Firestone OEM tires

[OLEJOE]

I’ve got the FS HT’s on my 22’ and they seem to be wearing great. At 15K miles and still have 11/32” tread depth left. I don’t off road and we don’t have snow, unless a freak storm comes through. Have just shy of 6K towing on them and have had to use 4 wd only twice. I’m sure there are better options but I have no complaints so far. If I had to buy tires would I buy these? Not sure about that. If I could get a new pull- off set cheap, definitely. I prefer Michelins but if the right deal came along I’d get the FS’s again. The HT’s have been a lot better than the AT’s I’ve had in the past.

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

I like the transforce for the street. No death wobble like large mud tires. But for the ranch, the pumpkin just hits everything. A 33" hwy/AT would be nice.
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Tires do not cause death wobble the only way you can have death wobble is from loose steering parts

 

[WildBill138]

Tires do not cause death wobble the only way you can have death wobble is from loose steering parts

While bad bushings could cause a wheel not to deflect from a straight rotation.
Its usually from tires getting off balance, by one side being heavier than the other due to poor wear pattern of soft tires like mud terrains. And that is what blows bushings. Had it happen a lot on offroad trucks. In fact you can get it from just having good amounts of mud in your wheel. If the tires are large and heavy the lop sided catty whompus rotation will shake the vehicle violently.

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

While bad bushings could cause a wheel not to deflect from a straight rotation.
Its usually from tires getting off balance, by one side being heavier than the other due to poor wear pattern of soft tires like mud terrains. And that is what blows bushings. Had it happen a lot on offroad trucks. In fact you can get it from just having good amounts of mud in your wheel. If the tires are large and heavy the lop sided catty whompus rotation will shake the vehicle violently.

That is a vibration NOT death wobble. Death wobble is ONLY caused by bad suspension components usually the trac bar or even can be caused by not enough negative caster allowing the axle to move side to side (ford had a recall on their radius arms due to death wobble) What you are describing is wheel vibration it is not the same not even close. You can still control wheel vibration you cant control death wobble once it starts you must slow down until it stops so you can steer again.

Once you have experienced Death wobble there is no confusing it for wheel vibration i have driven vehicles with tire with separated belts and it was still no where nearDeath wobble!

 

[flan]

Reminds me, I saw a jeep death wobble last week after hitting an expansion joint on a highway bridge, had to wobble his pos off to the breakdown lane to get it to stop.

 

[WildBill138]

Sorry hellsniper, that information is not correct.
Im all too familiar with offroad rigs and death wobble. Street/tow truck dont usually get it as bad.
Death wobble of a 35"+ tire will indeed shake and bounce the car off the road and feel like the control arms and bearings are about to snap. 200lbs getting off center due to extreme camber is most common on independent front suspension trucks. Not a steering component.
Bad tire. Bad balalance, bad alignment, loose parts all cause severe death wobble.
Sources>> everywhere

 

[Rockcrawlindude]

When did this turn into a death wobble argument? Death wobble has been beaten to death all over the internet and all of a sudden you guys think you’re gonna cure it?

 

[WildBill138]

Agreed. But you cant just spew wrong info all over a forum. Transforce, stay pretty balanced and have ok wear for 200 a peice. A 255/85/17 commercial tow tire would be great. But they all seem to be half way to a Mud terrian.