On mud you need scooping tread blocks, and evacuating tread voids.Īnd it’s pretty much out there, why Firestone Destination X/T is better on this terrain type. Let’s see how well both of these tires perform in each of them. Off road covers a lot of variations, so it’s best we sort out this section in to different types of terrains. Though overall the Firestone Destination X/T with it’s interlocking structure and snow vices everywhere still remains unbeatable in this department, relatively. The tire offers a lot of biters in the form of in-groove notches, sharp edges (on outer circumferential grooves), and thick siping, and all of them supply ample snow gripping capabilities. It just tells you about the tire’s acceleration performance. This rating, like some folks think isn’t a true measure of tire’s handling and cornering abilities on snowy roads. The Bridgestone Dueler AT although does not come with 3 peak mountain snowflake rating, it’s performance is worth noting, still.
Firestone Destination X/T is one of those tires.Īnd since it shoulder voids are much more spacious, its generates a lot more of that noise to begin with. Some rubber compounds are not so great at soaking up the noise energy, and so they deflect more of the generated noise, creating echoing. Moreover, it’s tread is also less deflecting, so it also generates lower groove resonance.
Tread noise is although dependent on a lot of factors, it’s mostly generated with air particles, hitting the walls of the tread.Īnd since most of that air comes through the shoulder grooves, the Bridgestone Dueler A/T with its super closed up lugs there, restrict a lot of it. The Dueler A/T Revo 3 does the opposite, that’s why its tread wear warranty is also 10k miles greater, comparatively. It’s softer tread burns faster, and it’s overall shallower tread depth (on average), gets down to 2/32″ of legal tread-depth-limit faster. There are basically 2 things involved here. Tread wear is affected by a lot of factors, though out of them, the most important ones include tire’s rolling resistance and structure. This is because, as mentioned in the handling section above, it’s lugs are more prone to bending, so they stick on the surface with greater force, consuming more energy compared to a more stable Dueler Revo 3. Fuel ConsumptionĮven though both tires show up with minor difference, its still imperative to analyze their performance for long-term benefits.īut what impact’s tire’s fuel efficiency, well, there are primarily two main factors here, tire’s weight and tread composition.Īlthough both tires come up with similar weighing sizes (on average), with softer compound, the Firestone Destination X/T shows up with lacking MPGs. Moreover, with it’s packed up shoulder lugs and longitudinally arranged ribs, it can’t evacuate as much water out, sideways, as its counterpart. The Bridgestone Dueler A/T on the other hand, lacks with it’s harder tread composition, and rectilinear sipes. Moreover, it’s sipes (in the middle) are also better structured, forming an interlocking pattern (which are more effective). That’s why the Firestone Destination X/T with more of those, combined with a softer, and “flexible” tread, supplies superior wiping abilities. Sipes are just slits which soak up water particles by expanding (throwing air out, and creating negative pressure). Most of the water is thrown out with the help of channels (tread voids), while some left over comes directly in contact with the lugs, which are cleared off with sipes. Optimal wet traction is only possible with effective water evacuation, which is facilitated by sipes and the grooves. This allows for superior steering sensitivity as a result. The Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 3 on the other hand, features a continuous running shoulder rib, and so it’s contact with the road is more stable. During turns, they are more prone to bending, which produces over and under steering, as a result. Moreover, it’s pliable tread compound is also causing slower handling times. (I am considering shoulders here, as during cornering, the weight on the tire shifts towards edges). Its wider tread voids between the shoulder lugs don’t offer a good enough connectivity between the tread and the road. In terms of handling, the Firestone XT gets to have same problem. The Firestone Destination X/T on the other hand, features an interlocking structure of S and F shaped blocks, forming wider tread voids in between, so it can’t offer similar rubber to road contact, relatively. That’s why with a greater footprint availability, the Bridgestone Dueler A/T supplies better grip here. And it’s judged by considering the central section of the tread, as that makes the most (solid) connection with the surface. This grip is calculated with stopping distances (from a specified speeds, I use 50mph).
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