasted 22months :-(
Guitar_Man Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:8,526 Points:126,430 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Oct 16, 2010 5:51:56 PM Ignore Guitar_Man Report Abuse The original Dunlap tires on my 2005 Tacoma were crap...went almost bald in about two years. I replace them with Pro Comp Radial All Terrains three years ago and they still look like they have 3 more years on them!! Great tires!
Jay4Runner Champion Author Oakland Posts:10,846 Points:2,344,940 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Jul 20, 2010 5:44:19 PM Ignore Jay4Runner Report Abuse I have always run Michelins on my Toy pick-ups. Had a 1985 Toyots X-tra Cab 5-Speed and now a 2002 Tacoma 5-Speed. I usually get 60,000+ on a set of Michelins.
SoCalToe Sophomore Author Los Angeles Posts:183 Points:415,200 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: May 22, 2010 2:18:03 AM Ignore SoCalToe Report Abuse Check out reviews at tirerack.com