Got the Firestones Indy's on the car yesterday... gotta say first impressions are very good!
Quick turning tires with very little road noise... car drives nice. Haven't got a chance to dig into a corner yet because the weather here is still very cool but will post results once the roads are ready.
Your going to LOVE these tires !! Stiff sidewall is not a bad thing believe me...
I've had the Potenza S04s, Ventus Hankooks and judging by early driving results I'm giving the Firestones two thumbs up! :judge:
I just wanna say straight up I don't do 1/4 mile stuff with the car, it's mostly the odd track day and spirited driving ... after having the other 2 tire brands listed above on the car price or not the Firestone tires drive soo damn nice !!
Looking forward to hot sticky summer roads.
Straight line at high speeds is like butter. ..
I ordered a set of these as the 3rd set of tires to go on my GXP. Once weather warms, and salt goes away, I will get the GXP out & get them installed. Once I put some miles on them, I will let folks know what I think. I have always run RS-As on my GXP & this will be my 1st set of summer tires. I'm looking forward to increased traction. I need it.
Just put these on my 09 with bolt ons and a tune. They are amazing. I have to try pretty hard to break them loose in a straight line. Car feels like it will corner on its side before they let go on a twisty road. Quiet and tracks dead straight on the highway. 255/45/18 Cost me 1000 bucks all in (canadian dollars)
I couldn't agree more... the tire is amazing for the price but I have one little quibble... the tires turn in real quick and seem to have tons of grip but the "feel" in a corner is kinda vague! Hard to describe and to be honest I haven't had a chance or the weather to really put the tires to the test... so I'll hold off on final judgement just yet.
But am I happy with these tires so far ... definitely!!
Good to hear stormtrooper. I'm in the same boat as mtbrider. Weather is still to chilly for a real test. We have been averaging 50s for temps. So we'll see
Sorry to revive an old thread but I've been looking for an updated equivalent of these and these Firestones seem to be reviewed pretty well wherever I've seen people talking about them. Anybody know whether they're still worth looking at now or what would be a good option? Hope that I'll get to see more comments coming in for them!
I would say these tires are a hell of deal and have very good road manners... a great all rounder!
It'll be interesting to see what kind of milage I get out of them but as it stands I'm a return future customer.
Ive been pretty happy so far. Still waiting to really get on them with traction off
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