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Just for what it=E2=80=99s worth=E2=80=A6..
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When I bought my TR5 from Charles Runyan=E2=80=99s estate, it came with =
15 year-old tires. They had little to no wear, and drove fine, but I =
decided I should do the right thing and replace them if I was to take =
loved ones out for a drive in the car.
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Since there was only one manufacturer to choose from for redline tires, =
I bought 4 tires from Coker, through Discount Tire. Not cheap!!
=20
I put them on the car and there was a terrible wobble around 50 mph. I =
took them back twice to Discount to get them balanced, but the wobble =
persisted. Finally, I took them to an old guy (well, older than me) in =
Detroit who boasted he had balanced wire wheels for 40 years. He told =
me the tires were so out of true they could not be balanced. =20
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I took them back to Discount Tire and they called Coker. Coker refused =
to take them back unless they fell outside certain specifications. The =
Discount Tire shop didn=E2=80=99t really know what Coker was talking =
about, but went through the process and sure enough, the tires all fell =
outside the specifications.
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So the good news is, Coker will take them back. The bad news is, Coker =
has no redline tires and doesn=E2=80=99t know when they will have more, =
if ever.
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So my plan is to put new tires, not redline, on the car and keep the =
redlines I have if ever a buyer wants originality or the car is shown.
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Andrew Uprichard
Jackson, Michigan
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style=3D'font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Just for =
what it=E2=80=99s worth=E2=80=A6..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>When I bought my TR5 from Charles =
Runyan=E2=80=99s estate, it came with 15 year-old tires.=C2=A0 They had =
little to no wear, and drove fine, but I decided I should do the right =
thing and replace them if I was to take loved ones out for a drive in =
the car.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Since there was only one manufacturer to =
choose from for redline tires, I bought 4 tires from Coker, through =
Discount Tire.=C2=A0 Not cheap!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>I put them on the car and there was a =
terrible wobble around 50 mph.=C2=A0 I took them back twice to Discount =
to get them balanced, but the wobble persisted.=C2=A0 Finally, I took =
them to an old guy (well, older than me) in Detroit who boasted he had =
balanced wire wheels for 40 years.=C2=A0 He told me the tires were so =
out of true they could not be balanced.=C2=A0 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>I took them back to Discount Tire and they =
called Coker.=C2=A0 Coker refused to take them back unless they fell =
outside certain specifications.=C2=A0 The Discount Tire shop =
didn=E2=80=99t really know what Coker was talking about, but went =
through the process and sure enough, the tires all fell outside the =
specifications.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>So the good news is, Coker will take them =
back.=C2=A0 The bad news is, Coker has no redline tires and =
doesn=E2=80=99t know when they will have more, if =
ever.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>So my plan is to put new tires, not redline, =
on the car and keep the redlines I have if ever a buyer wants =
originality or the car is shown.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Andrew Uprichard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Jackson, =
Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>
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