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Steven J. Solomon (Solly)
Member
Username: Solly
Post Number: 290
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, June 16, 2002 - 11:45 am: | |
Art-you are right. Tire= $299. 360 spyder= a lot more. I was just trying to be penny wise & pound foolish.
Yes, theoretically possible to recoup costs from NY state, but time and hassle factor were designed to discourage these claims. I don't know about warranty-they were OE Pirelli P Zeros on the Spyder; I will look at the warranty book.
Whats the best way to repair abraded/scratched rims? |
Erik R. Jonsson (Gamester)
New member
Username: Gamester
Post Number: 18
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, June 16, 2002 - 12:45 am: | |
If under warranty, tires are often "road hazard" warranteed for just such an occasion. If so, simply drive it to the place they were gotten and give it an icepick job- after getting the ok from the manager.
It pays to know a tire guy! |
wm hart (Whart)
Member
Username: Whart
Post Number: 352
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 11:33 pm: | |
Shouldn't a good tire house be able to give your rim a "spin" and see if it is kamisquatzi(wheel out of balance)? |
Brian stewart (Eurocardoc)
Member
Username: Eurocardoc
Post Number: 323
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 8:21 pm: | |
There is a good chance that a belt is damaged, giving a thump noise then possibly a vibration. Always replace, try to get repaid by the local DOT, IMHO. |
arthur chambers (Art355)
Member
Username: Art355
Post Number: 464
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 8:13 pm: | |
Solly:
tires are how much? Your car is worth how much? This is saving a few hundreds which may cost you thousands, or tens of thousands. Does your insurance cover track days? If not, I would surely change the tire. On the Z rated tires they won't even fit a puncture, let alone the damage you describe.
Art |
Tim N (Timn88)
Intermediate Member
Username: Timn88
Post Number: 1119
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 7:53 pm: | |
Its probably not going to blow out under normal street driving, but if you are going to track the car its probably a good idea to change it. Its actually a good idea to change it anyway for peace of mind. If the tire blew out under street driving, theres a chance something bad might happen. Was it the dino or 360? |
Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member
Username: Irfgt
Post Number: 1476
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 7:02 pm: | |
In a lot of cases the State will pay for your tire if it is a pothole in the driving part of a roadway. My son hit a huge one and ruined two rims on his Beretta GTU and they paid for them. |
Steven J. Solomon (Solly)
Member
Username: Solly
Post Number: 287
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 6:51 pm: | |
Hit a well-camouflaged pothole last night, heard a loud thump, but everything seemed ok in the dark. This AM noticed abraded area on rear tire, with definite chunk of rubber missing from the sidewall, maybe 2 mm in depth, 4 inches long, 2 inches high. Rim also scratched but no damage to lip, no damage to seal area of either rim or tire. no steel or ply visible-the abrasion did not go through the rubber.
Should I replace tire on the off chance that rubber was lost from a crucial area? Tires have 1600 miles on them and are in near-new condition. My concern is a track day at Pocono in 2 weeks, ansd wouldn't want a blowout at speed. Any opinions? Are rims generally easily repairable? If I leave it alone will tire/rim be out of balance or unbalanceable?
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