ok I just had a new tire go bad .. one of my summo's belt is soft or broke

marcodant · 06-02-2006, 11:01 AM

found out when the car was shaking and I went ot have the tires road forced balanced and specs came back 48lb!!! wow .. replace tire. Tirerack is stand up... They are shipping me a new one right away. I have another tire that was 39lbs and they rotated it on the wheel and brought it down to 29lbs but still kind of high. the other are 2 lbs and 11 lbs. I hope the 29lbs one holds up. Road force balance is the only way to go, otherwise I would of spent lots of money and time on balancing wheels.

ex-a8drifter · 06-02-2006, 12:00 PM

marcodant · 06-02-2006, 02:25 PM

tread of the tire and that applies pressure against the tread to measure tire stiffness. also they measured run out on the wheels and they are straight and in spec. the tire was a mfg defect. I have another on the line so I am sure that one will be out soon.. OZ are for wheel balancing

06-02-2006, 12:00 PM	#2
ex-a8drifter AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,436	What kind of data does the road force give you that it is in pounds? regular balance is in ozs __________________ Gone: Now: <a href="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/77296/100_0270t.jpg"> My custom paddle shifter</a> <a href="http://forums.audiworld.com/a8/msgs/128171.phtml"> * Washer Fluid Sensor Fix</a> <a href="http://forums.audiworld.com/a8/msgs/104786.phtml"> Memory Seat Set Procedure</a> Current Rides: 2005 BMW 525i - 18" Polished Breyton Flame Wheels Past Rides: 02 S2000 New Formula Red/Blk 97 A8Q Pearl/Blk ..201K miles! 98 S70 Teal/Tan here was a rough transition : -) 92 300zx Black/Tan 92 240sx Juniper Grn/Tan 89 Probe GT (first car) White/Red (yuck!)

06-02-2006, 02:25 PM	#3
marcodant Junior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,432	when they do road force they use a wheel on the machine that drives on the tread of the tire and that applies pressure against the tread to measure tire stiffness. also they measured run out on the wheels and they are straight and in spec. the tire was a mfg defect. I have another on the line so I am sure that one will be out soon.. OZ are for wheel balancing __________________ 97 a8q 4.2 Upgrades painted lowers, TIPTRONIC conversion, rebuilt tranny, tranny code 0001, K&N air filter, cross drilled and slotted rotors ceramic pads, braided SS brake lines, euro clear corners, SS exhaust tips, Eibach springs, Bilstein shocks, cold weather package, fridge upgrade, moonroof (anyone else have one ?)

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