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03-06-2019, 11:02 AM | #1 |
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Will big chain tire shops work with you to get low road force numbers?
Many of the big chain tire shops have road force balance machines but from my understanding many of them consider anything lower than 20 acceptable. From my understanding I need single digit numbers on all my tires to get a smooth ride. I have vibrations starting at 65 that become terrible around 100mph. I just want to get single digit numbers to rule out anything with the tires. I just fear if I take it to a big chain tire place and pay to road force it they will just say, oh its 19 you are good to go.
Second question should I even bother having tires with 15k road force. Should I just wait for the next big sale and buy some new tires. Third question I have Yokohama ADVAN SPORT A/S tires but was thinking about switching to Continental DWS tires to be more quiet but looking at tire rack rating the Yokohamas are rated higher in comfort and noise. But on the forums everyone seems to say the DWS's are the best with not much talk about the Yokohamas which are quiet cheap when on sale. I think last time I paid 415.00 installed. |
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No one can answer that question...as mentioned in the thread you're referencing, it depends on the shop and/or the tech doing the work. Go to the link I originally provided and find a dedicated wheel shop...or even better, a wheel repair shop w/ a road force balancer. They'll likely be more accommodating.
Should be less than ~$60 to get balanced...how much more life are left in the tires? Don't get DWS...if u want A/S, look at the latest Pilot Sports. |
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My tires are staggered so they get around half the mileage rating the rear. The michelins seem to wear the fastest out of some of the other more reasonable tires.
On another note. I called around for road force and people wanted between 80-120 dollars to do it. Its cheaper to wait until you need new tires because all the places charged a mounting fee if you got road force over standard balance. All the indy wheel and speed shops were 100 dollars + for a road force. Insane if you ask me. |
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What size wheels/tires you working with? If you're only having issues at high speeds though, it's time to start looking at bushings and the like. |
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