Tire pressure on a Ford Explorer?

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: sling

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
The pressure on the door plaque is better to follow since that is accurate for the weight of the vehicle.

that was the problem with the Explorers, they lowered the recommended pressure to make the ride more forgiving and make them harder to roll over. The recommended pressure on the door jam is what you use if you want to see what a blow out followed by a rollover looks like. I've had a few of those Firestone Wilderness tires from that time period, and they had no issues, of course, I inflated to the recommended pressure on my truck, which was withing the range recommended by the tire manufacturer. Ford put some stiff suspentions on these things, and I think that the below spec recommended psi was a bandaid for the poor safety of their design, and a cheap one too, just let some air out and blame the tires when they separate.

EDIT: I don't suck, at least not during the week.

The revised door plaque states 30psi, even though 26psi did not cause any failures on Gooddyear tires.