Firestone Firehawk Indy 500

NeXvZEiN · 08-18-2021, 05:27 PM

Does anyone else have experience with this tire? I've got 275/30/20 and 305/30/20 on my car, and sometimes I swear it feels like they're spinning, but never any noise, odor, or dash warnings. Am I going crazy? I did narrowly avoid a major wreck a few months ago and the tires didn't even flinch that day.

enzia35 · 08-18-2021, 05:42 PM

They're good tires. How old are they? Tread still good?

UnknownJinX · 08-18-2021, 05:59 PM

I didn't use them with my Camaro(I really like the stock Supercar 3), but I did use them before on my RX-8, which is a lot lighter, makes 1/3 of Camaro SS's peak torque, but also the tread is a lot thinner at 225/45/R18 front and back.

They are good tires for the price, though they have their limits. They should handle anything you can reasonably throw at them on the street, then some at AutoX. Still, watch the throttle. Shouldn't be hard for a V8 Camaro to light them up.

WhiteMale · 08-19-2021, 07:28 AM

I had a set on my 15 Mustang GT/PP, I like them, more than anything the name is what causes people to choke on this tire, it's cheesy. But it's a name change, the tire is the Bridgestone RE003(?) which has a great rep but Firestone is a cheaper name.
I didn't have a problem with the tire and I drove them hard. There's of course better in that category of summer tire and they seem to always comes with this "for the money".
Of those the SC3, ECS that I've been using over the years I don't get an audible signal with the spin, you'll see it on the dash but not much at all for squealing tires sounds.

avalonandl · 08-22-2021, 08:44 AM

I put firehawks 275/40/19's on my 2SS AUgust 2020 and loved them. Traded car in for ZL1 on April 23 21'. They handled well and rode well.

NeXvZEiN · 08-23-2021, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enzia35

They're good tires. How old are they? Tread still good?

I've had the tires for about 8 months, and they probably have about 3500 miles on them, a benefit of working from home.

It's probably just me then. I appreciate all the feedback so far!

BMR Sales · 08-23-2021, 03:38 PM

I've had them on different vehicles. I just replaced a set that was 3 years old and still some tread left because they just didn't feel "Right". Replaced with another set of 500's and the car is back to perfect.

My feeling is the Florida Sun & Heat got to them and made them hard

NeXvZEiN · 08-23-2021, 08:25 PM

I guess it may be all in my head.

SS2001SS · 08-25-2021, 06:38 PM

Had them on a C5 Z06 and loved them

Yellow BB · 08-26-2021, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiteMale

I had a set on my 15 Mustang GT/PP, I like them, more than anything the name is what causes people to choke on this tire, it's cheesy. But it's a name change, the tire is the Bridgestone RE003(?) which has a great rep but Firestone is a cheaper name.
I didn't have a problem with the tire and I drove them hard. There's of course better in that category of summer tire and they seem to always comes with this "for the money".
Of those the SC3, ECS that I've been using over the years I don't get an audible signal with the spin, you'll see it on the dash but not much at all for squealing tires sounds.

Bridgestone owns Firestone. I haven’t had any Firestone tires in many, many years, but I’ve had lots of Bridgestones & most have been awful - even their motorcycle tires were terrible. I won’t go out of my way to accept their junk, when there are several other high quality manufacturers to choose from.

WhiteMale · 08-27-2021, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellow BB

Bridgestone owns Firestone. I haven’t had any Firestone tires in many, many years, but I’ve had lots of Bridgestones & most have been awful - even their motorcycle tires were terrible. I won’t go out of my way to accept their junk, when there are several other high quality manufacturers to choose from.

Thanks?

avalonandl · 08-28-2021, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellow BB

Bridgestone owns Firestone. I haven’t had any Firestone tires in many, many years, but I’ve had lots of Bridgestones & most have been awful - even their motorcycle tires were terrible. I won’t go out of my way to accept their junk, when there are several other high quality manufacturers to choose from.

Your basing reviews of car tires on motorcycle tires?

My experience was completely different. First I went with a square set up and the tires performed just fine for me....Your opinion may vary....

KingLT1 · 08-28-2021, 10:29 AM

They are great tires for the money.

enzia35 · 08-28-2021, 12:00 PM

These aren’t the Firestones of the Exploder era.

08-18-2021, 05:27 PM	#1
NeXvZEiN Drives: 2022 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 83	Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 Does anyone else have experience with this tire? I've got 275/30/20 and 305/30/20 on my car, and sometimes I swear it feels like they're spinning, but never any noise, odor, or dash warnings. Am I going crazy? I did narrowly avoid a major wreck a few months ago and the tires didn't even flinch that day.

08-18-2021, 05:42 PM	#2
enzia35 Drives: '16 Garnet Red 1SS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 3,450	They're good tires. How old are they? Tread still good? __________________ '16 Camaro 1SS '18 Miata GT Gone: '01 Camaro, '14 Camaro, '90 Miata

08-18-2021, 05:59 PM	#3
UnknownJinX Drives: 19 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS 1LE Shock Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,947	I didn't use them with my Camaro(I really like the stock Supercar 3), but I did use them before on my RX-8, which is a lot lighter, makes 1/3 of Camaro SS's peak torque, but also the tread is a lot thinner at 225/45/R18 front and back. They are good tires for the price, though they have their limits. They should handle anything you can reasonably throw at them on the street, then some at AutoX. Still, watch the throttle. Shouldn't be hard for a V8 Camaro to light them up. __________________ Current: 2019 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS 1LE M6 Shock GM Performance Intake and that's it, because driver mods before car mods Past: 2009 Mazda RX-8 GT M6 Velocity Red Mica (Sold) 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z51 2LT M7 Velocity Yellow Tintcoat (Flood totaled)

08-22-2021, 08:44 AM	#5
avalonandl Drives: 2019 ZL-1 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Troy, MI & Naples, FL Posts: 2,019	I put firehawks 275/40/19's on my 2SS AUgust 2020 and loved them. Traded car in for ZL1 on April 23 21'. They handled well and rode well. __________________ 2019 ZL-1 Acquired 4/23/21 at 6300 miles. Riverside Blue, A10, PDR. Traded in 2017 2SS with 6M and 32k miles. Continental Extreme Contact Sports. Now has 10,000 miles... 2012 Yukon XL Denali w/ 6.2 AWD

08-28-2021, 10:29 AM	#13
KingLT1 Drives: 2016 1SS NFG A8 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: 46804 Posts: 6,793	They are great tires for the money. __________________ 2016 NFG 1SS A8 Options-2SS Leather/NPP Perf. mods-Whipple 2.9/Fuel System/Flex Fuel/103mm TB/Rotofab Big Gulp/Cat Deletes/Corsa NPP Per. times- 10.5 @ 137 w/ 1.8 60ft Full weight on 20's 1200DA

08-19-2021, 07:28 AM	#4
WhiteMale Drives: 23 ZL1 A10 Rapid Blue Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: MO Posts: 1,982	I had a set on my 15 Mustang GT/PP, I like them, more than anything the name is what causes people to choke on this tire, it's cheesy. But it's a name change, the tire is the Bridgestone RE003(?) which has a great rep but Firestone is a cheaper name. I didn't have a problem with the tire and I drove them hard. There's of course better in that category of summer tire and they seem to always comes with this "for the money". Of those the SC3, ECS that I've been using over the years I don't get an audible signal with the spin, you'll see it on the dash but not much at all for squealing tires sounds.

08-23-2021, 03:38 PM	#7
BMR Sales Drives: Race Car Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Seffner, FL Posts: 6,226	I've had them on different vehicles. I just replaced a set that was 3 years old and still some tread left because they just didn't feel "Right". Replaced with another set of 500's and the car is back to perfect. My feeling is the Florida Sun & Heat got to them and made them hard

08-23-2021, 08:25 PM	#8
NeXvZEiN Drives: 2022 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 83	I guess it may be all in my head.

08-25-2021, 06:38 PM	#9
SS2001SS Drives: 2019 SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: GA Posts: 31	Had them on a C5 Z06 and loved them

08-28-2021, 12:00 PM	#14
enzia35 Drives: '16 Garnet Red 1SS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 3,450	These aren’t the Firestones of the Exploder era. __________________ '16 Camaro 1SS '18 Miata GT Gone: '01 Camaro, '14 Camaro, '90 Miata

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