Firestone tire mounting(Luke?)
09-24-2013, 05:12 PM
#1
Drifting
Thread Starter
Firestone tire mounting(Luke?)
Hi all,
I have been doing some comparison shopping today and called my local Firestone to inquire about the Firehawks. I also inquired on TRs website about buying them to compare price. I noticed in the TR authorized installer area that my local FS dealer would NOT mount Non-RF's on a car with RF's currently(or spec'd as oem). I inquired about this and was told that it was correct, they will not do it. I asked why and was told that it is a safety issue cuz a nonRF isn't as safe, in regards to stopping, handling, etc. I called the Corp office to get a clear concise answer and opened a "case" to have regional mngr call me. Does anyone know what the deal is with this or is it a "ploy" to get people to drop the coin for RFs??? Oh, I was also told by FS rep that if I got in an accident and the insurance people saw I had nonRFs on a car that was spec'd for RFs that they would try to pin the blame on the installer of the tires. I find all this very hard to believe.
I have been doing some comparison shopping today and called my local Firestone to inquire about the Firehawks. I also inquired on TRs website about buying them to compare price. I noticed in the TR authorized installer area that my local FS dealer would NOT mount Non-RF's on a car with RF's currently(or spec'd as oem). I inquired about this and was told that it was correct, they will not do it. I asked why and was told that it is a safety issue cuz a nonRF isn't as safe, in regards to stopping, handling, etc. I called the Corp office to get a clear concise answer and opened a "case" to have regional mngr call me. Does anyone know what the deal is with this or is it a "ploy" to get people to drop the coin for RFs??? Oh, I was also told by FS rep that if I got in an accident and the insurance people saw I had nonRFs on a car that was spec'd for RFs that they would try to pin the blame on the installer of the tires. I find all this very hard to believe.
10-18-2013, 12:55 AM
#2
Le Mans Master
Corporate policy/potential legal issues (or perhaps more correctly, legal red herrings) aside, their is nothing inherently unsafe about driving on non-RFs with the vette (see, e.g., the C5 Z06....) RFs came about so the mfr could lose the spare tire. There are valid reasons for having RFs or not; you need to decide what factors are most important to you. As an aside, I like the idea of having TPMS regardless of the type of tire, and in fact activated this feature on my Z06.
10-20-2013, 06:20 PM
#3
Melting Slicks
My local Firestone mounted non runflats. They also damaged all four of my wheels to the point they all need repainted. They said they would pay for the repainting, but I was sure pissed when it happened. I even asked beforehand if they could handle doing without messing them up.
10-21-2013, 02:16 PM
#4
Former Vendor
Many shops, actually, most shops do not have a problem with putting standard tires on a car that was originally fitted with runflats. I have heard of a couple of shops that take a hardline approach with following the OE fitments. PM me the exact shop info and I will look into it for you