Hendrix Wire Wheel will shave tires as a part of the true and balance process,
if desired. Their theory is that all tires are slightly out of round as
molded, but modern suspensions can compensate for that without having to shave
the tires. In the past, shaving was more important because suspension systems
were not as sophisticated. I always have them shave new tires for my BJ8 when
I have them balanced.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: John Miller
To: healey list
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: re. Bias-Ply Tire Recommendations
Not sure this info will be new to you, or even helpful, but back in the days
hen bias ply tires were the norm, the better tire shops had machines that
shaved off the runout from a mounted tire -- kind of like a tire lathe.
Always seemed terribly wasteful to me, but it made all the difference in the
world in smoothness.
If you could find a tire shop that had one of those, it might be just the
ticket, but I'm afraid that with tires being made more precisely these days,
those machines have gone by the wayside. Maybe a truck tire place...
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John Miller
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