Firestone  Winterforce LT

I needed a good snow tire for my SUV but was on a budget. These Firestones were reasonably priced and now that they are installed, they have exceeded my expectations. They are good in the rain, slush and even on a 1000 mile highway trip. I though that these tires were only going to be OK but it turns out that they are much better than I thought they would be. I am pleasantly surprised.

This tire does very well rain & snow. but seems somewhat wobbly in the warmer weather conditions. In heavy rain they will stop on a dime. They actually saved me from an accident during a downpour. I'm not sure how they will last I only have about 5000 mi on them. I live near Reno NV it is wet & snow conditions now so I'm not sure how they will do when the weather warms up.






















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These tires are great. Excellent snow and ice traction, I don't even notice that I don't have 4-wheel drive. Makes stopping and cornering feel safe. The ride and noise is better then the Goodyear ArmorTrac's that they replaced. Wear seems to be appropriate. The price is excellent, can't get a better buy.

Fantastic Tires! These balanced out easily and provide good winter traction with minimal negative characteristics. Was able to clime numerous winding and hilly roads in the river bluffs during a blizzard in 2wd. 4x4 has yet to be engaged on regular roadways with these on the Jeep.

I run these on my 2011 FJ Cruiser MT AWD on stock 17" rims during the winters. Best traction I have experienced in winter/snow truck tires. Comparable to Blizzaks on my BMW.

Absoulutely awesome winter tire. We just had one heck of an ice storm and the truck had less trouble than I did walking in my tennis shoes.Not quite as good as the Blizzak in snow, but blew the Yoko all terains we had before out of the water. The tread is a little sqirmier on dry (it is a snow/ice tire), but unless you push it you can't feel it. Very low noise, almost no difference in gas milage, and smoother in ride. As we just have this one season on them, I don't know about wear.

I was looking to buy the General Grabber winter tires like I had on previous F-150 but they were out at the time, so I decided to give these a try. I have yet to have to put the truck in 4X4 this winter, these tires just claw their way through whatever is on the road. Snow, Slush, Ice doesn't seem to matter. I have actually flicked the truck around or stepped on it a few times on purpose just to test them and it just goes where I point it. I will say that there is a section of highway in town that is grooved and the tires do like to follow the wavy grooves when it's dry, that is the only real demerit I can say about them. They are an E rated tire, which is more than necessary for an F-150. I have them set at 50psi. After 4000 miles I have only lost 1/32nd of tire tread, as they start at 18/32 they should last a few good winters.

These tires give me a feeling of safety and driving comfort

I cannot ask for anything more from an LT rated winter tire. Long lasting, comfy, quiet, good traction in poor weather.
It's easy to endlessly shop winter tire options but you can stop now, L T winter force are so nice that I'll be looking at Firestone LT non winter tires for the first time ever. I always purchase a french brand but will now be looking at another Firestone model for summer use.
There is some good engineering going on here.
Thanks. Bob

Even though they are LT tires the ride is good and the snow and ice traction is excellent.

this tire was an excellent (sleeper) buy the tread wear has been just great i purchased a set of 4 and was doing great until some sierra club nut job buried a spike strip on an access road to a public hunting area both front tires were ruined i replaced them with a set of dunlops that have approx 10000 miles and are nearly worn out, they work great in the high country snow and work great in the dessert sand/rock of arizona, getting ready to replace all 4 again would rate these tires as great all around general purpose 4x4 lt tires 2 thumbs up

This tire is an excellent selection if you're going to be driving in wintery conditions. My little truck is (was) terrible in snow. I've had my truck for 7 years now...I've gotten used to putting sand bags in the bed sometime in November, and not taking them out until mid-March. I've put over 255,000 miles on my truck since I bought it new in '03. I'm just now running through the 4th set of tires. The stock Continental's (50k miles) were mediocre in dry/wet, but they were dangerous in snow. The next two sets were Yokahama all season/performance tires. Those were the best mileage-wise. But again, very scary in snow. I put over 75k miles on the first set & 70k on the 2nd set. Initially, I had some pretty low expectations for the Winterforce, mileage-wise, when I purchased them. The 60,000 miles that I was able to get out of them really did surprise me...even staying in good shape through a pretty troublesome swaybar/shock issue. I drove on these year-round, rotating every 6-12k miles. They do get really soft on hot summer days, but the fact that they almost feel soft on 10 degree days is what's amazing. I wish these tires could be crossed when rotating them; however, the fact that they're directional is probably part of the reason why they work as well as they do. Ice, slush, deep snow....these things do it all! The extra road noise is tolerable. When these tires were new, I would drive down a stretch of concrete highway that literally made my little truck sound like a full-size 4wd rolling down the road. Seemed to me that the noise was quietest around the 20-25k mile mark. Overall...good pick in my book!

These tires with studs have been through two winters in Eastern Washington, and do just what I bought them for. They grab and hold on snowy and wet surfaces, Not noisy for studded winter tires. The truck feels very stable. Treadwear is excellent for the soft rubber it is. Can't see any wear after about 3,000 miles.