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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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I have been playing around with my tire pressures because I have to hall around 75 to 100 pounds of stuff in the trunk ever since my work vehicle died for the final time.
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the overall pressure was adjusted based on the vehicle load info... but he could not do it, as the temp of the tires was raised from the driving. he simply set the cold pressure at 30 front, and 25 rear... his reasoning on this was the motor is heavier than the trunk... normally. yes, he STRONGLY recommended to the owners of the vehicles to set temps when the tires were cold. he always recommended they follow vehicle specs for pressure. he died working on his personal car in his driveway without jackstands, and the jack collapsed and the car crushed him... so, yeah... stupid.
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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the fronts always get odd wear patterns no matter how I set the pressure, or how I align the front end... I drive oddly, and the heavy loads in the rear throw off the alignment I guess...
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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Only for the tire size and type originally installed on the car. ( RE PSI to weight carrying ability , lateral stiffness. )
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Ha! Good luck finding stock tire size...
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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I usually don't stray that far from original sizing either.
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Sorry for the delay....Went outside and noticed oil under the 78...EEEKKKK....Guess the off roading I was doing, made the oil pan land on a rock....put a hole in it! Luckily it was on the other side of the oil pump so no damage to that but the dent was like 3in deep...
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Looks pretty old. You do know that Firestones were implicated in the Explorer mess a few years back...what model is that tire? Maybe it's not too late to join the class action.
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So you may have it as good as it gets while worrying that it is not normal...
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Okay these tires are Firestone FR480.....manufactured in 2008....Reading alot about others who experienced tread separation....seeing if there was a recall....anyone can help...would be great...now I am afraid of the others...as its not an age issue but manufacturing defect...lord....
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