Thoughts/Experience with these tires?

[user 64972]

Any thought/experience with either of these tires? I'm leaning towards the FORTERA's. I can't seem to find my size in the Firestone Destination A/T's I was gonna get



BF GOODRICH LONGTRAIL T/A TOURING SPEED T/ LOAD 105/ ALL SEASON SUV/LIGHT TRUCK

60,000 MILE TREAD WARRANTY, 6 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY,



GOODYEAR FORTERA TRIPLETREAD SPEED T/ LOAD 105/ ALL SEASON SUV/LIGHT TRUCK

60,000 MILE TREAD WARRANTY, 6 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY, ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE 2 YEARS



Thanks,

'07 ST

 

[Henry Suarez]

I will be buying the Yokohama Geolanders, if it makes any diff to you.

 

[Scott Heckler]

I had the Longtrail's on my 2001. Great tire. Put 30K on them before I went bigger to match the lift. Gave them to my brither-in-law. He is still running them.

 

[ray moyer]

i have forteras now, they are ok... but the tread wore down way too quickly

 

[user 64972]

Well, I have been looking at reviews and a lot of folks say the Forteras are noisy i=on the road but they say they do great in snow & rain. Probably going to pass on these.



The Long trails are a possibility though.



I started looking a while back and Eddie bought some Cooper Discoverer H/T Plus but I can't see where they make them in my size P245 65 R17. So I gave up on them.



I found great reviews on the Firestone Destination A/T's but went to order some and can't seem to get them?? Somehow putting Firestones on an Explorer just appealed to me and I really like the looks and the reviews. Oh well!



'07 ST

 

[EddieS'04]

Yea Gary, I really like the cooper discover h/t plus. They are very limited on sizes though..



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[Collin Lyon]

I was leaning towards those Forteras, but there wasn't any around at the time, so I wound up getting Bridgestone Dueler HL's. I think you'll like the Forteras.

 

[JohnnyB]

I had the Longtrails on my '07 ST. Thy were a very big improvement over the stock tires. I had vibrations and a shaking after replacing the stock tires at only 24k miles all that disappeared. They were good in the snow and rain. I would buy them again for sure.

 

[Johnny O]

If you need the 245/65-17 Destination A/T, my local tire shop (independent, not a Firestone store) was able to order them and had them the next day.

 

[Tom Schindler]

I have a set of the BFG Long Trail TA's on my 2K Explorer. With over 60,000 miles on them, they are getting to the point where I want to replace them. It is not that they are worn out, I am just at the point I want new tires.



Currently, I have Coopers on my ST. I wanted to give Cooper a chance, but for the Explorer, more than likely, they will be replaced with the BFG's. We liked them so much.



Personally, I have never seen a Goodyear tire I liked. Nothing but trouble with every single set I have ever had. Eagle GT, Eagle GT+4, Wrangler RT/S, Eagle GA all sucked!



No Goodyear tires for me anymore.





Tom

 

[user 64972]

Had GOODYEAR Eagle GT's and HP's on my passenger tires with great luck, Usually get 70,000 miles and great in snow & rain. Those are passenger tires and I'm in a different breed with the ST so I have a feeling that the BF GOODRICH LONGTRAIL T/A TOURING will be the tires I will get. They seem to get pretty good reviews on the net. The FORTERA's don't....high percentage say they are noisy at speed. I really wanted the Firestones.



'07 ST

 

[EddieS'04]

Edit: If you can get your size in the cooper discover h/t plus.



You wont be disapointed. After 5k miles. They are quiet & smooth on the highway despite the tread blocks. Excelent tracction and hard corner control when dry. Only slight take off slipage wet, if I gun it to much. Wet cornering excelent. Wet stoping excelent,of course we have ABS.



If I get at least 40k to 50k milage. I will be happy. I drive aggressive sometimes. My tire size is 265/60-18. They were $125 per tire. Got a rebate for one from pep-boys.

BTW dont get them at pep-boys as somehere know they scewed the rims:angry:

Anyway here is pic of the front left. It is aggresive without the noise...



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[user 64972]

Yeah Eddie:



I would get a set but they don't seem to come in P245 65 R17 that I can see! Nice looking tires.



'07 ST

 

[user 64972]

Bought a set of the BF Goodrich Long Trail T/A Tour. Look great. Since my blue '07 is and XLT, I went with the outlined white letter tires. Black walls would just be too black n' Blue IMO. So far they ride nice - will have an opinion in the spring of how they're doing! Thanks to all for your input....I appreciate it!



'07 ST

 

[Glenn Rollins]

Put 265/60/18 Long Trails on my 08 Limited and love them. 10mm taller and 30MM wider. Rides & drives great.

 

[Gavin Allan]

Long Trails have always done very well for me. I will definately keep buying them as replacements.



Coopers always seem to be a 2nd grade tire- not bad, just don't do anything real well but they cost a few bucks less.