sullyman

How quickly we forget the Ford/Firestone debacle.

Too low leads to blow outs and rollovers.

I have always ran my tires at 35 psi. Never had cupping issues. The edges on the front tires do wear faster from driving down curvy hill country roads.

I think that pressure is a good balance between ride, control, and wear.

Koolponycar

Don't you just hate the way some of these places,Tire stores, service centers and oil change centers included handle and treat your tires and rims/Truck. I usually let them know up front that my vehicle does'nt have any damage to the rims,Truck or oil or grease inside the cab and I know they are going to make sure it stays that way. But I do this in a very nice and respectful way. I always expect the dirty oil and grease to stay out of the truck and off the doors and seats. It does'nt take a real professional to use common courteous sense.

rdkev

lol... it just keeps getting better and better. I was just as big of a forum rat on the FJ Cruiser forums. I really just don't remember any stories like this. There is no way in hell I would go down there for them to rotate my tires. Clearly, even that is a struggle for Ford service. Also, to the guys saying they should just go front to back, I have ALWAYS followed the manual and will continue to do so.

Chrisj

Oh, I remember quite well. I also had a Firestone tire guy during that time who filled me in on some details. Firestone tires took a hit as the problem, but that was not necessarily true.

The low tire pressure didnt directly cause the roll overs, low tire pressure causes heat in the tire, then the heat caused tread separation. Treads flying off the truck is what caused the loss of control and the roll overs. This was an unintended consequence for Ford since the reason the pressures were low in the first place was because DURING ROLL OVER TESTING a lower pressure gave a better score, little did they know that over time it would ultimately lead to worsening a problem they were trying to fix.

rdkev

I don't get how a lower tire pressure got a higher score in roll over testing. Completely counter-intuitive. I would think with lower tire pressure your tire will buckle if in a roll over situation rather than slide.

SultanGris

Fair enough, i know how you feel, it's your truck and they should rotate however you tell them to do it. If they won't do it id find another shop or do it yourself in the driveway. Two jacks and a battery impact wrench and it takes about 10 minutes if that. However it won't make any real world difference unless you have alignment issues or are under inflated like someone else said so I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it. And I would fix those issues before I would worry about tire rotation.

Countryboycansurvive

Each to his own but I've tried it both ways and crossing them as shown in the manual leads to a much smoother ride and much longer life of the tires.

SultanGris

I got 40k out of my pirellis before I ran over something and wrecked the sidewall. Figured I would've got another 15 easy if not 20 based on tread left doing front to back had that not happened.