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Brad the tires that sploded were the fault of the drivers and FORD! Them tires were sorely under inflated. Their death was from accumulated heat build up. Back in those days I had many sets of the same tires and kept them properly inflated...without any problems.
As a result of all that happened at the time folks are now more aware of their tire pressure than before.
Big Jim <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />


I got to disagree with you there, those tires are not to be trusted. Those wilderness A/T's were built to ford specs for a bulk order and they were underbuilt.

I have seen many of the wilderness a/t's come apart at the sidewall under very mild mannered conditions on lighter vehicles (rangers & such) that are strictly used on the highway with proper pressures and rotation done every 6K.
I was a service writer at a ford/jeep/dodge dealership when this whole fiasco happened.

just becuase it hasn't happened to you [color:"red"] [/color] , does not mean it won't happen!

I have been very impressed with the offerings from Pro-Comp lately. I have a set of their X-Treme M/T's on my 05 Silverado Z-71 and they are actually quiet for what I expected, and a 50K mile tread life is always nice too!