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Originally Posted by RalphG
Only complaint I have on radials on the 52 Merc is that they seem to be harder riding. Seems like I feel every pebble on the road. Even with the pressure down in the 20s and new shocks all around. I don't recall the old bias plies riding that hard when I was a kid riding in the back seat in the 1960s but maybe my memory is faulty or I"ve been spoiled by the ride in my "cowboy Cadillac" GM pickup. Otherwise the Merc handles great with radial tires.
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You are playing a very dangerous game if you under-inflate your radial tires down to 20#... Radial tires are high pressure tires and should be inflated to 32-34 lbs. Under-inflated tires will cause sidewall and early tread wear/failure.
Under-inflated tires is what caused the serious accidents in the '90's on many Ford SUV's with Firestone tires.