The quickest way to soften the ride of a SUV

"NSAID" wrote in message
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Change the type of tire on the vehicle. The more compliant the sidewall,
the softer the ride.
Beware, however, putting the wrong type of tire or underinflating the
tires because the
performance/gas mileage/safety will suffer. Go to a tire retailer and
tell them you want a
more car-like ride. There are different types of tires for SUV's.

I don't think that they go by "ply" anymore but the idea is the same though
they use a different system. My one ton van had 10 ply (a very heavy one
meant for "passenger for hire" safety and weight bearing). When it came time
for new ones I got them a little bigger 265 from 245's and went to 8 ply. I
got about one less mpg but the ride improved dramatically. The K&N air
filter and 3" exhaust more than made up for that loss in mpg.

It has to do with the stiffness of the sidewall related to the amount of
weight you carry though. Most folk can go with the softer end of the scale.

"NSAID" wrote in message
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Change the type of tire on the vehicle. The more compliant the sidewall,
the softer the ride.
Beware, however, putting the wrong type of tire or underinflating the
tires because the
performance/gas mileage/safety will suffer. Go to a tire retailer and
tell them you want a
more car-like ride. There are different types of tires for SUV's.

When the origianl Goodyears on my Jeep Cherokee wore out, the tire dealer
talked me into buying some "quieter" tires. I got rid of them a few months
later after experiencing their quiet inability to hold even on wet asphalt.
I replaced them with Cooper Discoverers, which have been the choice on every
re-tire since (currently over 206,000 miles - needs paint and headliner).

"Richard Henry" wrote in message
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"NSAID" wrote in message
news:cGhhdHBoaWw=.c8cca5d7ea99512a3ea4ea10c7175026 @1101771564.nulluser.com...
Change the type of tire on the vehicle. The more compliant the sidewall,
the softer the ride.
Beware, however, putting the wrong type of tire or underinflating the
tires because the
performance/gas mileage/safety will suffer. Go to a tire retailer and
tell them you want a
more car-like ride. There are different types of tires for SUV's.

When the origianl Goodyears on my Jeep Cherokee wore out, the tire dealer
talked me into buying some "quieter" tires. I got rid of them a few
months
later after experiencing their quiet inability to hold even on wet
asphalt.
I replaced them with Cooper Discoverers, which have been the choice on
every
re-tire since (currently over 206,000 miles - needs paint and headliner).

That's the tire I've been running for about 10 years now.

pigo wrote:

"Richard Henry" wrote in message
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[snip]
I replaced them with Cooper Discoverers, which have been the choice on
every
re-tire since (currently over 206,000 miles - needs paint and headliner).


That's the tire I've been running for about 10 years now.

Me three (sorta). I got a pair of their snows last year for my little
weeny car, and have been very pleased with them.

--
Mary Malmros
Some days you're the windshield, other days you're the bug.