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Originally Posted by CapriRacer
I'm going to disagree about the inflation pressure on the Ford Explorers. I've written up my comments on the subject:
Barry's Tire Tech
Bottomline: The placard pressure for the Ford Explorer was adequate to carry the loads specified. There were a number of specific problems with the Firestone tires, that did not exist other brands of tires.
Further, since that incident EVERY vehicle manufacturer has re-examined its tire pressure specifications and as a general rule, the pressure is MORE than the GAWR requires. In other words, even if there was a problem, they fixed it. |
Right, they fixed it by changing the recommended pressure to 30spi. It was 35 on the Ranger which didn't have a problem, it was higher on other cars/suv that used the same firestone tires that didn't have any issues. It occurred mostly on Explorers in hot southernmost states. There may have been a flaw there but it was exposed by heat from low pressure. Run a more normal pressure and there was no problem with the tires.