[Tim Brewer]

The Firestone Firehawk isn't much different than a BFG. With a tread wear rating of 500, it will last a long time, but it will drive like you're on a wet road all the time. With these tires, and there are others like them, Cooper Cobra, Goodyear Eagles, you had beter have your car pointed straight when you give it the gas. The only exception to all of this is if your car "only" puts out around 250 hp or less to the ground. Those type of tires are not made for light, high horsepower cars. But they do well, and look good on 60's muscle cars. Jim, the best way to keep an amateur in control after the tires break loose is to have a tire that doesn't break loose everytime you gas it around a corner. Look, my car puts 550 hp to the ground, I run Nitto 555r's that have a tread wear rating of 100 and a traction rating af A. These are drag radials, but actually go well around turns as well. Tires last about 18 to 24 months and I have seen them for as little as $175.00 each. If any of you guys have high horsepower cars, and you put a set of these tires on the rear of your car, you will be simply shocked at the grip. The first order contributing to in control vs out of control once the tire breaks loose is the wear rating. The higher the wear rating, the longer the slide, the closer the tree comes. The stickier the tire, the lower the treadwear.