Charger Tires

Initial Review, 16,000 Miles on Tires
May 12, 2012

Outstanding tire! I am at roughly 16K miles and it is time for new tires, which is to be expected with such a soft compound. I went from the RSA to this tire and it is night and day. The Pirelli is probably the best tire I have driven as far as performance goes. As for ride quality and road noise...not so much. Alot of road noise transfers through the tires which made for a noisey cab more times than not, but again it is ok by me, because the benefits far out weigh the cons. I am now on the hunt for a tire with the best of both worlds. If you are not bothered by a little road noise this is the tire for you! Even in the rain this tire far out performed any other performance tire I have driven on. My SRT has modifications on it and has been dyno'd at 515HP so i think it is going to shred any tire and just to be clear; while my driving style is very spirited there is very little burn out time on these tires. My tires are almost bald and there still hold the road like they were new! Hope it helps!

Initial Review, 10,500 Miles on Tires
November 16, 2011

I have over 10000 miles on these tires and they still look like they're brand new. I've read al the horror stories by other reviewers and feel left out. These tires are quiet, handle great, and wear well. I have nothing but praise for the F 1's and will probably buy them again.

Initial Review, 11,678 Miles on Tires
August 03, 2010

I do a lot of driving on 1-95 since my wife and I only have one vehicle in the household. I put miles on the car pretty quickly since we travel to Miami and Orlando a lot. So far I have driven the tires close to 12,000 miles and they have been great. Smooth, quiet, and great on treadwear. I am very satisified with the purchase of these tires. I read the reviews before I purchased them and mainly the reviews were good ones. The bad reviews mentioned that the tires were noisy and that they wore out quickly. I have not seen any of that at all fortunately.

Initial Review, 10,000 Miles on Tires
April 12, 2012

The longer I have them on the car the Noise of the tire is getting to be more of a issue.

Initial Review, 500 Miles on Tires
April 07, 2012

This is the second set of Assurance Comfortreds I have owned, the first being on an older Mazda 626 that I retired when I purchased this Sonata in 2006. On both cars, these tires seem to pick up some vibration from the 4-cylinder engine, and you definitely feel small imperfections in the road. Larger potholes are smoothed over effectively, so they would make great tires for city use. In the snow, they are nearly as good as winter tires, and I know a Dodge Charger owner near here that actually uses them as his winter treads.

Compared to the OEM Michelins on the Sonata, these handle better, especially on curvy back roads, but the Michelins are smoother on the highway. Will probably have the Comfortreds rebalanced after break-in as there is a slight vibration at highway speeds. Will report back then.

Initial Review, 500 Miles on Tires
March 27, 2012

I don't know why some clients put down this tire. On my Dodge 2010 Charger SXT it reacts excellent to every driving condition. Remember there are 2 Triple Tred models. I chose the better one,the A/S. It's like day and night. I know this because I took advantage of the 30 day trial.I put the regular Trip. Tred, not the all season. When I put the all season, I was driving on air. There was a little noise, but nothing to speak of. The performance of this tire is prob. the best tire I ever had, remember ALL SEASON!! They also look great on my car! For the price and after care, the Triple Tred A/S is hands down the best tire for this car! Thanks.

Initial Review, 6,000 Miles on Tires
March 24, 2012

Second review, and these tires are simply awesome, considering i'm pushing a HEMI!! Tires are finally starting to show some light signs of wear, but still look,feel and ride new, not bad work General!!! If you have a big sedan with a big motor, do yourself a favor!!!

Initial Review, 20,000 Miles on Tires
March 06, 2012

Very loud road noise. Pretty good dry traction but nothing worth writing home about. Heavy car pushes these tires to their limits, fast. Also not very good tread life, again heavy car. The road noise alone will prevent me from buying again, plus General Tire Company is flakey, they add and discontinue tire sizes like people change socks.

Initial Review, 2,000 Miles on Tires
February 18, 2012

I commute about a thousand miles a week to work and various appointments. These tires replaced a set of Goodyear Eagles (Response Edge) that I was pretty happy with, they just wore out after 50k miles. These tires are absolutely amazing. While the Goodyears weren't noisy, these are quieter. Not just a little quieter, A LOT quieter. And smooth. It's unbelievable because I wasn't even sure I was driving the same car. It rides, handles, sticks, and drives all around 100 percent better than it did before. I can't speak for the longevity but I can tell you from the hills here in Chattanooga, TN to the Plains of Auburn, Al these are likely the best tires I have ever driven on. In wet weather they stick amazingly well. Given, my old tires had 50k on them but they were untrustworthy and unpredictable on a good day. These are very sure footed and predictable and overall feel much safer. I bought a set of wheels and had tire rack mount and balance them and I don't know that I have EVER in my life had a set of tires balance this smooth. No shakes all the way to 130mph (yeah, I had to try it) and smooth as can be no matter what I'm doing with it.

Initial Review, 2,000 Miles on Tires
February 17, 2012

I replaced Goodyear Assurance tires with these BFGoodrich; so my comparison will be between these two tire brands. The Goodyear's had excellent tread wear. I put 90,000 miles on them before I had to replace them; but I hated every other aspect about them. The ride was extremely rough and noisy (they were a higher speed rated tire). They handled ok on dry surfaces, but was not a problem spinning them at take off. Get them even just a little bit wet, and hang on. The wet traction was horrible as was the hydroplaning. From a standstill, say at a red light on a rainy day, or just tires wet from sprinkler runoff, you could not move the car without the tires spinning. I'm not talking about opening up the throttle, just pushing the pedal to move the car, it was awful, like being on ice and was especially gut wrenching if you were in the middle of a turn as well. Was not comfortable with my wife driving the car in wet weather, especially with the kids. I have had the BFGoodrich Radial T/A now for about 2,000 miles. Recently took a road trip to Nebraska and encountered snow and ice. Same trip I encountered rain as well as dry pavement driving. The tires performed amazing. The ride is very smooth (not a very high speed rated tire) and quiet. They handle great on the ice as well as in the light snow. On wet pavement I had no problems with traction or hydroplaning. From a standstill on wet pavement, traction is greatly improved, and spinning occurs only when I open up the throttle a little. With only so few miles, I cannot really give my opinion on the treadwear. In my opinion, for my driving style (80 mile daily commute for work and city driving during day) as a spirited driver, I am absolutely happy with the BFGoodrich tires.

Initial Review, 18,000 Miles on Tires
February 17, 2012

Bought the 2011 Charger R/T Max Hemi RWD in Toxic Orange, what a car! One of the first things i look at is the stock rubber that comes on our vehicles...this one was different. I always use TireRack.com to check out where all tires fall on the ratings etc. i found that the Firestone Firehawk's that came with our 20" wheel version Max (245/45/20) was actually a farely well rated tire. After 18,000 miles on these Firehawks i can say that for the most part, im impressed! In October, the wife and i went on our honeymoon road trip. We both fit the "spirited bill" easily on driving style. we drove 5,000 miles total in 21 days. we drove alot at freeway speed of 60-70mph for hours at a time, we drove in alot of hot weather in California, Nevada and Utah. We drove in downpour's in Washington,Oregon and N. Calif. We drove very windy roads with extreme grades...extreme hairpins, lots of slow speed, U-turns and stop and go as well (getting out and taking photos at N. parks) I was (wife as well) very impressed with the overall performance of this tire...with all extremes of weather and road conditions. The Firestone Firehawks got a real workout in the state parks such as; Yosemite, Arches,Yellowstone and one highway we found out the hard way about...highway 299 in Calif....wow! What a stretch of road that couldnt be any windier or up and down...that was some road! The only thing that is not impressive is the tire life, We have accumulated 18,000 on this tire and they all are wearing uniformly at 5/32"...guess you could say they have a "soft compound" but the way i see it is that you have to trade off great performance with some longevity. I would buy these tires again, but i may be looking at the Continental Extreme Contact DWS as well. The Firestone Firehawks are some of the best performing tires i have seen, and they were stock on a great performing sedan to boot! Good pair to be matched...just that im looking at a 25,000-30,000 mile performance all-season tire..and thats OK!

Initial Review, 800 Miles on Tires
November 10, 2010

EXCELLENT TIRE! You will NOT go wrong with this tire! Smooth, quiet and responsive! The other reviews were dead-on! Even the installer said these were one of the nicest tires he's seen! "A very round tire, I used no more than a quarter of an ounce of wheel weights on each tire, which is not usually the case!" Immediately felt the difference! WILL PURCHASE FROM THIS COMPANY AGAIN! Also TireRack.com was EXCELLENT! FAST delivery! VERY pleased with the entire transaction, liked it so much I bought 6 more tires for the other vehicles!

Initial Review, 5000 Miles on Tires
January 07, 2012

Based on the reviews I had heard from other Charger owners, I had decided to try these Blizzaks out as my winter tire. I'm no fan of studded tires as they are worthless in ice once the stud wears out. Old Man Winter has thrown everything he's got this past year on Central Oregon and I have yet to get stuck, loose control, feel in danger, etc. I LOVE THESE TIRES!!! They really shine in snow and ice. I've had Subaru drivers left in Ahh as i've passed them going up hill. I don't see myself ever trying any other winter tire as long as the Blizzaks exist.

Initial Review, 80000 Miles on Tires
December 30, 2011

I've purchased the Pirelli P4 4 Seasons, General Altimax, and Hankook Optiomo through tirerack.com. The Hankook's have been by far the best set of tires that I have used, ever! They were each good tires in their own right, but the Hankook's stand alone. I drive in Oklahoma weather, so we see a little bit of everything. The tires have driven well in all kinds of weather. I have put about 80,000 miles on this tire, and they still look great. I rotate my tires every 12,000 miles (every 2nd oil change) and they have worn beautifully. If they continue to wear as they have I would not be surprised to get another 50,000-60,000 miles out of them! I don't consider myself a car expert in an sense of the word, but unless you are Speed Racer, you will be hard-pressed to find a better tire. I'll be buying another set of these for my wife's car after the first of the year.

Initial Review, 3000 Miles on Tires
December 29, 2008

Note - ratings are in consideration that this is a winter tire (e.g. the expected cornering stability and steering responsiveness is different for a snow tire than for a high performance summer tire).



A great winter tire. Had them mounted just before Thanksgiving and it has snowed what feels like every day since. Very happy with the performance and the added stoping power is impressive. My wife now prefers to drive my rear drive Charger in the snow instead of her front drive Caliber. Tread wear seems good but I've only got just over 3,000 miles on them so it's hard to say for certain. They do make some noise, but they are not overly loud - about what you would expect from an aggressive tread design with 13/32" of tread depth. I would definitely buys this tire again and confidently recommend it to anyone looking for a winter tire. A great value. My only regret is not having purchased a set for previous winters.

Initial Review, 49300 Miles on Tires
December 13, 2011

I've just driven my first 500 miles and I could tell the difference in the ride almost instantly compared to the tires when we purchases the car off the showroom floor. The bad is that I've turned into speed racer again because the enhanced driveability on these tires. What more can I say? I will definitely be purchasing this brand again and recommending to friends and family.