Nellie

Honest to God truth. I suppose that had something to do with why they were so noisy and so rough riding. I run then @ 36 psi cold. Whey wore very evenly, rotated evry 7,500 at oil changes,

OK, now a follow up by originator of thread. MY '14 edge is now 5 years old and a bit over 100.000 miles. At about 95,000 the OEM Michlin tires needed replaced as winter was coming. I went shopping for something to take out the harsh ride and road noise. I ended up with Goodyear Assurance Comfort Tread tires. I simply couldn't believe the change in the vehicle! Much less road noise. Much better ride. I finally like the vehicle. Oh, in 100,000 miles it has been absolutely trouble free. Yes, I had to do regular maintenance items, including a new bttery, resetting the HVAC computer so the driver got heat, and do the capless fuel filler/check engine light procedure. With google and the internet I soon figured how to do both myself at zero expense. Each took a couple minutes!

I did some checking on the on-line Ford parts bookk. So long as it's a '14 or '15 Edge, FWD, 3.5l, V-6, the rear springs and shocks are the same. Lincoln MKX is the same too. Now, this is replacement service parts information. I suppose what's used on the assembly line might be different, but kind of doubt it. Oh yes, almost forgot, the main reason for posting this is to point out that there's no mention of rear springs or shocks being different depending on the presence of a factory installed ttailer hitch.

Yep, I'm running Michelins. Something else to look into. Next time I'm in for an oil change I'm going to ask the parts guy to check and see if the '14 Edges with factory trailer hitch have the same rear springs and shocks as those without the hitch.

As I previously mentioned, we opted fpr the 18" wheels instead of the 20" for that reason.

Yes, I ordered it with the factory trailer hitch. Dealership says suspension is the same, hitch or not.

Amybody have a spec as to how much the rear end should drop with how much weight in the rear. Of course, where that weight is located must be defined.

I'm in Iowa. Easy to tell here too this time of year with all the potholes and frost heaving! I looked again at all four corners of the suspension. Visually, all looks good.

I keep tires at manufacturer's recommended pressure. It rode rough from the time it was new so I don't think it is alignment. As I mentioned, it now has 17,000 miles and I see no unusual tire wear. Previous vehicle was a 2002 Toyots Sienna with 265,000 miles. it's wheelbase is only 3" longer than that of the Edge. Wife has it on the road now, so can't double check right now for spring blocks but sure I or dealer would have seen them.

Didn't test drive the one we bought. Had to order it to get the spec we wanted. We didn't notice the harsh ride on the one we test drove, but then we weren't operating of a particularly rough segment of raod either. I've had maybe 300 lb in the luggage compartment, and another time maybe 200 lbs and towing a trailer with considerable tongue weight too. I will say that it rides better with a load in the back, but that's a gas mileage killer and is not the answer.

I bought a new 2014 Edge Limited 2wd, V6, with 18"wheels about a year ago. It now has 17,000 miles. It's ride is very harsh and it's suspension in very stiff. It doesn't droop at all in the rear end even with a very heavy load back there. Is this harsh ride normal? Can it be fixed. Dealer says it's simply because of the short wheelbase.