Description
Firestone Dirt Track Ribbed. FEATURES AND BENEFITS: Summer weather traction; Enhanced controllability; High speed durability; . OVERVIEW: The Firestone Dirt Track Ribbed is a high performance, summer tire made for vintage racing cars. The tire is built to be mounted on the vehicle’s front axle.Great controllability is provided with this tread design and its road contact. The symmetric treads continuous center rib maintains the tires road contact at all times, which enhances steering responsiveness and driving stability. In other words, the steering becomes faster and more precise in its responsiveness to the drivers commands, while the structure is stabilized against the driving pressure affecting the tire. The shoulder design, on the other hand, manages to improve cornering and maneuvering. They increase the number of biting edges gripping the road surface in such situations to ensure a secure performance.Summer weather traction is ensured with this model. The optimized tread elements firmly grip the road surface, with better surface contact, while the summer compound prevents heat build-up in warmer temperatures. These elements upgrade the tires dry and wet traction. On the other hand, the special grooves help the tire prevent hydroplaning. They eliminate water from the footprint and maintain surface contact.The Firestone Dirt Track Ribbeds high speed capability is optimized for maximum safety. This high speed durability is ensured by combating pressure accumulation. The heat-resistant compound and the optimal tread design significantly reduce the possibility of heat build-up. This greatly eases the pressure off the tire during its performance. The structure does not deform under high speed pressure. Their combination helps to greatly increase the tires overall driving safety.This specific tire model features a BIASED ply construction. There might be discrepancies of sizes between brands and models of tires which have this size formatting. As the manufacturers only provide the tire width and the rim diameter with these tires, various brands and models will have size differences. In order to ensure the correct size is purchased, the overall tire diameter that is needed should be checked.The Overall Diameter or O.D. advertised represents the tire’s overall diameter in inches, once the tire has been properly inflated and mounted per the manufacturer’s recommendation. This advertised number is provided to Priority Tire by the tire manufacturer.Manufacturers recommend changing tires every 10 years. As long as tires are properly stored before they are sold, the year of their manufacture will not shorten their service life.
