Annoying tyre issue

Post Fri May 26, 2006 1:43 pm

Ive been pulling my hair out for months now!!!

I had my M3 painted aswell as new suspension, brakes and M Parellels back in September and I noticed after a little while (minutes) that it had developed a vibration through the steering wheel over 60mph. As I have only done about 700 miles in it since then I didnt really give a monkies but as I about to embark on a journey to make it a little quicker I thought I'd best check it out.

Different people have said its different things......could be ball joints, could be a bent drive shaft, could be a bent rim etc etc.

I decided today to take it to the local tyre shop and after balancing the first tyre he got to the front left which was fine interms of balancing but then we both noticed a very strange flat spot on the tyre!!!!

Cos it is 8 months since I bought these tyres I cant see Falken doing anything about but if I had know this earlier I would have had them removed and returned!!!

As it was like that from the day they were fitted I know its not because its been stood (I do drive it most weekends just for a bit of air) and I deffo have flat spotted because of braking as ABS would have stopped that!!!

Just a little annoyed and wanted to vent......and breath

Post Fri May 26, 2006 1:47 pm

How annoying. Might be worth complaining though, even if only to try and get a discount off a new set...

Post Fri May 26, 2006 1:56 pm

Ziggy wrote:How annoying. Might be worth complaining though, even if only to try and get a discount off a new set...

Just in the process of doing it but I dont like complaining!!!! TBH Im more annoyed with the guy that fitted the tyres to my rims......hes a mate of my dads and Ive always used him for fitting tyres and he should have noticed this!

FK451s have come down alot so they are only 60 quid a piece now which is much better than the other doom and gloom options every other person has said it would be!!!

If I'd fixed everything people said it was I'd have a new car LOL