off topic / traction control

[Shirley, Mark R]

I seem to remember seeing Motorweek doing the same Explorer test with the
tire
pressure.  Keep in mind that the tread separation issue was caused by
excessive speed
for extended periods.  100MPH was quoted once.  I don't think it's
reasonable to 
think that you can drive an explorer at 100mph+ and *NOT* have problems
after a while.
Although what I've seen on I-94 at least here in Michigan, there are a fair
number of
people in SUV's going that fast.

-----Original Message-----
From: justin ivan [mailto:vlkslvr at hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 8:51 PM
To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
Subject: Re: off topic / traction control


ahh maybe you are right C&D it was. Either way, yeah the test could have had

more scenarios but it is interesting. I wonder what some people are doing 
out there on the road? I had a tread separation on a full size conversion 
van and I had no trouble controling it, yet just the other week I saw a full

size van upside down on it's roof, and a couple of miles later, a jeep 
cherokee on it's side. What the hell are these people doing?


>From: "Jason R. Haines" <jhaines at lingenfelter.com>
>Reply-To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
>To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
>Subject: Re: off topic / traction control
>Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 18:08:45 -0500
>
>....snip.....
> > which did anyone hear that Ford settled another claim with the whole
> > Firestone Debate? No $figure was given but the Lady was looking for $100
> > million. Also, did anyone see the Motor Trend article where they took an
> > explorer, "blew out" (dumped all pressure in <1 sec) the rear drivers 
>tire
>@
> > 70 mph with no hands on the wheel and the truck didn't flip? Thought it
>was
> > more then interesting
>
>I think the article you are talking about was in Car & Driver. The previous
>month they discussed some of the statistics of the whole tire failure 
>issue.
>Pretty interesting although I would have liked to have seen the testing 
>done
>with front tire "blow outs" and a heavily loaded vehicle (and maybe even
>some turning occurring when the blow out occurred).
>
>Jason
>
>
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