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jbb6811 -> bridgestones (3/31/2006 11:54:28 AM)

i drove a advent. h3 while mine got serviced yesterday and wanted to give some
thoughts on the tires. they were the dueler a/t's and if you have them on your h3
i would say change them soon. if these were on mine i think i would not have got it!
the ride is ok but they bounce around to much, they done feel like they are planeted
to the ground. on the interstate i felt unsafe at 70 mph. so i moved to the slow lanes
for the trip to the dealership. i just want to say the tires surely make the car! my h3 was
the showroom car. it the lux package with 18's and BFG a/t ko's 285-65-18. they are so different
i just liked them before but after driven with the bridgestone i lovem! i feel like my wife will
be much safer and have better control of the hummer when and if it calls. the bfgs ride smoother
they don't bounce you around the road and they feel more stable in cornering. so if you are running
bridgestones i would look in to getting bfgs or even try the brdigestone dueler revo i had these on my blazer
they are better then the dueler a/t!!!! just my two cents!!!

  
StarsnBars -> RE: bridgestones (3/31/2006 9:12:48 PM)

My ProComps have been good too. I had the Bridgestones and upgraded to 315/75/16's Very solid feel

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CruisinCarAudio -> RE: bridgestones (4/3/2006 12:41:55 AM)

if the tires were bouncing they werent balanced, if you want street tires on you HUMMER then you shouldnt be driving a HUMMER, you should be driving a HONDA

skeeet -> RE: bridgestones (4/3/2006 12:44:37 AM)

JBB- You are not saying what the air pressure was in your Bridgestones. Any large sidewall tire will run A LOT better with slightly more air pressure. Factory says 35psi but i use 36psi and they ride great. What surprised me was how smooth and vibration free they were especially since the wheel weights looked to be about 1 ounce -amazing for such a large tire ( 33" on mine).

Dennis -> RE: bridgestones (4/3/2006 10:03:49 AM)

These Bridgestones have a max tire pressure of 50 psi..Contrasting that to car tires which typically call for a max pressure of 40 psi..I always air up 8 psi under tire MAX pressure..So in this case, mine are at 42 psi and the ride is wonderful...Brisk, agile and solid...Good for fuel mileage too.

jbb6811 -> RE: bridgestones (4/3/2006 1:26:34 PM)

that must be it because the handling of the hummer sucked. the dealer ship may have had the psi to
low. i'm not knockin the hummer just the tires. but it may be that the tires did need more psi. but on the
other hand my bfg's are great. and i'll check the psi and post it. and you can see my ride in car domain now
my user name is the same as here! thanks for the info guys! brandon

kick ace, you learn something ever day!:-)

OUTLAW -> RE: bridgestones (4/3/2006 6:39:24 PM)

I love my Bridgestones I've had no problems, their better than the Base and Lux series Goodyear wranglers. BFG AT or MT are also good. IMO

Linus Gump -> RE: bridgestones (4/3/2006 11:23:01 PM)

I'm disapointed in the mud/snow ability of the Bridgestones. I'm looking for a tire to replace them. I want an all terrain tire because I dont want to comprimise the street traction or icy road traction available to an AT that you give up with a mud type tire. I also want a tread life warrenty that you typically dont get with MT's. I would also like to keep the cost down to less then $200 per tire including mounting and balance. There is a local tire brand (Les Schwab if anyone is familiar with them) that has a tire that looks good in the showroom, but I've never talked to anyone who has run them. Anyone have any suggestions?

Dennis -> RE: bridgestones (4/3/2006 11:40:54 PM)

The general concensus of the perfect tire for what you just described is the BFG..A/T KO..., for around $166.00 for the 285/75R16 or $175.00 for the 295/75R16 from Tire Rack

Linus Gump -> RE: bridgestones (4/3/2006 11:58:42 PM)

It looks to me like the tread lugs are closer together on that tire then on the Bridgestones. Won't that be less capable in the mud/snow? I was thinking something along the lines of an agressive all terrain. It's too bad tire companies wont let you test drive tires before you buy them.

skeeet -> RE: bridgestones (4/4/2006 12:09:25 AM)

You can not have your cake and eat it too with tires. If it does not have wide lugs then it will load up. The Bridgestones are very close to the BFG AT's but the BFG M/T is a better mud and snow tire. You will not find any brand tire that is a mud/snow that will wear as well as any A/T. Again, do not expect a big improvement when going from the Bridgestones to the BFG AT. For really deep snow buy a pair or set of 4 chains- you will not believe the power of chains!!!!!!

Linus Gump -> RE: bridgestones (4/4/2006 12:29:20 AM)

What I want is something that self cleans a little better and has good street manners. The last truck I had was a Super Duty diesel and I put MTs on it. They lasted about 30K but that might have been partially fromt the heavy diesel engine sitting on the front and no weight in the back causing some slipping in wet weather. It went everywhere I wanted to go, but once it got icy on the street, I may as well have been driving on marbles. I would like something in between. Living in the PNW, mud is a factor even in the summer, and the rain that causes that mud makes street driving dangerous with full mudders. With these types of extreme driving conditions, I need an aggressive all terrain. The question is, which is the best buy?

aetherH3 -> RE: bridgestones (4/4/2006 2:37:02 PM)

You might think about getting the BFG MTs "siped". This greatly improves the wet and ice traction of a tire.

SublimeHummer -> RE: bridgestones (4/4/2006 3:57:10 PM)

I use my h3 for the snow all the time, I go snowboarding about 4 times a month, went up the mountain once with the bridgestones that came with the h3, felt a little slipping with about 3 inch snow on 4x4 high, got the bf goodrich all terrain t/a ko, big improvment, this is the only all terrain tire that meets the severe snow service requirements, so for snow, in my opinion, this is the best tire, outside of snow specific tire, my friends also have these tires on their trucks and go to the sand dunes, they say it works great in the sand also, so just that I share that with you guys.

skeeet -> RE: bridgestones (4/5/2006 1:28:04 AM)

I also had the BFG TA's and did not notice any real difference between them and the Bridgestones. I did notice the difference when I got the BFG MT's.

  

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