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Mr. Luddite

On 1/15/2016 11:09 AM, wrote:

On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 05:05:07 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

Yup..if she was driving a basic compact car she would probably have had a better feel for what was going on.

The Mountaineer is basically the same vehicle as the "Roll Me Another
One" Explorer so it could get exciting.

Depends on the year of the Explorer or Mountaineer. Both evolved from
the Bronco II which also had roll over problems. The Explorer was
introduced in 1991 and it's basic, original design continued to the 2001
model year. The roll over problem affects these years. Ford engineers
determined what the problem was and recommended a design change to
increase the track by 2 inches and lower the center of gravity. In the
meantime the problem was addressed by lowering the recommended tire
pressure to 26 psi. Tires were supplied by Firestone at the time and
that's where the finger pointed began.

In 2002 the Explorer and Mountaineer were completely redesigned which
included the recommended increase in wheel base width by 2 inches and
lowering the vehicle overall to reduce the center of gravity. Those
produced in 2002 and after don't have any higher incidence of rollovers
compared to other SUV's.

Wife's is much newer than that.