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Originally Posted by PepeLePew
Rockclimber - welcome to the forum!
You wouldn't happen to have pictures of the "Cupping" on your current tires would you? I ask because cupping is usually pretty rare for high performance tires on our cars. What is more likely is what is called feathering or heal to toe wear when you run a staggered setup on directional tires with a softer compound that you can't rotate.
As for size, I would recommend sticking with stock (245/45/20 front and 275/40/20 rear). There is really no wider size with the same 28.7" diameter available that will fit the rear wheels. 315/35/20 is 28.7" but you'll need a wider rim to fit it. I hesitate to change diameter of tires on these cars because if the variation between front and rear is significant, the car will have issues.
For brands of tires, its really more of personal preference... I am sure the firestones are fine. They seemed to have bounced back from their mid 90s ford explorer issues.
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Yes. Like I said I don't know tires. You are right, I got my terminology mixed up. It's feathering on the outer edge. Where the front height of each block of tread is a different from the rear height of that same block. This is feathering correct? Am I always going to have this issue? Or is it that the Falkens are just bad tires? I will get the alignment checked and adjusted if necessary. It seems to drive pretty straight right now.