what does anything think about the bridgestone dueler a/t revos. i have read lots of reviews on tire rack, and they seem to have high ratings and reviews. i really wanna do my hw and get the best tires i can with my budget. want to know what you guys think. thanx
matt
what does anything think about the bridgestone dueler a/t revos. i have read lots of reviews on tire rack, and they seem to have high ratings and reviews. i really wanna do my hw and get the best tires i can with my budget. want to know what you guys think. thanx
matt
matt,
I bought a set of 265/75/16 REVO's a couple of months ago and now have about 1200 miles on them. Like you, I did about 6 months of research before deciding to go with the REVO's. My Tundra is a 2WD with the TRD option.
Since all of my driving is city driving, I needed tires that had excellent traction and handling capabilities. I also needed a tire that could handle the S.Texas heat and my agressive driving and highway speeds (80-90mph avg).
After reading all of the positive reviews at TireRack, along with the surveys that showed the REVO was at the top of its class, I decided to go this tire.
So far, these tires have lived up to all the hype. Outstanding traction on wet roads (no slipping and sliding), great handling on twisties, freeway cloverleafs and sharp turns. NO tire spinning when accelerating on an upgrade from a stop or during acceleration coming out of a turn.
My OEM BFG Rugged Trails were downright dangerous on wet roads and were notorious for spinning on dry roads during acceleration from day one.
Anyway, I bought mine at Firestone at a fair price. Local Costco's can't get them right now because the demand is high and Firestone stores get preference from the factory. The regular Dueler is available at Costco, but not the REVO (here in San Antonio, anyway).
I'd highly recommend the REVO, primarily because of it's handling characteristics for city driving AND I dig the aggressive thread pattern and good looking OWL's.
Good luck!
what does anything think about the bridgestone dueler a/t revos. i have read lots of reviews on tire rack, and they seem to have high ratings and reviews. i really wanna do my hw and get the best tires i can with my budget. want to know what you guys think. thanx
matt
I replaced my OEM BFG'S in August with Dunlop Radial Rover AT's. After spending $120 trying to get the wobble out of the front end (force balance, regular balance, alignment check which was OK) the dealer replaced them with Dueler A/T Revo's at my request. Wobbles gone and I love the tires. It took the dealer several weeks to find them though.
Larry
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i am having some trouble finding the tire. i was down talking with the guy at costco, and he said to come back in a couple weeks, b/c the demand was great. i did a little shopin around and found that the costco in my area is on avridge of 150-200 bucks cheaper instaled. i know i thought that to be a big price gap. and how much of a differnence is there between a 265 75 16, instead of a 265 70 16. just basically a taller tire, right? and will that effect anything. i was planing on going with the 70 like whats on there now which is stock, but if a 75 is a little taller and is worth going for, i guess alittle height is good. thanx everybody for the replys.
matt
i am having some trouble finding the tire. i was down talking with the guy at costco, and he said to come back in a couple weeks, b/c the demand was great. i did a little shopin around and found that the costco in my area is on avridge of 150-200 bucks cheaper instaled. i know i thought that to be a big price gap. and how much of a differnence is there between a 265 75 16, instead of a 265 70 16. just basically a taller tire, right? and will that effect anything. i was planing on going with the 70 like whats on there now which is stock, but if a 75 is a little taller and is worth going for, i guess alittle height is good. thanx everybody for the replys.
matt
the 75 is 1 inch taller, also the 75 has more tread depth so it should last longer than the 70.Go with 265/75/16 for sure.
I went with the 75's for a little extra height. No problems with rubbing.
As for price...well, after some shopping around, I found that it would've cost me about $75 more at Costco for the set of REVO's.
The regular price at Firestone for the REVO's is $129.99 each. I had a 15% off coupon and the mgr told me he'd take off an additional 10% if I'd buy the tires under their 90-days-same-as-cash. After the discounts, the tires came out to about $100 each. I think the only reason he offered the extra 10% was because I also had the transmission fluid and coolant flushed while I was there.
I hope SATundra doesn't read this, as he's given me instructions several times on how to do the tranny and coolant flush.
After doing the math at TireRack, I found that the shipping would kill me.
Have you figured the shipping from the closest TireRack warehouse to your home?....if you do go with the REVO's.
what does anything think about the bridgestone dueler a/t revos. i have read lots of reviews on tire rack, and they seem to have high ratings and reviews. i really wanna do my hw and get the best tires i can with my budget. want to know what you guys think. thanx
matt
Matt, I replaced the Dunlops on my Stepside about a month ago with Revos and am VERY pleased. I put them on my wifes Montero last winter and was really impressed with traction, handling, looks and its quiet ride.My Stepside has 17" wheels....I replaced the original tires with 265/70 17s which are a bit taller. The ride has improved greatly and no more vibration! I paid about $150 each, which includes mounting and balancing. But I did have to wait over a month to get them. Yes, everything you may have heard about them being scarce is true. You won't be disappointed IMO.
iam lookin at tirerack, at the 265 75 16's and the price for those is 143 for the D rated and 149 for the E rated. whats the differnence, and what should i go with. i know that it has to do with load rating, and how much weight they can hold. other than that i dont know which one is best. and is the taller tire, the 75 over the 70, going to affect the spedo, and odometer?
Back to the price, when i got a quote for the tires i was originally going to go for the 265 70 16's. the quote i got from firestone was 700 and a fiew pennies. from discount or america's tire compony, was just under. and costco, quoted me at 548 and some cents. all just the install and balence, no road hazard or anything, all the quotes were for the same stuff.
Grand Total: $672.62 thast my price from tire rack with shipping, which was 68 bucks.
Be sure to consider the cost of installation if you get them from tirerack.com, too. Unless you're able to install them yourself, installation will usually run you about $15 or $20 per tire at most tire shops (includes mounting and balancing), plus valve stems, which add about another $2 per tire, and a tire disposal fee if you don't want to keep your old tires. You might save a little more money if you don't get road hazard. I priced a different set of tires out from Tirerack and a local dealer, and it ended up that I might've saved most of the sales tax if I'd bought from Tirerack, which to me wasn't worth it for the hassle of having to find someone to install them.
iam lookin at tirerack, at the 265 75 16's and the price for those is 143 for the D rated and 149 for the E rated. whats the differnence, and what should i go with. i know that it has to do with load rating, and how much weight they can hold. other than that i dont know which one is best. and is the taller tire, the 75 over the 70, going to affect the spedo, and odometer?
Back to the price, when i got a quote for the tires i was originally going to go for the 265 70 16's. the quote i got from firestone was 700 and a fiew pennies. from discount or america's tire compony, was just under. and costco, quoted me at 548 and some cents. all just the install and balence, no road hazard or anything, all the quotes were for the same stuff.
thanx everybody
matt
matt
I bought the P-rated and am glad I went with that after all, because I almost asked for the C-rated. The P-rated REVO in a 75, is noticeably stiffer than the P-rated Rugged Trails I previously had. I would'nt have been happy with an even stiffer ride from the C or higher rated sizes. I don't do any towing anyway and that's the advantage of those C,D & E rated tires. If you don't do any towing or off-roading, I wouldn't think you'd even need C,D,E. It comes down to your preference, though.
Sounds like Costco is your best deal for your location. If you have the patience, I'd just order and wait for the tires from them.
Otherwise, I'd go with whomever has them in stock now and go for it.
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Originally Posted by DeepStealth
are the revos studdable? how have they been in the snow?
Since I'm in Texas, I'm of no help in giving you info from firsthand experience regarding snow, but I noticed in a recent thread here, that guys with 4x4's driving in off-road conditions (which I assume includes snow) seemed to prefer the BFG All-Terrains. Maybe someone else can jump in and share their experiences with the REVO's in snow and whether or not they're "studdable".
I have about 3k on my truck. I really like them. some off road and lots of rain they are great on wet roads. the dealer had 265/75/16 in stock so i put them on. but had bad vibrations, so they put on 265/70/16. no problem, it could have been a bad tire on the 75's. 2 day wait for 70's. $580.00 on the road with road hazard
Be sure to consider the cost of installation if you get them from tirerack.com, too. Unless you're able to install them yourself, installation will usually run you about $15 or $20 per tire at most tire shops (includes mounting and balancing), plus valve stems, which add about another $2 per tire, and a tire disposal fee if you don't want to keep your old tires. You might save a little more money if you don't get road hazard. I priced a different set of tires out from Tirerack and a local dealer, and it ended up that I might've saved most of the sales tax if I'd bought from Tirerack, which to me wasn't worth it for the hassle of having to find someone to install them.
Actually, the cost isn't so much the installation cost as that's "one time". On that basis having tires shipped may make sense. But you'll have to rotate and balance them 9 times over the next 50,000 miles. Unless you can get that done free, buying them from tire rack doesn't make sense except on the upfront cost. You pay in the back end (or unless you have the dealer do all your interval service where a tire rotation and balance is included in the servicing anyway.
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