Looking for a vendor who can actually align and balance 4runner tires in Denver metro
Oct 21, 2007 | 01:30 AM
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Looking for a vendor who can actually align and balance 4runner tires in Denver metro
Hey, I really miss my old shop back in Vancouver, Wa. Now I am here in Parker, Co. Sure enough I let Discount tire rotate the tires. They now vibrate-when I had vibration free tires for a blessed 6 months. So, who is the best in town? I have little confidence in Discount. So...thoughts?
Oct 21, 2007 | 06:36 PM
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Tires are stock on 16inch rims. I will go back to discount who will tell me... "well, they are not our tires so we can't really guarantee it" at which point I will lay down on the floor, kick and scream and demand satisfaction!"
Oct 21, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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Or get your $$ back, if they cant do the job then you shouldn't have to pay. Unless you paid for an unbalance service.
Oct 21, 2007 | 10:10 PM
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How does rotating the tires cause vibration? Even if it were the case, it would not be Discounts fault. You may have other issues with your truck, or just may need a rebalance.
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Oct 22, 2007 | 12:29 AM
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The design of the wheels used on the 4Runner are different than most. They are not “hub centric” meaning the hole in the middle of the wheel is not in the exact center. You will never ever get the wheel properly balanced using normal tire balancing equipment. Normal tire balancing equipment uses the center hole to mount the wheel to the tire-balancing machine.
The Toyota wheels used on the 4Runner are “lug centric.” This means that the lugs are the center of the wheel and the lugs must be used to balance the wheels. To do this a special adapter that engages the wheel lug holes must be use in conjunction with a special back side forcing cone to properly mount the wheel to the tire balancing machine
http://www.4runners.org/writeups/haweka/index.html
The Toyota wheels used on the 4Runner are “lug centric.” This means that the lugs are the center of the wheel and the lugs must be used to balance the wheels. To do this a special adapter that engages the wheel lug holes must be use in conjunction with a special back side forcing cone to properly mount the wheel to the tire balancing machine
http://www.4runners.org/writeups/haweka/index.html
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Oct 22, 2007 | 07:09 AM
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Pretty straight forward, the tires in the rear wear different then the front. The 4runner is the most sensitive on the planet to such things. Discount failed to rebalance because they thought the very same thing and just threw them on. Thus I have out of wear tires.
Oct 22, 2007 | 03:16 PM
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umm... yeah i posted about it , ABOUT TWO POST UP.
http://www.4runners.org/writeups/haweka/index.html
http://www.gadgetonline.com/Vibration.htm
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f123...lancing-41788/
here is someone who went to discount tire also
http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...b-lug-centric/
http://www.4runners.org/writeups/haweka/index.html
http://www.gadgetonline.com/Vibration.htm
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f123...lancing-41788/
here is someone who went to discount tire also
http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...b-lug-centric/
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Oct 22, 2007 | 03:20 PM
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Hey, I really miss my old shop back in Vancouver, Wa. Now I am here in Parker, Co. Sure enough I let Discount tire rotate the tires. They now vibrate-when I had vibration free tires for a blessed 6 months. So, who is the best in town? I have little confidence in Discount. So...thoughts?
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