[Spridgets] Tire Rack.com needs a Spridget to measure/trial-fittires on

[Bud Osbourne]

David,
Sorry to hear of your sour experience with TireRack.com's personnel.  I've 
been buying tires from them for just about 18 months, now, and I have been 
generally pleased with their service and prices.  Of course, a local shop 
(owned by a long-time good friend and racing buddy), authorized by them does 
all of my tire mounting & balancing.
I agree with your assessment of what cars they'd need, to get a good read on 
Sprite/Spridget tire needs.  Hopefully some of the guys out that way will 
help them (and, thereby, the rest of us) out.
Bud
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lieb" <dbl at chicagolandmgclub.com>
To: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz at hky.com>; "Spridget List" 
<spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Tire Rack.com needs a Spridget to 
measure/trial-fittires on


> Bud,
> They installed Sumitomo HTR200 175/70 13 tires on my 72 Midget at that 
> facility. Well, Actually they didn't touch my car, because it was busy 
> autocrossing on their test track with the Windy City Miata Club, but they 
> did mount and balance the tires on my Minitor rims for me... twice, since 
> they ignored my instructions on where they could not put weights as they 
> would get peeled off by the tierod end.  Unfortunately, their company 
> representative made such an ass of himself the at the autocross event 
> following day that none of my cars and none of my money will ever cross 
> their threshold again.
>
> If they were to do this, I would think they would require a Bugeye, at 
> least one model of SWA and an RWA to do it right.
> David Lieb
> 1972 1960 1974 1973