Sway Bar Installation.....

Tires, shocks, sway bars, air bags... What crosswind?
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Tucsonan
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Re: Sway Bar Installation.....

Post by Tucsonan »

Also, ...I am sure you already have done this, but... make sure you have 80psi in your tires. And check your tire manufacturing date (regardless of treadwear). There is an easy code to read on the sidewall that you can cross reference on the internet. If your tires are more than 8 years old, I would consider replacing. There are a lot of scary stories about blowouts on this forum.

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URStruly
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Re: Sway Bar Installation.....

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Air pressure in the tires of the B190 is indeed 80psi for the rear tires but only 51psi for the front. And if the pressure is off it makes for one squirrel y vehicle.
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Re: Sway Bar Installation.....

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URStruly wrote:Air pressure in the tires of the B190 is indeed 80psi for the rear tires but only 51psi for the front. And if the pressure is off it makes for one squirrel y vehicle.
Also, it shreds the tires because they can't handle the load when they're underinflated.
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Re: Sway Bar Installation.....

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I checked the tire inflation and compared it to the information on the driver door jamb. Door jamb says 80 rear and 55 front. Mine were 80 rear with one front at 80 and the other front at 55. Who knows how that happened? I corrected the front inflation and will be driving the van again today.

The date codes on the tires are 0912 so they are relatively new and have very few miles on the them. The previous owner didn't drive much and always protected the tires with slip-on covers so they are in good condition.
We sold our 1998 B190, V-10
Currently own a 2010 Airstream Interstate
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I wonder if the tires got rotated moving one of the 80psi tires to the front and a 55psi wheel to the spare position? You may want to check that. I would make sure that your spare is set at 80 psi in case you have to change out a rear tire.
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