Sorry, supercharged Tacoma, no experience w/ rollovers and/or tire blowouts.
Some traction problems at times . . . .
> I just replaced my Cherokee with a '98 Explorer. The Tires
> are Uniroyal Tiger
> Paws, P235/75R15. The door sticker says 26 psi front and
> rear, unchanged from
> the pre-Firestone settings. I recall that Ford at some point
> recommended
> higher pressures, but in a recent email, they reaffirmed the
> sticker pressures
> for these tires. Uniroyal responded that they let the
> manufacturers set the
> pressures.
>
> I tried mine at 33 psi, and the handling was really twitchy.
> Perhaps this is
> what they were trying to cover up with the low pressures?
> They are at 29 now,
> and it feels more stable. 26 seems like it is just too low
> for that much
> weight.
>
> Some of you folks must own Explorers. What is your experience?
>
> Stu
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