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Flay_Crosswell's avatar
Jan 11, 2017

Firestone VS Bridgestone Class A Tire

Is there a difference between the two brands? Goodyear G670 RV 275/70R 22.5 are on a class A DP that I am trading for and the dealer is replacing the 10 yr old Goodyear tires with one of the 2 Brands I mentioned . Thanks in advance Firestone/Bridgestone
  • I installed six 295/75R22.5 Load range H FS591s in February 2015 and now have a aproximatly 20K on them. When I first left the dealer I thought the coach seemed to steer a little light or something but after about 200 miles I no longer noticed that. It was either the old tires were bad enough to cause harder steering or the new ones had to seat in a little. Very happy with the Firestone tires.

    I have heard the horror stories about Firestone tires but not the truck sizes. According to the dealer both of the Stone tires are produced in the U.S. at the same plant. I buy U.S. made whenever possible.
  • Ivylog's avatar
    Ivylog
    Explorer III
    I'm very happy with the FS 400 315/80/22.5 on the front of my MH after five years. They are owned by the same company so doubtful there is any difference.
  • I don't have any experience with that class of tire (we own a fifth wheel with load range G tires), but we just replaced some Firestones that were on our car with Michelins. The Firestones were, by any measure, the worst set of tires I've ever owned. They slipped belts, developed flat spots, and were extremely noisy - all while relatively new with lots of tread on them. It's like driving a different car with the Michelins. I will never own another Firestone product again.

    Rob