Firestone drag 500

sean1970ss · 11-27-2020, 11:34 AM

Whatever happened to the Firestone drag 500 slicks? How come they quit making them?

prostockpete1 · 11-27-2020, 01:37 PM

i believe became Phoenix FX brand tires

Steve Stasko · 11-27-2020, 04:19 PM

Not quite.

Firestone rebranded them as Firehawk's before they got out of the drag slick business. When they decided to get out of that market, a group of their former employees got together and purchased the molds from them. They started on their own as Phoenix shortly after.

I have a pair of like new 31x13 Firehawk's if anyone is interested. Cheap. Cheap as in get them out of my way.

Dave Noll · 12-05-2020, 04:25 PM

WHICH is owned by Coker Tire now

nhramnl · 12-08-2020, 10:01 AM

And a "hidden benefit" of Phoenix radials. If you're using Hoosiers or M/T tires and struggling with radial wobble (as I was), a simple switch to Phoenix radials may eliminate the problem. I had gotten as far as I was going to get in "suspension tuning" the problem out, and was then urged to talk with Mike Crutchfield; he almost guaranteed that the Phoenix tires would take the problem away, and they did, with no sacrifice in ET.

11-27-2020, 11:34 AM	#1
sean1970ss Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 52 Likes: 11 Liked 9 Times in 5 Posts	Firestone drag 500 Whatever happened to the Firestone drag 500 slicks? How come they quit making them?

11-27-2020, 01:37 PM	#2
prostockpete1 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 241 Likes: 3 Liked 81 Times in 48 Posts	Re: Firestone drag 500 i believe became Phoenix FX brand tires

11-27-2020, 04:19 PM	#3
Steve Stasko Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Western PA Posts: 433 Likes: 8 Liked 249 Times in 129 Posts	Re: Firestone drag 500 Not quite. Firestone rebranded them as Firehawk's before they got out of the drag slick business. When they decided to get out of that market, a group of their former employees got together and purchased the molds from them. They started on their own as Phoenix shortly after. I have a pair of like new 31x13 Firehawk's if anyone is interested. Cheap. Cheap as in get them out of my way.

12-05-2020, 04:25 PM	#4
Dave Noll Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Div. 6, Eastern, WA Posts: 700 Likes: 2,466 Liked 225 Times in 107 Posts	Re: Firestone drag 500 WHICH is owned by Coker Tire now __________________ Dave Noll, E/FS ,?/SA 6526

12-08-2020, 10:01 AM	#5
nhramnl Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 505 Likes: 7 Liked 353 Times in 83 Posts	Re: Firestone drag 500 And a "hidden benefit" of Phoenix radials. If you're using Hoosiers or M/T tires and struggling with radial wobble (as I was), a simple switch to Phoenix radials may eliminate the problem. I had gotten as far as I was going to get in "suspension tuning" the problem out, and was then urged to talk with Mike Crutchfield; he almost guaranteed that the Phoenix tires would take the problem away, and they did, with no sacrifice in ET.