Tires (not asking for preferences/recs)
02-05-2004, 12:10 PM
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Tires (not asking for preferences/recs)
Just a question after getting new tires put o(conti had huge inner sidewall blowout) ..... no wheel weights before but there after new tires installed?
02-05-2004, 12:23 PM
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There could be a slight bend in wheel not visible. Also, tires normally have a chalk/ink mark on them when new that you align with the valve stem. I've noticed this on most of the performance tires I've purchased. A tire shop told me you are supposed to align the mark with the valve stem and that gives the best balance. I don't know if that is true or if that guy just believes that. Not all tires are going to balance the same anyway.
02-05-2004, 03:54 PM
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The red dot on your tire ...
Tires are not perfectly round. Although the URL below describes truck tires, I've also had them on my street tires.<ul><li><a href="http://www.trucktires.com/us_eng/library/publications/periodicals/RealAnswers/97V1Issue2/Doctor.asp">http://www.trucktires.com/us_eng/library/publications/periodicals/RealAnswers/97V1Issue2/Doctor.asp</a</li></ul>
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