Ford Exploder

[Kyle Horvath]

They don't call them Exploders for fun. hasta

Damn Firestone tires. It was a PITA to figure out how to lower the spare, seems how my buddy didn't know how.

Had it blown seconds earlier or later, we may have endd up off a gnarly cliff off of 299.:helpme:

And to keep this an 'other tech topic', how does everyone like their spare tire set-ups? I can change a tire on my rig in a few minutes with my HiLift, use of rockrails, ease of removal from the sping away and 4-way tire iron. Having all those for my rig makes it easier. . .it took over 15 minutes to figure out that damn Ford today!!!! Let's hear why you hate other set ups. . . or at least why you'd prefer to change a Jeep tire.

-Kyle

 

[BCParker]

you hit something with that tire or was it just run too long too low on air?-

as far as spares go you can't really beat the jeep- mine's in the stock spot (225/75/15's) but I did ditch the stock jack and lug wrech in favor of a slightly larger, more stable bottle jack and a 2' breaker bar with a 19mm thinwall deep socket on it.- also moved them from under the backseat- bottle jack is in a padded bag tucked inside the spare and the bar is just kind of wedged between the spare and the floor.- means I only have to clear about half of the crap out of the back instead of all of it.


for worst position I nominate anything that has to be lowered by a cable or chain from underneath the back-exposed to the elements - I helped a lady with -I believe it was an Escalade- change a flat. took twenty minutes of scouring the owners manual to figure out how to crank it down, and then it was rusted in place- tow truck had to come with bolt cutters to finish the job-

 

[Kyle Horvath]

We checked the pressure of the tires earlier that day and all were good. And there were no debris in the road that we could have hit. . . however, we did have chains on it earlier that weekend, maybe that may have had something to do with it. Oh, and the damn spare was at 20psi. . . how good of a spare is that??? We had to limp into the next town before we finished the journey.

I'm guessing the Escalade had the same type of "lowering device" as the Ford. . . not an easy guess if you've never seen it done before.

 

[87manche]

you hit something with that tire or was it just run too long too low on air?-

as far as spares go you can't really beat the jeep- mine's in the stock spot (225/75/15's) but I did ditch the stock jack and lug wrech in favor of a slightly larger, more stable bottle jack and a 2' breaker bar with a 19mm thinwall deep socket on it.- also moved them from under the backseat- bottle jack is in a padded bag tucked inside the spare and the bar is just kind of wedged between the spare and the floor.- means I only have to clear about half of the crap out of the back instead of all of it.


for worst position I nominate anything that has to be lowered by a cable or chain from underneath the back-exposed to the elements - I helped a lady with -I believe it was an Escalade- change a flat. took twenty minutes of scouring the owners manual to figure out how to crank it down, and then it was rusted in place- tow truck had to come with bolt cutters to finish the job-

same with my MJ, under the bead, on a cable winch.

took me a day to get taht damned thing ou9t and greased up.

and then I never bothered with it again, since having a tire under the bed just get's you stuck on rocks.

sucks when you forget to take the spare out

 

[jk333]

They don't call them Exploders for fun. hasta



-Kyle

lol :sure:

 

[Darky]

I had some crappy tires on the front of my XJ that didn't quite match (225/75R15 rear, 235/70R15 front) when I bought it. Comin down the highway one weekend with my new wife in the Jeep, the tread on the front d/s tire came off and slapped the %@#$ out of my fenders. It was all dented up and I had to cut the flare off at the bottom in order to avoid having it stay all sucked into the fender well. Still held air, just had no tread. We had to limp the last 40 miles home on my spare with the bent rim. I don't even know what brand these tires were. But I can assure you that I got 4 new wheels and tires the next day...Michelins on the black steel wheels I am currently running. And they all matched! 235/75s all around

 

[FordGuy]

They can be a pain, we replace them fairly often, usually the Customer try's to lower it the wrong way and strips the ratchet. The one comment about your flat, I see this all the time, Customer gets a small puncture, looses air, overheats and looks just like your tire. You just don't feel the tire going low on Vehicles like Sportracs, Rangers etc.. Light in the rear, That's why we now have pain in the ass tire pressure sensors.

 

[Darky]

They can be a pain, we replace them fairly often, usually the Customer try's to lower it the wrong way and strips the ratchet. The one comment about your flat, I see this all the time, Customer gets a small puncture, looses air, overheats and looks just like your tire. You just don't feel the tire going low on Vehicles like Sportracs, Rangers etc.. Light in the rear, That's why we now have pain in the ass tire pressure sensors.

I hate the Toyota and BMW sensors....you have to reset them after you put air in the tire or else it'll continue to claim a low tire. And on Toyotas at least, they don't make it easy to do. I had a Highlander (OK I didn't have it, it was a Hertz vehicle I was prepping for a customer) were I got the tire inflated right to where its supposed to be, light was still on. I read the owner's manual, it said to push the reset button, and even gave a diagram of where to find it, there was no button...

 

[OverTheHillsATTW]

Those are Firestone Detonators. They had a recall on some a couple years back.

 

[PurpleCherokee]

Not to flame your buddy's ride but I freakin hate sportracs. But I'm glad you guys didn't go over the cliff

As shiddy as Firestone tires used to be, they seem to be makin some awesome tires now. My Revo's were the best set I've ever had.