Bridgestone Dueler Ecopia 16"- anyone run em?

[speeder]

They look like a good choice. Designed for SUV/crossover use, listed as light/medium truck tires. Anyone used these?

Bridgestone Dueler H/L 422 Ecopia
215/65 16", 102V XL load rating, 27" diameter

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=B...mpare1=yes

[ycontractor]

speeder,
I'm looking at putting on new tires and came across these on tirerack as well. I'm guessing nobody has tried them out as yet. Have you put them on your Westy yet or did you go with a different tire?

[syncrodoka]

Talked to the guys at costco the other day about replacing the tires on the GF's Santa Fe and that tire was mentioned.
I told them that she takes her SUV to the snow since it is AWD and he recommended a different model. He recommended that tire for fuel economy but not for snow as some customers had issues with them in that environment.

That's all that I know about them

[speeder]

On there!!

Rides nicely. My old setup was Continental Vanco 8's, 205r14. The Vanco's are commercial truck tires. They went 70k miles and probably could have run another 10-20K miles, but I got tired of em and got CLK wheel fever.

So, on with the CLK wheels, the 215/65 16" Ecopia 422's.

Less noise, smoother ride, easier steering and a noticeable decrease in rolling resistance. My van just coasts now when you push in the clutch and let it roll. I would not be surprised if I pick up 1-2MPG with these tires. I think the fact that companies are really focusing on this in design is making a difference.

I drive my van hard. I corner hard, probably harder than most people as I'm a motorsport enthusiast with a lot of high speed experience. So far I haven't had these tires in the twisties, so hopefully they'll grip as well as the Vanco's which cornered very well.

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