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roden001

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I just got some new tires today, and I had a question about them:

 

What's the difference between REVO's and regular Bridgestone Duelers?

 

My friend at the tire store told me that REVO's only come in the 265's (I wanted 285's), so I got some Dueler A/T 285's that are apparently not REVO's.

 

What's the difference? Did I sacrifice something by going with the non-REVO 285's?

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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Well, he's lying to you about them making Revos in 285's.

 

But you still got a good tire. I've got the same 285's on my Blazer.

lrymal Senior Enthusiast

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The newer factory Bridgestone Dueler A/T 693II are a mystery tire for me. I can find no descriptor for these, either at http://www.tirerack.com, or at the Bridgestone website.

 

With that said, the 693IIs are what is on my 2005 pickup, a Crew Cab Z71. My first reaction was to immediately have these removed, get great credit for them, and put Bridgestone Revos installed. The Revos are my favorite tire.

 

However, as I drove the truck, I was impressed with the ride quality, cornering abiity, and hydroplaning resistance of these factory tires. They are certainly not like the factory tires of years back. So, 3000 miles later, I have decided to stay with these. The truck seems happy.

 

Obviously these don't have the finer qualities of the Revos, such as the Uni-T and other enhancers that assist them as miles are put on them., but they perform well enough. Again, these are NOTHING like the older Bridgestone Duelers which had a terrible rating.

 

Regarding the sizes for the Dueler Revos. This seems to be a seasonal problem. PLUS sizes for the Revos are definitely problematic. I don't think your tire dealer was pulling anything on you due to past history. These are not a high volume tire and sometimes, it is tough finding the size needed. I mean, you don't "just select" 285 as the number, for example, which can affect the availability.

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

Wingnut

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I don't know about that....Maybe it's a seasonal and regional issue. Every tire store I went in a couple of months ago looking for new 285's was pushing the Revo awful hard in the 285 size, and they're on TONS of trucks around here.

 

I just couldn't justify the extra money for a tire that (on my experience) kind of sucks in the sand.

bigdogxx Enthusiast

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The newer factory Bridgestone Dueler A/T 693II are a mystery tire for me. I can find no descriptor for these, either at http://www.tirerack.com, or at the Bridgestone website.

 

With that said, the 693IIs are what is on my 2005 pickup, a Crew Cab Z71. My first reaction was to immediately have these removed, get great credit for them, and put Bridgestone Revos installed. The Revos are my favorite tire.

 

However, as I drove the truck, I was impressed with the ride quality, cornering abiity, and hydroplaning resistance of these factory tires. They are certainly not like the factory tires of years back.  So, 3000 miles later, I have decided to stay with these. The truck seems happy.

 

Obviously these don't have the finer qualities of the Revos, such as the Uni-T and other enhancers that assist them as miles are put on them., but they perform well enough. Again, these are NOTHING like the older Bridgestone Duelers which had a terrible rating.

 

Regarding the sizes for the Dueler Revos. This seems to be a seasonal problem. PLUS sizes for the Revos are definitely problematic. I don't think your tire dealer was pulling anything on you due to past history. These are not a high volume tire and sometimes, it is tough finding the size needed.  I mean, you don't "just select" 285 as the number, for example, which can affect the availability.

 

 

 

 

I have those same dueler tires on my 05 and at 800 miles already have had to get a flat repair done because a half inch screw went right thru the tread.Traction in the snow are horible with these tires they load up way to easy and i most deffenetly miss my bfg ko all terain tires. :D In the 7 years i had on my last set of ko tires on my zr2 i had 0 problems and traction in every kind of weather was great i reccomend bfg tires over these duelers anyday!

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hihosilverado

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The factory duelers are different than the ones he got. I have the same ones in the same size on my 02. They have the uni-t and all that stuff. Great riding tires and actually more aggressive in the dirt than the revo. The revo is pretty much a more street friendly version (without giving up much off road) of the original AT that you and I bought. The revo is better in snow and slush and wet roads. I agree with lrymal on the factory tires. If they were bigger I would be perfectly content keeping them until they wear. Anyhow, the tires you bought are very nice so you dont need to regret anything.

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