I have an 05 X Limited with 15,000 miles. The OEM tires are BF Goodrich LT265-16-E RWL. They were just replaced under warranty because of cracks around the circumference on all 4 tires. These were not weather checking but actual cracks running the full circumference of all 4 tires about 1 inch from the rim. The spare did not have this problem and the vehicle is stored under a carport so they were not exposed to the sun. And I check the pressure on a regular basis. Manufacture date of the tires was early 05. I have not read anything about this problem so I don't know if its widespread or not. They replaced the tires with the same tire so I don't have the warm fuzzies about them. If they had not been replaced under warranty I would have replaced them myself. The Service Advisor said that Ford approved the replacement very quickly. I guess Ford is a little leary of tire problems after Firestone.
Has anyone else had this problem with these tires?
I dumped the OEM tires at 85 miles on the odo. Just got my 2nd set of Revo's and haven't looked back. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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Sounds like they were unde - for the weight. I had the same problem years ago with a set of Bridgestones on my diesel Suburban. As I remember they installed some C rated tires when it called for D ratings at a minimum.
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Sounds like they were unde - for the weight. I had the same problem years ago with a set of Bridgestones on my diesel Suburban. As I remember they installed some C rated tires when it called for D ratings at a minimum.
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They were E rated. So are the replacements, I made sure of that. My 1st Excursion had D rated and I replaced them with E and I could tell the difference when towing.
Thanks for the heads-up 'curly. I have an '05 with the B.F. Goodrich all-terrain tires and I checked them after reading this post. There are 13,000 miles on the clock and I don't see what you described. I bought the truck new and I have driven it every mile. I am very meticulous about maintenance and I will keep my eyes peeled. Thanks for the post. Craig.
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Thanks for the heads-up 'curly. I have an '05 with the B.F. Goodrich all-terrain tires and I checked them after reading this post. There are 13,000 miles on the clock and I don't see what you described. I bought the truck new and I have driven it every mile. I am very meticulous about maintenance and I will keep my eyes peeled. Thanks for the post. Craig.
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I am hoping that my Problem was just an isolated incidence. I like the way the tires ride and their looks and they showed very little thread wear.
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