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92 FORD EXPLORER HYDROPLANE PROBLEM AT 45 MPH OR MORE..
I ENJOY MY FORD EXPLORER AS ANY OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNER WOULD TELL
YOU. MY ISSUE IS, WHEN IT RAINS, AND I GO PAST 45 MPH, FOR SOME ODD REASON, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO HYDROPLANE. TO MAKE SURE, I ASKED A FELLOW 92 FORD EXPLORER OWNER, AND HE AGREES TO HAVE THE SAME HYDROPLANE ISSUE AT AROUND 45 MPH OR MORE. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND IF SO, HAVE YOU FOUND A SOLUTION? I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND ALSO HAD THE FACTORY TIRES CHECKED FOR INTEGRITY. ALL UP TO PAR. PLEASE HELP !!! |
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CAN YOU SPEAK UP? WE CAN'T HEAR YOU!
NOTE: All outgoing mail is scanned by McAfee Virus Scan for your safety. > wrote in message ups.com... > I ENJOY MY FORD EXPLORER AS ANY OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNER WOULD TELL > YOU. MY ISSUE IS, WHEN IT RAINS, AND I GO PAST 45 MPH, FOR SOME ODD > REASON, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO HYDROPLANE. > > TO MAKE SURE, I ASKED A FELLOW 92 FORD EXPLORER OWNER, AND HE AGREES TO > HAVE THE SAME HYDROPLANE ISSUE AT AROUND 45 MPH OR MORE. > > DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND IF SO, HAVE YOU FOUND A > SOLUTION? > > I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND ALSO HAD THE FACTORY TIRES CHECKED FOR > INTEGRITY. ALL UP TO PAR. > > PLEASE HELP !!! > |
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He means turn off your CAPS, online its the equivilant of yelling.
Now, to your question: What brand,size and age are your tires? What brand and age are your shocks? Searcher1 > wrote in message ups.com... >I ENJOY MY FORD EXPLORER AS ANY OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNER WOULD TELL > YOU. MY ISSUE IS, WHEN IT RAINS, AND I GO PAST 45 MPH, FOR SOME ODD > REASON, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO HYDROPLANE. > > TO MAKE SURE, I ASKED A FELLOW 92 FORD EXPLORER OWNER, AND HE AGREES TO > HAVE THE SAME HYDROPLANE ISSUE AT AROUND 45 MPH OR MORE. > > DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND IF SO, HAVE YOU FOUND A > SOLUTION? > > I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND ALSO HAD THE FACTORY TIRES CHECKED FOR > INTEGRITY. ALL UP TO PAR. > > PLEASE HELP !!! > |
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Shocks just aren't going to have a bearing on hydroplaning... however, tire
pressure, tread design and tread depth have a lot to do. I prefer a M/S type of tread. The depth should be no less than 3/32 and for some conditions, that may not be enough. Additionally, I prefer to run my tires a litle hard... 35 psi front and back. > wrote in message ups.com... >I ENJOY MY FORD EXPLORER AS ANY OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNER WOULD TELL > YOU. MY ISSUE IS, WHEN IT RAINS, AND I GO PAST 45 MPH, FOR SOME ODD > REASON, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO HYDROPLANE. > > TO MAKE SURE, I ASKED A FELLOW 92 FORD EXPLORER OWNER, AND HE AGREES TO > HAVE THE SAME HYDROPLANE ISSUE AT AROUND 45 MPH OR MORE. > > DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND IF SO, HAVE YOU FOUND A > SOLUTION? > > I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND ALSO HAD THE FACTORY TIRES CHECKED FOR > INTEGRITY. ALL UP TO PAR. > > PLEASE HELP !!! > |
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"Factory Tires" on a '92??? Hydroplaning is usually due to badly worn tires or bad tread design. More information is needed before anyone can help here. On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 01:33:53 GMT, "Jim Warman" > wrote: >Shocks just aren't going to have a bearing on hydroplaning... however, tire >pressure, tread design and tread depth have a lot to do. I prefer a M/S type >of tread. The depth should be no less than 3/32 and for some conditions, >that may not be enough. Additionally, I prefer to run my tires a litle >hard... 35 psi front and back. > > > > wrote in message oups.com... >>I ENJOY MY FORD EXPLORER AS ANY OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNER WOULD TELL >> YOU. MY ISSUE IS, WHEN IT RAINS, AND I GO PAST 45 MPH, FOR SOME ODD >> REASON, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO HYDROPLANE. >> >> TO MAKE SURE, I ASKED A FELLOW 92 FORD EXPLORER OWNER, AND HE AGREES TO >> HAVE THE SAME HYDROPLANE ISSUE AT AROUND 45 MPH OR MORE. >> >> DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND IF SO, HAVE YOU FOUND A >> SOLUTION? >> >> I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND ALSO HAD THE FACTORY TIRES CHECKED FOR >> INTEGRITY. ALL UP TO PAR. >> >> PLEASE HELP !!! >> > |
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Factory tires on a 92 means he should put on a helmet and install a roll bar
:O) -- Regards, Anthony Giorgianni The return address for this post is fictitious. Please reply by posting back to the newsgroup. "Big Shoe" > wrote in message ... > > "Factory Tires" on a '92??? Hydroplaning is usually due to badly > worn tires or bad tread design. More information is needed before > anyone can help here. > > On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 01:33:53 GMT, "Jim Warman" > > wrote: > > >Shocks just aren't going to have a bearing on hydroplaning... however, tire > >pressure, tread design and tread depth have a lot to do. I prefer a M/S type > >of tread. The depth should be no less than 3/32 and for some conditions, > >that may not be enough. Additionally, I prefer to run my tires a litle > >hard... 35 psi front and back. > > > > > > > > wrote in message > oups.com... > >>I ENJOY MY FORD EXPLORER AS ANY OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNER WOULD TELL > >> YOU. MY ISSUE IS, WHEN IT RAINS, AND I GO PAST 45 MPH, FOR SOME ODD > >> REASON, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO HYDROPLANE. > >> > >> TO MAKE SURE, I ASKED A FELLOW 92 FORD EXPLORER OWNER, AND HE AGREES TO > >> HAVE THE SAME HYDROPLANE ISSUE AT AROUND 45 MPH OR MORE. > >> > >> DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND IF SO, HAVE YOU FOUND A > >> SOLUTION? > >> > >> I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND ALSO HAD THE FACTORY TIRES CHECKED FOR > >> INTEGRITY. ALL UP TO PAR. > >> > >> PLEASE HELP !!! > >> > > > |
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In article . com>,
" > wrote: > I ENJOY MY FORD EXPLORER AS ANY OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNER WOULD TELL > YOU. MY ISSUE IS, WHEN IT RAINS, AND I GO PAST 45 MPH, FOR SOME ODD > REASON, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO HYDROPLANE. > > TO MAKE SURE, I ASKED A FELLOW 92 FORD EXPLORER OWNER, AND HE AGREES TO > HAVE THE SAME HYDROPLANE ISSUE AT AROUND 45 MPH OR MORE. > > DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND IF SO, HAVE YOU FOUND A > SOLUTION? > > I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND ALSO HAD THE FACTORY TIRES CHECKED FOR > INTEGRITY. ALL UP TO PAR. > > PLEASE HELP !!! > Have you front end alignment checked. Bad toe-in or toe-out can cause bad hydroplaning. |
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I would think that tire wear would become an issue long before any other
concern... "Carlton Duke" > wrote in message ... > In article . com>, > " > wrote: > >> I ENJOY MY FORD EXPLORER AS ANY OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNER WOULD TELL >> YOU. MY ISSUE IS, WHEN IT RAINS, AND I GO PAST 45 MPH, FOR SOME ODD >> REASON, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO HYDROPLANE. >> >> TO MAKE SURE, I ASKED A FELLOW 92 FORD EXPLORER OWNER, AND HE AGREES TO >> HAVE THE SAME HYDROPLANE ISSUE AT AROUND 45 MPH OR MORE. >> >> DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND IF SO, HAVE YOU FOUND A >> SOLUTION? >> >> I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND ALSO HAD THE FACTORY TIRES CHECKED FOR >> INTEGRITY. ALL UP TO PAR. >> >> PLEASE HELP !!! >> > > Have you front end alignment checked. Bad toe-in or toe-out can cause > bad hydroplaning. |
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To me, factory tires indicated "factory size" tires. Anyone cruising around
on 14 year old tires are shaking the dice way too hard. Ground level ozone, ultraviolet light, airborne contaminants (and the likelihood that a 13 year old Ex is going to have enough miles on it to make the original tires rather smooth) all exact their toll on rubber products (belts and hoses to a lesser exent but stll applicable). Some of you will get a chuckle... it's -30C and guess whose T-stat went south 8^(... "Anthony Giorgianni" > wrote in message ... > Factory tires on a 92 means he should put on a helmet and install a roll > bar > :O) > > > -- > Regards, > Anthony Giorgianni > |
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> wrote in message ups.com... > I ENJOY MY FORD EXPLORER AS ANY OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNER WOULD TELL > YOU. MY ISSUE IS, WHEN IT RAINS, AND I GO PAST 45 MPH, FOR SOME ODD > REASON, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO HYDROPLANE. > > TO MAKE SURE, I ASKED A FELLOW 92 FORD EXPLORER OWNER, AND HE AGREES TO > HAVE THE SAME HYDROPLANE ISSUE AT AROUND 45 MPH OR MORE. > > DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND IF SO, HAVE YOU FOUND A > SOLUTION? > > I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND ALSO HAD THE FACTORY TIRES CHECKED FOR > INTEGRITY. ALL UP TO PAR. > TRY TO DRIVE AROUND THOSE BIG PUDDLES....NOT THROUGH THEM....... 8^P |
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