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Food for thought - Lowest Insurance Rate My last SUV was a Jeep Cherokee. It cost me $1600 per year to insure. The new 2001 Explorer Sport I just bought to replace the Jeep costs only$1050 a year to insure. I was skeptical about the rate and questioned my insurer about the rate. Their...

Blaine Cooper, Those tires were indeed a piece of junk. However, the Scorpions are another animal! I had the others you referred to. The big difference is the scorpions have a superb response and excellent grip on dry and wet roads and do real well off road. I guess the major difference...

Marty, Welcome to the board! I replaced the Wilderness AT tires on my 2001 Sport with Pirelli Scorpion AT tires. I was amazed by the improvement. You have to be wreckless to get these tires to hydroplane, unlike the Wilderness AT. Since installing these tires, I notice the ABS rarely...

Ford makes about $5000 - $7000 on their luxury vehicles, and about $10,000 - $15,000 on the Explorer. I have family who work in the OEM parts business and at Ford. The Explorer has made the lion's share of Ford's profits for quite some time. With profits like this I cannot understand why Ford...

Hey Ric94......... Amen! Firestone stinks and they have lost my business forever. I am very happy with the 2001 Sport; however, I'm rather pissed off at Ford! It was my option to replace the Wilderness AT's, but it was not my option to select the Wilderness tires in the first place. I think...

Firestone stinks, don't forget the radial 500 At one time in my life I only used Firestone tires, until I experienced three blowouts with the radial 500 tire Firestone made before the 721 model. Maybe most of the posters here are young or perhaps did not drive in the mid to late 1970's, but if...

Hey Blaine Cooper The 225/75-15 tire size is also the optional size for the Jeep Cherokee. You can find tons of junk in that size. Problem is there is very little good stuff in this size.

Stiffer? Hey Kilroy, In theory you are 100% correct! However, I do think it depends on the brand. When I replaced my "P" rated Wrangler RTS on my 1999 Jeep I chose the Michelin LTX "LT" rated tire. I was shocked by the improvement in ride quality and handling. The LTX provided a much...

Hey LadyBug........ One of the OEM tires supplied on my 2001 Sport developed a funky crack after a round trip from New York to Delaware. The Firestone dealer claimed it was only an cosmetic problem, but they were very quick to replace the tire with a new Widerness AT. Instead I put on Pirelli...

My 2001 Sport is too new to experiment with. Case in point about warranty coverage and tires - I have a 1999 Jeep Cherokee that originally came with 225/75-15 Wrangler RTS (junk). I went to COSTCO to buy the Michelin LTX, but they only had the LT235/75-15 size. I thought how much trouble...

As far as I know, the restriction is for the 1997-2001 model years. Ford has been less than helpful about this, but after I *****ed about this they finally gave me the info. Strange enough, the people on the Michelin customer support line gave me the low down and why. It has to do with the...

Personally I think the tires in question (235/75/15) are too small for a 4000 lb vehicle. I also believe the problem is compounded by using a piece of junk for a tire. That tire size is more appropriate for vehicle that weighs more like 3000 lb. If I'm not mistaken, the Ranger weighs...

Quite frankly, the Goodyear Wrangler line in general stink on and off road and will make you very religious in a rainstorm! I would go for either one of the following: Michelin, Goodrich, Pirelli or Dunlop. I've had nothing but good experience with each on and off road. By the way, I did...

I had the same problem twice with the Goodyear Wrangler RTS. I do not totaly blame the tire, because the potholes I see everyday on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway are murder on anything other than a tank tread! Some brands just hold up better than others, but not forever! I do alot of long...

Thanks for the Photos..... I just tossed four Wilderness AT tires from my 2001 Sport because I found a similar looking crack on the oustide tread shoulder block on my front left tire. The crack was approximately 12" long. The morons at Firestone claimed that was only a cosmetic problem...

Don't worry, the restriction is like I said - 1997-2001. I got this directly from Ford and Michelin. The suspension on this vintage is different from your 1994. As a matter of fact, the rear suspension springs on my 2001 Sport are a bit beefer than the previous model. I find it hard to...

Got LTs..... The restriction only applies to the 1997-2001 model years. I put Michelin LTX M/S tires on my 1999 Jeep and had fabulous results; however, they were not too good on sand. I had put the LT tires on my Jeep on the advice of my mechanic, because the stock Wrangler RTS developed...

No LT Tires for you! I have a 2001 Sport with the P255/70/16 tires and wanted to get rid of the stock Wilderness AT tires. I could not find a dealer who would sell me the LTX M/S. When I called Michelin's customer service line I was informed that the suspension of this truck was set up to...