Ya, we used to get our tires "trued" by that same machine, in Florida.
I agree 100%, you sure couldn't beat the ride. And no stupid weights
hanging off the wheels. Now they can't do that anymore because they are
taking rubber off the tire, and that's DANGEROUS.
Bob Berghult
Series IV, B9405637 LRX 39 (mine)Looks nice
Series 3 GT, B9203825 GT LRX 39 (son's)Looks GREAT, ugly dash
Series II, B9119501 LRX 30 (wife's)Should by out of paint shop next week
On Tue, 02 Apr 2002 19:15:50 -0800 chuck nicodemus
<armorseal@spiretech.com> writes:
> Oh, yeh another thing I used to do , I had a shop locally that would
> shave the
> tires. After 500 miles bring in the car and on the car they had a
> machine that
> actually shaved the tire exactly round. The tire was balanced on the
> car. so each
> tire wheel and bearing assy was in tune. But that cost me , and of
> course you
> didn't have to rebalance(except for potholes) nor rotate.
> Great life on the rubber and the ride was terrific!
> Boy what ever happened to the goodold days?
> Chuck, older than most
>
>
> Jan Eyerman wrote:
>
> > If you have a regular, not a space saver spare, you can either
> rotate it along
> > with the other 4 OR, never use it and then just 3 new tires when
> the old ones
> > wear out!
> >
> > My wife normally gets 60,000 miles on a set of tires (4 tires,
> space saver
> > spare). We rotate, but only 15,000 miles or so.
> >
> > Jan Eyerman
> >
> > ellis838@concentric.net wrote:
> > About this tire rotation thing, I have always wondered if it is
> worth
> > it. We have the tires rotated at every service [wife's car] which
> is 5k
> > and it is $20. So if I get 80k [yea right] out of these tires it
> will
> > have cost me $320 in rotation fees. I keep thinking that this is a
> rip
> > off as four new tires are $400 and there must be a more optimum $
> to
> > mile rotation interval. But then if you do not do the recommended
> > rotation and have a tire problem it is your problem... Use to be
> I
> > rotated cars at a shorter interval than I now rotate tires... Jim
> >
> > chuck nicodemus wrote:
> >
> > >I might also add , on my 99' Chev astro van I have the original
> tires
> > rotated
> > >every 6 k miles and pressure checked every three weeks. 80,000
> miles and
> > I'll
> > >change them out this next month for some newbys.
> > >chuck
> > >
> > >SFordRB@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > >>To carry the theme further. Over inflation will cause increased
> tire wear
> > to
> > >>the middle or center section of tread, while under inflation will
> cause
> > >>increased wear on the outer edge of the tire. In addition, under
> inflation
> > >>will cause excess side wall wear and can cause blowouts.
> > >>
> > >>Dr. Moonstone
> > >>
> > >
> > >.
>
Bob Berghult
Series IV, B9405637 LRX 39 (mine)Looks nice
Series 3 GT, B9203825 GT LRX 39 (son's)Looks GREAT, ugly dash
Series II, B9119501 LRX 30 (wife's)Should by out of paint shop next week
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