Bridgestone Dueler

Initial Review, 40000 Miles on Tires
February 07, 2012

Have had these tires for about 2 1/2 years and 41000 miles. Been very happy with them so far and have worn very well! I keep them rotated every 7500 miles. I did lose some mileage (1/2-1 mpg) with these tires running at my empty tire pressure. (60-45psi) I upped the tire pressure and mileage has been great since. (75-65psi). I have been very happy with the wet traction and have also had good performance in light mud and light to heavy snow (up to 14 inches) Tires look nice and aggressive but perform very mildly on the road. I should get another 10-15k out of them which is pretty good service for an A/T tire on a 2500 Diesel truck. Would buy again and would recommend to anyone looking for a good all around A/T tire.

Initial Review, 50000 Miles on Tires
January 30, 2012

this is my second set for this vehicle. original tires lasted 30,000 or so, then got the Bridgestones. all around great tire. i have a steep long driveway & live on a dirt road in a hilly rural area of Connecticut. lots of WEATHER & always changing. last year a couple of storms of a couple of feet & drive right through it, dirt road a mud bog a few times a year with no problems. lasted 50,000 miles with no front end alignments & a few rotations. new tires at 95,000 & a front end alignmnet with camber reset makes straight, smooth riding a breeze.

Initial Review, 28000 Miles on Tires
January 29, 2012

Not sure what everyone's talking about but i measure my tires with deph gage every 3 months there at half so these tire on my AWD GMC YUKON DENALI will last as described in the warranty miles.The traction in the deep snow and light snow is slightly less as wearing takes place but the ice traction, cornering ,dry, steering all get better as the tread wears.For the money and performance of these tires you cant find any better i use them while hunting in the muddys fields to hills from my deer lease property to the highways going there they are flat out awesome.

Initial Review, 100 Miles on Tires
January 18, 2012

Just bought the tires a week ago, excellent so far, now -32C no problems on the ice, one step down from snow tires (had last winter) excellent ride, can't say enough good things about this tire. Installed on a 2001 Chev Silverado 2WD.

Initial Review, 10000 Miles on Tires
January 18, 2012

Overall I am very happy with this tire. It is a solid performer in a variety of weather conditions, whichever is exactly what I needed. When I rate that I would possibly purchase this tire again, rather than definitely, it is simply because technology changes so quickly. I would revaluate all tires before my next purchase.

Initial Review, 35000 Miles on Tires
January 16, 2012

I put these on my truck at 45000 miles and can't think of much to complain about at all. At 20000 I did notice an increase "suddenly" in noise, so sudden in fact I thought it was a truck problem. After having things checked it all came back to being the tires just becoming louder. My wife didn't even notice the noise change, but I'm paranoid about my trucks reliability. I've only had these rotated once, the wear is so even all 4 tires look exactly the same. I've even been off-roading twice on these with my local club they held up fine. I keep looking for something else to replace these, but at the price point they're honestly hard to beat.

Initial Review, 12400 Miles on Tires
January 14, 2012

My Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 has more than 250,000 miles on it. The Bridgestone Dueler Alenza is the best tire of the many I have used on this vehicle. Very impressive! I use dedicated winter tires, so can not comment much in that regard. Tread wear appears pretty good for such a fine performing tire.

Initial Review, 1000 Miles on Tires
January 01, 2012

put these on about a 6 weeks ago and they have improved the handling and noise of my Range Rover. To be honest here, I was looking for something far more aggressive to replace the Perelli Zeros, but Goodyear has discontinued the size I need of the Wrangler MTR. Left with little option for I opted for these and I've been pleased. Very quite and the handling has improved. I've not driven through snow but it has handled very well in the rain.

Initial Review, 1000 Miles on Tires
March 21, 2011

Initial Review @ 1K Miles. These tires have a much better ride and are significantly quieter and more responsive than the Destination LE tires they replace; as well as the Bridgestone Dueler HT 684 II that were original equipment. Have not driven in rain or snow and can't report on treadwear - will provide a follow up report in a few months.

Initial Review, 3000 Miles on Tires
January 05, 2012

We bought these a replacements for the OEM Michelins because the Pilot HX availability had become limited. We've found these to be a quality replacement for the Michelins at a much better price. Treadwear will only be determined after 3 years.

Initial Review, 60000 Miles on Tires
January 06, 2012

These have been the best A/T tires I have owned. They are better on road and off than both the factory junk, and the BFG A/Ts that I used for so long. At 60,000 miles and probably another 10,000 to go they are also by far the longest lasting. Overall they are pretty quiet for A/Ts but they do roar a bit at around 30mph. My next tires will be the Bridgestone Dueller Revo 2s, since they are a newer design and cheaper.

Initial Review, 95000 Miles on Tires
January 01, 2012

Seems to flat spot when sitting. It takes a couple of miles for it to quit bumping. But hey they have almost 100000 miles on them so i can live with it. They have brought me home through heavy snow and ice and are a great all around tire. This is the second set of tires on the car so that is remarkable that they would wear like this. I will be due for new in 5 or 6 thousand mile though.

Initial Review, 9800 Miles on Tires
December 27, 2011

The Duelers were on my Highlander when I bought it in March. When one tire was punctured by a screw during the summer, I considered replacing the entire set due to the very poor reviews for winter handling, but decided to wait until I could actually test its performance in snow.
This morning (late December)we had rain, turning to light snow. I took the Highlander out onto level streets with only a quarter inch of snow on top of wet/icy pavement. The handling was scarily bad. Even at 10, 15 and 20 mph, the SUV would continue sledding straight ahead for when I braked. I did not feel safe driving over 25 mph even in light snow with these tires, which is unacceptable in this part of Michigan.
I immediately ordered a set of Michelin Latitudes Tour's. I hate spending $1000 on new tires with less than 10,000 miles on the original set, but I feel I am unreasonably risking wrecking a $40,000 vehicle this winter if I continue using the Duelers, which are definitely NOT All-Season tires.

Initial Review, 16000 Miles on Tires
December 29, 2011

Looked at some of the limited reviews (at the time) and decided to replace my Pirelli Scorpions with these and I couldnt be happier. They returned the luxury to my SUV some how they quieted my truck so much that my wife and I thought it shut off! Liked them so much I bought a set for my 06 Denali XL (although I didnt get the same result) But on either vehicle I have full confidence in these tires in ANY situation Wet, Dry, Snow, Rain even some limited off road.

Initial Review, 1000 Miles on Tires
December 19, 2008

Migrated to this tire, at 38K miles, from Bridgestone Dueler H/T 684's, which were OEM tires on the Vue. Night and day difference.



Basic dry road performance is similar, except the Firestones are much quieter. My radio volume is now set at 19, before I needed 28.



Wet road performance is much better, no hydroplaning at reasonable speeds.



We have snow, I now have traction. Very good traction. I can accelerate away from a stop in snow with authority. My OEM tires would spin helplessly. Braking in snow is good. I can feel actual deceleration. The Bridgestones were scary bad in this respect. You'd hit the brakes and they would just slide and slide.



Too early to tell about wear, but right now these tires are much better for the Vue.