Dueler H/P Sport RFT
The Dueler H/P Sport RFT lives up to the high performance standards of your premium Sport Truck or SUV. The non-vent design and aggressive look of the sidewall fit the sleek lines of these imposing vehicles. In fact, the Dueler H/P Sport is an Original Equipment choice in the category. Expect the tops in wet performance with a power traction combination of UNI-T technology and high silica content to let you drive with confidence in changing road conditions.
- Model: Dueler H/P Sport RFT
- Brand: Bridgestone
- Vehicle Type: Passenger
- Tire Type: Light Truck Tires
- Segment: Highway Tires
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Warranties:
All warranties are limited to original purchaser on originally installed vehicle. See each warranty at your nearest Firestone Complete Auto Care Store for details and restrictions.
Features & Benefits
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Feature: Large outside shoulder blocks
Benefit: Help deliver better cornering performance -
Feature: L.L. Carbon (Long Link)
Benefit: Helps improve tread wear and resist cracking, chipping and tearing through the use of a special long length carbon structure -
Feature: CO-CS (Computer Optimized Component System)
Benefit: Maximizes tire performance by optimizing the appropriate combination of tread design, casing shape, materials, and construction. -
Feature: Circumferential tread grooves
Benefit: Evacuates and channels water efficiently to help reduce hydroplaning and to improve wet traction -
Feature: Wide Center Rib
Benefit: Promotes quick steering response. -
Feature: Ever-Black Sidewall Technology
Benefit: Preserves sidewall appearance over time. -
Feature: Wide Straight Grooves
Benefit: Helps channel water for improved wet traction. -
Feature: Spiral Wrap
Benefit: Encircles the whole tire with a continuous nylon wrap , helping the tire hold its original shape to improve high speed capability. -
Feature: Summer Tread Design
Benefit: Offers tenacious grip and superior handling on wet or dry roads for driving enthusiasts. -
Feature: O-Bead
Benefit: Improves uniformity and ride comfort through use of a single continuous strand of cable in the bead construction -
Feature: Reinforced Sidewall
Benefit: Support the weight of the vehicle and passenger even with a loss of air pressure with thicker sidewall, generally designed for RFT tires, made of special heat-resistant rubber -
Feature: Continuous Center Rib
Benefit: Helps reduce noise while providing constant road contact to enhance straight-line stability. Enhance responsiveness, as well as wet and dry traction when accelerating or braking. -
Feature: Steel belt construction
Benefit: Adds durability and resists punctures -
Feature: Polyester Cord Body Plies
Benefit: Helps provide a smooth ride.
Specifications
Speed Rating
| Available Sizes | Speed Rating | Load Index | Technology | Mileage |
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| 205/55R17 | V | 91 | UNI-T | NONE |
| 225/45R18 | V | 91 | UNI-T | NONE |
| 255/50R19 XL | W | 107 | RUN FLAT | - |
| 255/50R19 XL | V | 107 | RUN FLAT | - |
| 285/45R19 XL | W | 111 | RUN FLAT | - |
| 285/45R19 XL | V | 111 | RUN FLAT | - |
| 275/40R20 XL | W | 106 | RUN FLAT | - |
| 275/40R20 XL | Y | 106 | UNI-T | - |
| 315/35R20 XL | W | 110 | RUN FLAT | - |
| 315/35R20 XL | Y | 110 | UNI-T | - |
Safety Warning:
Serious injury may result from tire failure due to underinflation/overloading. Follow owner’s manual and tire placard in vehicle.
Tire Technology
Other Tire Technology
Spiral Wrap Shoulder Strips are continuous nylon wraps used to reinforce the tire. Placed between the steel belts and the tread, it encircles the entire tire. Unlike the conventional wraps and layers, Spiral Wrap does not have a seam, so the tire is reinforced without having an added stress point which could alter tire shape and have a negative effect on tire performance.
Carbon black is a reinforcing material that strengthens rubber. All tire manufacturers use it. But tires with UNI-T technology use L.L. Carbon, an advanced form of carbon black that offers real advantages. Under a microscope, conventional carbon black particles look like bunches of grapes. L.L. Carbon molecules resemble long chains. Think of these as the equivalent of the long steel rods used to reinforce concrete. Because this molecular structure absorbs and spreads road stresses over a larger area, you get a stronger tire better able to resist cracking, chipping, tearing, and excessive wear.
If you can imagine the inefficiency of a rolling egg, you can understand the inefficiency of many tire and rim assemblies which are less than precisely round. Now, O-Bead changes the way the tire interacts with the rim, creating a rounder assembly. The "bead" is a cable inside a tire that helps the tire grip on the rim. On most tires, there are overlapped joints where the ends of the bead meet. O-Bead eliminates the overlapped joints by using a single, continuous strand of cable. This helps eliminate tiny, unwanted gaps between the tire and the rim, and creates a rounder tire assembly, for improved driving on straightaways and handling stability.
This design hasn't always been an exact science. Engineers relied on their experience and various design theories when developing new products. But now, our innovative COCS (Computer Optimized Component System) technology uses a supercomputer to determine the ideal combination of tread design, casing shape, materials, and construction based on consumer benefit criteria. Performing thousands of "what if" calculations and creating incredibly detailed tire simulations, COCS takes the guesswork out of designing tires. COCS makes it possible to create an endless diversity of tire designs to meet the demands of the consumer of today and tomorrow.