Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 12:02:56 -0500 From: "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnopsampam myrealbox.com> Subject: Re: Tire Recommendations; not winter
"Bob" <uctraingNOSPAMnopsamanet.com> wrote in message news:v9p130987bnqrbn9bv4gurqg83ram7hvklnopsamcom... > On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 14:37:32 -0500, "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnopsampam > myrealbox.com> wrote: > > > > >I too bought a set of these, but for a BMW 540iA that I have. The tires > >have all of the good attributes that you mention and are a bargain, but the > >set that I got are out of round and give my car the shakes at 55-65 mph. > >The wheels have been balanced multiple times, but balancing will not fix a > >tire that is out of round. > > A couple ideas... if you can find a guy with a Hunter machine > http:///www.gsp9700.com you can find out for sure exactly what is > wrong (unless you are already sure they are out of round). > > Also, I don't know how long you've had them... but Conti gives you a > 30 day "satisfaction guaranteed" warranty and you can exchange them > for four new ones or get another Conti tire if you don't like them for > any reason. That said... it usually takes more than 30 days just to > find the time to hunt down "out of round" problems, so I expect it's > too late for you. > > Bob Yes, I can see they are out of round by eye by simply rotating the wheels on the car. It's that bad... You are also right about it being too long. I bought these a good 6 months ago. I don't drive that particular car that many miles. Plus it has a vibrating driveshaft problem that I only recently resolved, which was masking the tire vibration. So I think I am out of luck. Luckily for me, it's not too awful bad. I will probably end up replacing them eventually though, before they even near being worn out... -Fred W
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