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Old 01-12-2012, 05:12 PM
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It finally snowed in Chicago and the Firestone Destination ST handled great. It was the first time since the A4 I felt sure footed in snow. I thought it was the Q7 but it seems it was the Dueler 400 tires. What a terrible tire. With the ST tires on the Q7 it feels like I am driving a vehicle.
Thanks for the inputs....

Base on all the reviews I found on TireRack and this forum....

Firestone Destination ST - $168 Each
Pirelli Scorpion Zero - $196 Each
Yokohama Parada Spec-x - $155 Each

Highest rating on TireRack are the Firestone's then Yokohama, then Pirelli.
Pirelli has the highest rating of UTQG at 520, Yoko at 420 then Firestone at 400.... Does it matter?

Does Firestone comes on any of the OEM vehicles? Looks like either going to be the Pirelli or Firestone for me.
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I second the Firestone. Do a search. I posted some pics of them mounted on the S-Line 20s.

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Originally Posted by eggyacid
Thanks for the inputs....

Base on all the reviews I found on TireRack and this forum....

Firestone Destination ST - $168 Each
Pirelli Scorpion Zero - $196 Each
Yokohama Parada Spec-x - $155 Each

Highest rating on TireRack are the Firestone's then Yokohama, then Pirelli.
Pirelli has the highest rating of UTQG at 520, Yoko at 420 then Firestone at 400.... Does it matter?

Does Firestone comes on any of the OEM vehicles? Looks like either going to be the Pirelli or Firestone for me.
The UTQG rating is how long the tire is expected to last, the higher number the longer lasting. However, this isn't standardized so you can't really use it to compare between brands, only within the same brand. It is a pretty useful guide though.
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okay... I decided on the Firestone Destination for my 20's
Boy, they are hard to find.... none of my local tire shops stock them.
i might have to order them off Tirerack and pay local shop to install them.
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Originally Posted by eggyacid
okay... I decided on the Firestone Destination for my 20's
Boy, they are hard to find.... none of my local tire shops stock them.
i might have to order them off Tirerack and pay local shop to install them.
In got my right before Christmas and the local shop in the Chicago western suburbs had them the next day. Good luck and good choice.
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Default Got new shoes today...

25k on the Q and 20" oem pirellis...probably could've gotten 5k more, but after last tire rotation, ride was a little rough.

Went with the Toyo Proxes STII since my past experience with Proxes ST was so positive on another vehicle.

Will try to update after a few thousand miles and some wet driving.
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can't find any shop local stocks the Firestone Destinations plus reviews from other forum, i decided to go with Yoko Parada-Spec-X 275/45/20

price is the same as the firestone.... will post pics next week
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Originally Posted by eggyacid
can't find any shop local stocks the Firestone Destinations plus reviews from other forum, i decided to go with Yoko Parada-Spec-X 275/45/20

price is the same as the firestone.... will post pics next week
Avoid curbs at all costs. The Parada's in 275s don't like to protect the 5-spoke S-line rims.
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Originally Posted by Sherblatz
Avoid curbs at all costs. The Parada's in 275s don't like to protect the 5-spoke S-line rims.
From the look of it... it doesn't look any worst then the stock Pirelli's
would you have gone with the Firestone instead?

Firestone Destination ST vs Parada-spec-x ???
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Originally Posted by Sherblatz
Avoid curbs at all costs. The Parada's in 275s don't like to protect the 5-spoke S-line rims.
I have the Yokos as replacement for the factory Goodyears. They might have millimeter less of rim protection bar than the Goodyears. Not a significant difference.

Just drive smart and stay away from curbs, no matter which tire you have on your car.


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