New tires: Fuzion xti 265/70sr17

[gregc]

Got new tires on the '03 Sequoia yesterday. I went with Fuzion xti's from tirerack. I paid $99/ea + road hazard + shipping, ended up spending about $700 for 5 tires mounted.

Linkage: Fuzion XTi

Initial impressions: This tire in 265/70sr17 doesn't leave a lot of room. I haven't heard or seen any evidence of rubbing on-road. I haven't taken them offroad yet. The extra inch DOES fill out the wheelwell a lot nicer than stock size.

The Fuzion is a new brand by Bridgestone/Firestone group. They don't have a mileage warranty but the treadwear rating is in-line with the other tires in its class.

It's a moderately agressive AT tire, with big shoulder lugs, sipes, and relatively deep lugs in general. Too early to tell how they handle yet, but there is a bit more road noise at 50-60mph than the Michellin Cross-terrains we had before.

I'll post pics as soon as I have a chance to dig out the camera. I'll update the thread after I've got a few hundred miles on the tires.

-Greg C

[dboz]

Pics? Update?

[DavidTaylor9]

Should have got the nitto Terra Grapplers

[gregc]

Sorry, I haven't been on the forum for a couple months.

I've got about 10,000 miles on the fuzions. They are wearing well (and evenly) and seem to be a pretty tough compound.

I haven't done much hard cornering with my truck (that's what the cars are for ) so I can't say much about what will make them scream/misbehave/break loose.

The road noise continues to be there....there are noticeably louder than the cross-terrains.

In certain situations I have heard a little bit of rubbing (full-lock while slowing down entering a downhill parking lot) but I have no fear of major issues with these.

I've done some mild off-roading. These tires work very well on dirt roads, loose dirt, and shallow mud. They're surprisingly good at self-cleaning and seem to get good "bite" in most conditions.

We did have a late snowstorm and my truck did just fine with these. I figure they're about 30% - 50% better in most situations than the x-terrains.

Now let me see if I can find those pictures....

-Greg C

[gregc]

OK, pics have been uploaded, they should be visible on my user directory (click the camera icon)



-Greg C