Good News Bad News

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 08/30/2016 at 16:16 • Filed to: WTH bib

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The excellent guys at the shop I take my cruiser to (today on the menu was a Delica with a blown TD engine, a 76 wagon, a fully dressed 80 and 40) took the time to swap wheels and tires with my truck (with a mechanics personal 80) to find out if my vibration was tire related...on their own dime...and turns out that yes. Its the tires. So that’s good. Now for the bad news. The cost of 285/75r16 AT tires...

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > HammerheadFistpunch 08/30/2016 at 16:20

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Are they damaged, over-worn or missing lumps of tread? If not I’d try some wheel balancing powder first, for the sake of a few dollars it might save a thousand.

HammerheadFistpunch > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 08/30/2016 at 16:24

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Cupping badly. I was thinking about doing some Airsoft for balance.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > HammerheadFistpunch 08/30/2016 at 16:42

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Yeh anything like that. With 285/75 you don’t even need to worry about quantities, just throw a load in.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > HammerheadFistpunch 08/30/2016 at 16:53

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I was dreading having to deal with tires on with my commute, but I solved that problem by buying something that uses tires quicker...

HammerheadFistpunch > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 08/30/2016 at 16:55

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Remove wheel weights or leave them?

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > HammerheadFistpunch 08/30/2016 at 16:59

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Oh good question. I would suggest that if you do remove them, then you add at minimum the same weight of balancing compound into the tyre.

HammerheadFistpunch > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 08/30/2016 at 17:02

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Cool, My brother has both a very accurate gram scale and a surplus of airsoft, I’ll be visiting him soon again.

'Wägen, EPA LOL > HammerheadFistpunch 08/30/2016 at 17:17

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Off to Tire rack you go...

BFGOODRICHALL-TERRAIN T/A KO2

Price Each: $222.97

Savings Each: -$6.71

Sale Price Each: $216.26

Qty: 4

Item(s) Total: $865.04

Price After Mail-In Rebate: $815.04

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=All-Terrain+T%2FA+KO2&partnum=875R6KO2RWL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

XJDano > 'Wägen, EPA LOL 08/30/2016 at 17:23

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Probably needs 5, full size spare to rotate in.

HammerheadFistpunch > XJDano 08/30/2016 at 17:25

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yup.

Rufant > HammerheadFistpunch 08/31/2016 at 01:18

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Did they have any suggestions as to what caused it/why the tyres are like that?

HammerheadFistpunch > Rufant 08/31/2016 at 01:34

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nope, other than to say they’ve seen many duratracs like that, same with TOYO

Rufant > HammerheadFistpunch 08/31/2016 at 01:57

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Ok, hopefully it’s just that set then.

Any idea on what you would go for as a replacement if you can’t get those ones working?

HammerheadFistpunch > Rufant 08/31/2016 at 02:09

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no idea. probably ko2 but something cheaper would be nice

Rufant > HammerheadFistpunch 08/31/2016 at 02:14

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I would suggest a series of tyrepocalypse posts, like when you were choosing the fridge :)