Yep, totally forgot they were a 9". No way is that going to stretch. Dammit Firestone! They said they just didn't sell very well. Little do they no all of us Performance Pack folk are soon going to be looking for 255 front tires.
Hmm, they do have a 265.
They didn't sell well because they came out with them too late. People already got new tires on their Mustangs to replace the Pirelli's by the time these came out and they need to hang in there for the next round of Mustangs needing tires which will be plenty. They probably also forecasted to sell them in sets of 4, not 2. Plus Firestone advertising is a JOKE. This is an excellent tire and you hear NOTHING about it except for some forums. I'm also confident their reps are not taking care of tire shops because ZERO tire shops I spoke to recommend these, despite them being legitimately good tires.
They must be a write off for another business; they are terrible at the marketing and business side of things.
I'm looking at the BFG Sport Comp 2 Summer tire. They are around the same price but have slightly less dry traction. The do however have a 340 tread wear.
Firestone doesn't have the MDF (Marketing Development Funds) to run the same programs that Michelin etc run. They also position Bridgestone against Michelin, so they will get all of the MDF to push their greasy-after-one-heat-cycle garbage Potenzas.
You must have gotten one of the last sets. They searched all firestone stores nationwide and came up with 0 255s.
