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Re: Firestone FR710 215/65/17 or 225/60/17 [freestylephil] by freestylephil
Dec 12, 2008 (3:20 pm)
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Replying to: freestylephil (Dec 11, 2008 10:25 pm)

I am gettting the 215/65/17 Firestone FR710's tonight. It is supposed to snow on Sunday, so I will report back on what I think about the tires. All four with lifetime(60k) balance/rotaion/flat repair is just under $500.
 
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Re: Firestone FR710 215/65/17 or 225/60/17 [freestylephil] by coldcranker
Dec 12, 2008 (5:19 pm)
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Replying to: freestylephil (Dec 12, 2008 3:20 pm)

Don't get the 225/60-17 size. Its too small. Diameter is less than stock. Get the 225/65-17 instead. Or, of course, the stock 215/65-17 isn't bad either.
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Firestone FR710 215/65/17-So Far Thumbs Up! by freestylephil
Dec 14, 2008 (10:15 am)
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Replying to: freestylephil (Dec 12, 2008 3:20 pm)

We got about 5" of snow, temp is about 3degF. Traction is very good starting,stopping and turning. I will report later after we get some of the real icy stuff. After a couple of minutes of driving I really wasn't even thinking about the snow. Even with only fwd, the Freestyle and Firestones felt very controlled and I am sure even my wife will drive with confidence in the snow.
 
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Firestone FR710 by 01taurussel
Jan 04, 2009 (8:06 am)
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Hi folks, I am the newest Freestyle owner on the board! Have a Five Hundred as well.
I have the stock tires which I knew would be OK at best and they looking like they might need to be replaced fairly soon. I am looking at buying new tires sooner rather than later.
 
I have seen some posts for the Firestone FR710s, and haven't found any ratings for them. Are they new? Are they OK on Ice? My Cooper CS4's were decent on my old car, but were not good on ice. I am also considering the TripleTreads and maybe the Yoko TRZ's as well.
 
I live in Wisconsin, and we get alot of snow/nasty weather.
 
Thanks!
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Re: Firestone FR710 [01taurussel] by coldcranker
Jan 04, 2009 (8:31 am)
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Replying to: 01taurussel (Jan 04, 2009 8:06 am)

o1taurussel, Very cool! Both a Freestyle and a 500. I bought my Freestyle at the same time I got an F150 2wd, so I'm driving Fords a lot, too.
 
I really think people up north like you (and I'm in Colorado) should put on Pirelli Scorpion Ice & Snow (click here for info on that tire). Its a high-speed (TR rated to 118 mph) snow tire, very tough, that can be used year-around, as its got thick tread and will last. I love'em on my Freestyle, wet, dry, or snow. They do have the snowflake-on-the-mountain rating, which means they get traction.
Be sure to fit the 225/65-17 size, as I think they fit better than the 215 mm width ones the Freestyle/500 came with. (For 18" wheels, stick with the stock size tires.) I wouldn't run them year around if you live where it gets very hot, but this is one tough high-speed rated tire, so you could.
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Re: Firestone FR710 [coldcranker] by 01taurussel
Jan 04, 2009 (10:52 am)
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Replying to: coldcranker (Jan 04, 2009 8:31 am)

It gets "hot" here in Wisconsin during the summer. I have snow tires for my 500 so if the weather is bad, we just use that car. My wife would frown upon me getting another set of snow tires
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Re: Firestone FR710 [01taurussel] by coldcranker
Jan 04, 2009 (3:47 pm)
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Replying to: 01taurussel (Jan 04, 2009 10:52 am)

It is better to use all-season or summer tires in hot weather. However, since Pirelli got a 118 mph max speed rating (TR) on their Scorpion Ice&Snow tires, that really shows they can handle about anything we could possibly throw at it, similar to an all-season tire. The thing that limits a tire's speed in those tests is heat buildup. The tread compound isn't as soft as on Bridgestone Blizzaks. Other snow tires only get about a 99 mph speed rating (QR), except for a few high-performance ones.
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looking for new tires by poolman1234
Jan 11, 2009 (6:10 pm)
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I am purchasing a used 2007 freestyle and live in the chicago area.What tires would you recommend. The current tires look pretty beat and they seem to be the original tires with 20,000 miles on them
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Re: looking for new tires [poolman1234] by coldcranker
Jan 11, 2009 (7:32 pm)
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Replying to: poolman1234 (Jan 11, 2009 6:10 pm)

Forget the 215/65-17 size and get 225/65-17, Goodyear Fortera TripleTreds or Pirelli Scorpion Ice&Snow. Those are the only high-speed rated tires I know of that both also earn the Snowflake-on-the-Mountain traction test rating. That combination of attributes is rare, and it means you're getting tough tires that also have great traction. ( Maybe someone else can recommend something in the 18" wheel size if that is what you have. )
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Re: looking for new tires [coldcranker] by poolman1234
Jan 12, 2009 (7:23 am)
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Replying to: coldcranker (Jan 11, 2009 7:32 pm)

I am looking for 225/60/r18 some one recommend the good year comfort tread.

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