Thanks for all the input. They are mounted on the same rims the
Goodyears were on.
I should say that when I bought the Goodyears, the original installer
couldn't get it right- they always vibrated. But when the car was at
the MB dealership for something else, I asked them to balance them,
which they did, free of charge. Guess what? They solved it.
I'm thinking that I need to bring it to the MB dealership- the tire
stores might not have the quality of employee willing to do it correctly.
John Peterson
J.B. Hebert wrote:
I didn't have any problem balancing my Graspics. It all boils down
to the equipment and user experience. The tire warehouse guys
_should_ be using decent equipment and know how to use it well, since
they do such a high volume, but that isn't always the case. They
will frequently use the cheapest labor they can find, at a high
turnover rate. I've gotten so fed up with tire shop experiences that
I ultimately bought my own equipment to mount and balance my own
tires. It paid for itself in less than a year with the volume I do
(would have been quicker had I gotten the equipment before a tire
place destroyed a $450 rim).
Ultimately, if you are unhappy with the tires and the place you
bought them from is the same place that mounted and balanced them,
they should be willing to figure out what the problem is. Are you
using the same rims that your Goodyears were on? If not, you may
have a bad rim that is causing the problem.
J.B.
At 07:33 PM 11/12/2006, you wrote:
What experience are you having with wheel balancing- I brought my 300D
in for snow tires and they put 4 Dunlop Graspics on the car. The car,
in nice weather, has Goodyear Triple Treads. When the Goodyears were on
the car, there was absolutely NO vibration in the steering wheel. With
the Graspics, it is notible at 45 MPH and annoying at 60 MPH.
The Goodyears were balanced by the MB dealership and the Graspics by a
tire warehouse.
Anyone had experience with this- the Graspics are snow tires- should I
expect vibration?
Thanks friends.
John Peterson
1991 300D 2.5 84k
Kingston, RI
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