jlineman Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 After 40,000 miles on my wife's 2008 Edge I replaced the Michelin Latitude HP tires with Michelin LTX_MS tires. I made my decision after reading reviews on Tire Rack and opinions form forum members, plus I had been pleased with them on a 2003 F-150 that I used to have. The thing I am wondering about now, is it time after 46,000 miles on the car to be looking into replacement shocks? A couple of things lead me to ask for help in this are...#1 I don't drive my wife's car much but was hoping the tires would ride softer. It seems that they hit the seams in the highway harder than I was expecting. I debated between the LTX-MS, the plain Latitude Tour and the Continental's. Yes, they are at correct PSI. #2..Used to be that you checked shocks by bouncing the front end up and down but frankly I don't know if that is still a way to check absent of any visible oil leaks. #3...I am not sure now If I haven't put the wrong tires on the Edge? I sure could use some advise before I go to the tire store and discuss this with them. I want to go with some knowledge and hopefully not get smoke blown up my skirt! Lastly...IF...I get into struts and shock replacement, what would be a good brand, etc, etc to put on that would give me the best, as in a soft ride? Hopefully I'll here form someone who has "been there, done that" and what their results were. Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonedge+ Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I can't imagine you needing new shocks unless you do a lot of rough terrain traveling. My '07 has 88k miles and I don't feel a need for shocks (99.5% smooth surfaces, with 0.5% gravel road shortcut occassionally). As for the LTX-MS; that may be the wrong tire for the Edge; between my '95 F150 and a '97 Explorer I had a few sets of those; great tires on those trucks, but I think it may be to much of an LT where I think the Edge would feel more comfortable on a P or not-so-much-LT. The LTX is probably a heavier tire as well, so that could be contributing to your shock issue. Personally, I like the Toyo Open Country HT for the Edge (I have the Toyo Versado CUV right now but its too cushy for my driving style). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonedge+ Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I can't imagine you needing new shocks unless you do a lot of rough terrain traveling. My '07 has 88k miles and I don't feel a need for shocks (99.5% smooth surfaces, with 0.5% gravel road shortcut occassionally). As for the LTX-MS; that may be the wrong tire for the Edge; between my '95 F150 and a '97 Explorer I had a few sets of those; great tires on those trucks, but I think it may be to much of an LT where I think the Edge would feel more comfortable on a P or not-so-much-LT. The LTX is probably a heavier tire as well, so that could be contributing to your shock issue. Personally, I like the Toyo Open Country HT for the Edge (I have the Toyo Versado CUV right now but its too cushy for my driving style). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ablb Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Our 08 needs shocks @ 50K miles. We do drive on gravel roads (about 1k a yr) in the summer. ab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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