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Originally Posted by gasstingy
..The Ford Explorer fiasco was using Firestone tires that the tread peeled off of. Firestone tried to claim they were underinflated. Underinflation is a serious safety issue, but I don't agree that overinflation is a problem.
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The original reccomended tire pressure for those explorers was actually only 24psi, when the replacement tires were installed in the recall (Goodyear Wrangler RTS), Ford issued a new door jamb sticker to accompany them which raised the reccomended tire pressure to 30-35psi (I can't remember for sure what the new pressure was).
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
F150 came with OEM Firestones- best dang tires it ever had. I hunted for exact replacements but there were none to be had   |
Some tires that come OEM on vehicles are only issued to the OEM as they are purchased specially. Typically if that is the case, you can find the same tires under a different name.