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160 messages, Last post on Aug 04, 2009 at 12:14 PM
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Replying to: 01taurussel (Jan 29, 2009 4:59 am) Discount Tire has a short deal for $70 off 4 Michelins. (link) Continental is doing a $75 rebate deal. BJs is doing $60 off Michelins if you have one in your area. The 35% Firestone deal looks pretty hot, if you find a model you like. The Tire Rack has customer reviews (and some tires on sale too, but their current offerings seem to be pricey high performance tires).
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Replying to: steve_ (Jan 29, 2009 1:44 pm) 
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Replying to: 01taurussel (Jan 29, 2009 3:44 pm)
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Replying to: steve_ (Jan 29, 2009 5:49 pm) yes...I have a coolant leak as well - hopefully that doesn't cost me an arm leg and my wife! No idea......
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| at 30m miles I was being advised to replace. Now at 35m it is a must. Any solid recommendations out there for replacements? | |
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Replying to: coldcranker (Jan 26, 2009 8:42 pm)
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Replying to: coldcranker (Jan 26, 2009 8:42 pm)
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Replying to: bruneau1 (Feb 27, 2009 9:50 am) Wrong. We automotive engineers know that a tire with a recommended placard operating pressure of 34 psi on the Freestyle is not compatible with a 35 psi max sidewall replacement tire. Thats only a 1 psi margin. Its obvious. Thats why Ford engineers put 44 psi max sidewall pressure tires OEM on the vehicle. That was no accident its 44 psi. "Since the max speed of the Freestyle is a governed 110, any tire with at least an S rating is fine." As I've said before, the critical parameter is lateral stiffness, something a TR tire (OEM style) has more than an SR tire. Max speed is not the important factor, although a TR tire would be more tolerant of low pressure / high temp conditions before blowing out, a greater safety margin. Safety margin and ruggedness is important to some people; possibly not you, bruneau. Greater lateral stiffness allows better "L" obstacle avoidance maneuvers compatible with the suspension dynamics and CG position on the Freestyle, a problem seen in some SUVs in the past and corrected in more modern cars like the Freestyle, if you stick to the Ford specs of a TR tire. (See Toyota 4Runner as a bad L-maneuver vehicle, for one example.) |
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Replying to: volfangary (Feb 28, 2009 9:32 am) Yes. It corrected my speedo cal, actually.
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Replying to: coldcranker (Feb 28, 2009 10:07 am) So your speedometer was inaccurate until you put the 225's on? How did you know?
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