RayDhaIn Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I bought my wheels and tires used from the Nasioc forum a couple of months ago. 2 weeks ago i just mounted it,balanced, and i still had heavy vibrations during highway speed. Then,my friend found out that 1 of the front tire has a bulge (about an inch in diameter) on the sidewall, and he said that the steel wires inside was broken. I moved that to the rear, and now the vibration is gone. The seller said that he used it for 4-5k miles,and i've used it for 1k miles now,so total is 5-6k miles. Tread looks good all around. I went to Discount tire,and the guy said i just need to replace that one only. A Goodyear dealer said i need to replace 2 to balance right&left. What do you guys think?Is this dangerous? Should i replace it asap? How many? It's Goodyear F-1 btw, costs about $230 each.So it's kinda expensive if i want to replace all of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestir Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 You might be able to replace just one. Have them measure the circumference and make sure that the new one is within 0.25" of the rest. If not, maybe they can shave the new one to match the wear of the others (I'd only read that this could be done--never seen it done by local shops). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nsaglibene Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Get a new tire, mount it on a RWD car and spin the tire for a little bit, that will take care of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamikazeridah Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Replacing that one should be fine. A friend of mine with a WRX said he had to replace one with 8k on the other tires and the car drives just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDII Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Replace it soon. I had a blow out on the higway once going well over the speed limit. not fun going sideways at 65mph Need forum help? Private Message legGTLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayDhaIn Posted October 19, 2005 Author Share Posted October 19, 2005 So replacing that one only will not mess with the awd system right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Personally I would think if the tyre has a buldge, the previous owner has hit a pothole or gutter etc. They can be quite dangerous because u just never know when it is going to let go. I sort of agree with the Tyre salesman saying u need to balance but what you could do is just buy one and do a wheel rotation every few thousand K just to keep everything nice and tight. Ada///M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayDhaIn Posted October 20, 2005 Author Share Posted October 20, 2005 ohhh i see.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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