Re: [MV] Note on Radials...

From: Ryan M Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Fri Aug 15 2003 - 08:46:09 PDT


At 10:40 AM -0500 8/15/03, Rikk Rogers wrote:
>Keep in mind that you can't run radials with low pressure, they will
>separate!
>If you run them on a 4+WD you lose the ability to drop pressure in snow or
>sand and still be safe, as Ford found out in the rollover fiasco.
>We never got the truth on that one due to the "off-road radial" market.

I'd expect tires to fail if you run them at high speed while at low
pressures. As weight goes up, tire pressure becomes more critical.
Increase the speeds and you're adding more problems.

I'm not going to say the folks in those rollovers got what they
deserved, but I'm more inclined to say driver error was a significant
factor then they're willing to admit.

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