What's with the harsh ride on my '02?

I run the OEM Michelin Cross terrains on my '02 and man does it ride rough.
Bone jarring some times, have to check my filling after a while. (I really
miss the air ride of my Expedition) I run the 32/35 recommended psi's.
Anyone remedy this with shocks and/or tire change?

Ken
2002 XLS 4x4

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 16:56:36 -0500, "knagy389us"
> wrote:

>I run the OEM Michelin Cross terrains on my '02 and man does it ride rough.
> Bone jarring some times, have to check my filling after a while. (I really
>miss the air ride of my Expedition) I run the 32/35 recommended psi's.
>Anyone remedy this with shocks and/or tire change?
>
>Ken
>2002 XLS 4x4

I have the Cross Terrains on my Expedition.
I foiund that they are a little stiffer than the ones I had before
(LTX M&S); they acted as though the shocks were shot (nope, brand
new); on Bott's Dots, they would bounce like bad shocks.
Took them from 35 on the front to 32, and solved the problem. Still
handle great, and still give about .9 mpg better than the LTX's.

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

Maybe I'll have to fool around with the psi's a bit. Other than that, they
do handle well (wet & dry), and coupled with the independant suspension,
which my Exped. didn't have, makes for a nice ride.

Ken

on that note, whats a good overall psi for a 2002 fe when you have
snow on the ground 24/7..usually packed hard. less air, right?



On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 08:32:21 -0500, "knagy389us"
> wrote:

>Maybe I'll have to fool around with the psi's a bit. Other than that, they
>do handle well (wet & dry), and coupled with the independant suspension,
>which my Exped. didn't have, makes for a nice ride.
>
>Ken

Cheers,
-sd
http://www.zoom.sh

"Some Dude" > wrote in message
...
> on that note, whats a good overall psi for a 2002 fe when you have
> snow on the ground 24/7..usually packed hard. less air, right?
>

I'd go with Ford's recommendation. Suv's don't do well with underinflated
tires.
H

One guess here is that your new tires are rated for greater load than
the original tires. On my '05, the load rating is 105, I know some of
the Michelins are rated 109. One change to get the higher rating is
that the sidewalls are stiffer, making for a harder ride. I learned
this when I put LTX M/S tires on my '99 and found out it rode harder.

On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 20:00:49 -0600, "Hairy" > wrote:

>
>"Some Dude" > wrote in message
.. .
>> on that note, whats a good overall psi for a 2002 fe when you have
>> snow on the ground 24/7..usually packed hard. less air, right?
>>
>
>I'd go with Ford's recommendation. Suv's don't do well with underinflated
>tires.
>H
>

I also have an XLS with the same problem - and I have noticed the same
complaint from at least a half dozen different posts over the last few
months.

I never noticed if anyone figured out why the ride is horrible - or if
replacment shocks or tires helped.

I sure would like to know though.




"knagy389us" > wrote in message
lkaboutautos.com...
> I run the OEM Michelin Cross terrains on my '02 and man does it ride
rough.
> Bone jarring some times, have to check my filling after a while. (I
really
> miss the air ride of my Expedition) I run the 32/35 recommended psi's.
> Anyone remedy this with shocks and/or tire change?
>
> Ken
> 2002 XLS 4x4
>

figured that much..thanks