I am now going on year 2 of incessant, nigh-unsolveable issues with my wheel/tire situation, and literally thrown over a thousand dollars at the problem, including completely replacing my entire set of wheels as well as tires, going through different types of hub rings (aluminum, plastic), have gotten multiple alignments and balances, even gotten suspension components replaced under warranty...
I even got a new fucking car, because I thought I had ruled out the possibility of the issue being my wheels/tires, since I had completely replaced every aspect of them and the issue PERSISTED... So I thought the suspension was FUBAR. Lo and behold, I swap the wheels/tires from my previous car over to the new one, which tracked straight, had no vibrations, and generally just drove the way it's *SUPPOSED* to on the OEM Austins w/ Pirelli Cinturato P7s...
And the exact. Same. Symptoms. Have moved to my new car.
At this point, the only 2 remaining options are: get the wheels and tires checked out by a *QUALITY* Euro shop that's gonna charge me at least a hundred bucks simply to diagnose the problem, then whatever they charge to do a road force balance for 4 wheels (assuming the issue is simply a matter of getting a *good* balance).
Or, I cut my losses, and buy OEM wheels and abandon my prospects for enjoying the benefits of an aftermarket wheel setup.
This has really sucked, and I'd like to think I learned a lot in the process... But I just want it all to be over and have my car drive the way it should with my nice wheels and tires
So, to that end... Who in the Philly/South/Central Jersey area has had wheel/tire issues, and had them solved by a competent shop via road force balance? I'm never taking my car to a triple A or tires plus again for even something as simple as a tire rotation. I need to invest in a torque wrench, because at this point I'm just very untrustworthy of any business's ability to do anything correctly.
Excuse my profanity, but this has just been a never ending shit show for me and as a college student who's already stretching his budget to even drive this car, I really don't have the money to be dealing with all this. *le sigh*
I even got a new fucking car, because I thought I had ruled out the possibility of the issue being my wheels/tires, since I had completely replaced every aspect of them and the issue PERSISTED... So I thought the suspension was FUBAR. Lo and behold, I swap the wheels/tires from my previous car over to the new one, which tracked straight, had no vibrations, and generally just drove the way it's *SUPPOSED* to on the OEM Austins w/ Pirelli Cinturato P7s...
And the exact. Same. Symptoms. Have moved to my new car.
At this point, the only 2 remaining options are: get the wheels and tires checked out by a *QUALITY* Euro shop that's gonna charge me at least a hundred bucks simply to diagnose the problem, then whatever they charge to do a road force balance for 4 wheels (assuming the issue is simply a matter of getting a *good* balance).
Or, I cut my losses, and buy OEM wheels and abandon my prospects for enjoying the benefits of an aftermarket wheel setup.
This has really sucked, and I'd like to think I learned a lot in the process... But I just want it all to be over and have my car drive the way it should with my nice wheels and tires
So, to that end... Who in the Philly/South/Central Jersey area has had wheel/tire issues, and had them solved by a competent shop via road force balance? I'm never taking my car to a triple A or tires plus again for even something as simple as a tire rotation. I need to invest in a torque wrench, because at this point I'm just very untrustworthy of any business's ability to do anything correctly.
Excuse my profanity, but this has just been a never ending shit show for me and as a college student who's already stretching his budget to even drive this car, I really don't have the money to be dealing with all this. *le sigh*