Firestone FS560 Plus 16 Ply/Continental HSR

iamalienru wrote:
I have heard people talk about the Michelins and how they have the sidewall protection formulated into the rubber. This is to protect from the sun. I don't know that I buy that I really don't think you are going to get much more than 6 or 7 year out of any tire. I am not an expert in tire field so I thought I would get some information from you folks. This tire issue I know has been talked about before and it seem to come down to personal preferance but is it worth a 20% higher cost to buy the Michelins?

I respect your opinion so if F.S. works for you and fits your budget go for it! Michelin and Bridgestone both use a UV Protection in there tires and Michelin uses the softest rubber in the market in there XRV tire because RV's do more sitting then running down the road. Michelin also beefed up there sidewalls in the XZE 2 and the XZE 3 model of tires to protect your vehicle from curbing and side wall scrub! If you don't believe that I'm O.K. with that even though I disagree. I can tell you this I got 10 years of running my Michelin XRV's on my RV and I'm currently on my second set hopefully 10 more years thru using Michelins Quality Care tire program. I also retired from truck driving in 2010 and I ran Michelin XZE on my semi for over 4 million without a blow out. So I really believe in these tires they work for me! Good Luck with your new Firestones and Happy Traveling to you!