David Suesz
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1997 Mountaineer
If you want to know what Ford says...
I called Ford when I got my 97 (my brother in law is a Ford dealer). The original Firestones were supposed to be set at 26 psi. When they started failing, the tire recall was issued, and the Firestones were supposed to be upped to 30 psi until replaced, to decrease tire heating. The replacements were to be set at 26 psi. I have run mine this way for years, on the "recall" Goodyears, and now a set Falken AP, with good mileage, good tire wear, and excellent handling. I have the EE front and rear sway bars, with the truck lowered 1".
The whole "rollover" thing was a crock, eventually was proved to be caused by driver panic when the tread started peeling off the Firestone tires.
Nevertheless, they were built as family cruisers, not performence vehicles, which is why they would roll when panicked drivers would jerk the wheel and slam the brakes. The beefy EE sway bars will totally change the way the truck handles.
I called Ford when I got my 97 (my brother in law is a Ford dealer). The original Firestones were supposed to be set at 26 psi. When they started failing, the tire recall was issued, and the Firestones were supposed to be upped to 30 psi until replaced, to decrease tire heating. The replacements were to be set at 26 psi. I have run mine this way for years, on the "recall" Goodyears, and now a set Falken AP, with good mileage, good tire wear, and excellent handling. I have the EE front and rear sway bars, with the truck lowered 1".
The whole "rollover" thing was a crock, eventually was proved to be caused by driver panic when the tread started peeling off the Firestone tires.
Nevertheless, they were built as family cruisers, not performence vehicles, which is why they would roll when panicked drivers would jerk the wheel and slam the brakes. The beefy EE sway bars will totally change the way the truck handles.