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
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>Jim said...
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>>After a quick inspection he told me that the problem was my wheels.
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>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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