"One thing I think is a danger in these cars, is the air suspension does such a good job, it insulates the driver from just how hard the car is working underneath".
I totally agree and I think a tyre monitoring system is a must when travelling.
When I got to the critical failure/puncture point on D4 number 1, on my OEM supplied Wranglers (~40K), I got three punctures in one week. All of them stones through the tread pattern. The car was heavy as we were camping but driving on nothing more than Forestry tracks.
On the way home a wobble became apparent but it was windy and I had roof racks on. I pulled over and checked the car. A tyre had a slow leak and looked like it was at about 10 psi. The side wall of the tyre had been almost cut off and must have been seconds away from a blow out. I recon with less load and less wind I could have been driving on my rims and not known.
