Firestone Tires, Air Springs & Performance Parts

Firestone Tires, Air Springs & Performance Parts

Firestone has been manufacturing tires and automotive products since 1900, when Harvey Firestone founded the company in Akron, Ohio, and the brand's long motorsport heritage includes decades of tire supply to Indianapolis 500 teams that drove development of technology directly applicable to street performance applications. Today Firestone offers a broad range of passenger, truck, and performance tire lines including the Firestone Firehawk line for performance car applications and the Destination series for SUV and light truck use, alongside the classic Vintage line that covers period-correct tire patterns for classic car restorations. The brand's air spring product line, marketed as Firestone Ride-Rite and Coilrite, provides a proven solution for load-leveling and towing stability on trucks and SUVs that has developed a strong following among fleet and enthusiast users alike. This collection covers Firestone tires, air springs, and accessories for passenger cars, trucks, and performance applications.

Popular Upgrades

Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 ultra-high-performance summer tires deliver dry and wet grip competitive with premium European performance tires at a price point that makes them a compelling value option for sports car and performance sedan owners. The Firestone Destination LE3 and AT2 tire lines serve light truck and SUV owners with all-season and all-terrain options that balance tread life, wet traction, and off-road capability. Firestone Ride-Rite air spring kits for Ford F-150 and F-250, Chevrolet Silverado, and Ram 1500 and 2500 provide adjustable load support that prevents rear sag when towing or hauling, improving safety and stability without the stiffness penalty of stiffer conventional springs.

Performance and Handling

Firestone's Firehawk tire compound technology uses a silica-enhanced tread formulation that maintains grip across a wide temperature range, giving consistent performance from cold morning starts through sustained high-speed use without the dramatic grip drop-off that older carbon-black-only compounds exhibit as they overheat. The Ride-Rite air spring system allows adjustment of rear spring rate by varying air pressure between zero and 100 PSI, giving truck owners the ability to run a comfortable light-load setting for daily driving while increasing to maximum pressure for towing heavy trailers or carrying maximum payload. Dual path air systems from Firestone allow independent left and right air spring inflation for load leveling on uneven payload distributions.

What Firestone tires work best on a performance car?

The Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 is the top performance street tire in the lineup, using an asymmetric tread pattern with large outboard shoulder blocks for cornering grip and circumferential grooves for wet weather evacuation, making it effective in both dry performance driving and daily-use wet conditions. The Firehawk AS is the all-season performance alternative for drivers in climates that require tire changes between summer and winter, providing three-peak mountain snowflake winter certification alongside the performance tread design. For track day use, Firestone's performance compounds provide competitive dry lap times at a significantly lower cost per tire than premium European sport compounds from Michelin, Bridgestone, and Continental in equivalent sizes.

How does the Firestone Ride-Rite air spring system work?

The Firestone Ride-Rite system installs air bag springs into the existing coil spring or around the leaf spring packs of compatible trucks and SUVs, connecting to an external Schrader valve or an onboard air compressor system for inflation adjustment without lifting the vehicle. Air pressure in the springs increases the effective spring rate to counteract rear squat under load, and the system's load capacity is matched to each vehicle application's GVWR and maximum air spring operating pressure. Installation uses vehicle-specific mounting brackets that attach to factory structural points without drilling or welding, making the system reversible and maintaining factory suspension geometry at all air pressures within the rated range.

Why These Parts Fit Right

Firestone tires in this collection are cataloged by speed rating, load index, and tire size to correct OEM or upgrade specifications for each vehicle application, with rim width recommendations and inflation pressure guidelines provided. Ride-Rite and Coilrite air spring kits are cataloged by exact vehicle year, make, model, and suspension configuration to ensure correct bracket fitment and air spring capacity rating. Orders ship fast from stocked inventory to minimize wait time on tires and suspension components.

Complement Firestone tire upgrades with a suspension upgrade that matches the tire's performance capability, explore brake upgrades in the brake pads collection to match improved tire grip, or browse air intake systems to complete a performance package.