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Re: Vibration

To: "Frank P. Marrone" <itswonderful@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Vibration
From: Larry Paulick <lpaulick@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 18:20:21 -0500
Frank, if you trailer your car, keep the tires.  Otherwise pitch them as 
fast as you can.  They are not only dead, but dangerous, especially at 
speed.

Tires are good for about 6-7 years, and they get old.

Larry


Frank P. Marrone wrote:

>One thing I have been meaning to ask about is the lugs on the wheels.  I
>have stock wheels and wheel studs and what I assume to be stock wheel lugs.
>The wheel lugs almost seem too small for the reliefs in the wheels.  Is that
>normal?
>
>I should also have mentioned that another possible source of the vibration
>it tire flat spots.  The tires have been on the car for 12 years, they are
>what I would call NOS.  No or almost no miles on them but lots of sitting
>around.  The car has sat for months at a time without moving on these tires
>several times. 
>
>The tire still look great, no cracks inn the sidewalls or anything like that
>but I would assume they are suspect. 
>
>Frank
>
>
>
>
>Jim said...
>
>  
>
>>After a quick inspection he told me that the problem was my wheels.
>>    
>>
>Apparently the lug holes on my Minilites are slightly larger than the Tiger
>wheel bolts. The wheels were not EXACTLY centered on the bolts, especially
>on the front and this caused the high speed vibration. 





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