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Bought my car 12/30/04. Ordered a set of custom wheels which took 6-8 weeks to build. Wheels show up mid-February. Order a set of Falken Ziex 512s from tires.com because people I trust have had no problems with them at all. No, you're not going to win at the autocross with them -- they keep your rims from sparking and that's about it. They go on late February.
Had everything balanced at the America's Tire down the street. They do stuff like free rotations -- and it's the same parent company as tires.com in case of a problem. After a few weeks, there's a slight vibration at speed. They check the balance at no charge -- and make a slight adjustment.
Few days later, more vibration. Stopped by another one of their stores for a second opinion. Said they were definitely out of balance. Hmm. Hit the freeway afterwards -- vibration's worse.
Got P.O.'d and called their customer service department in Phoenix this morning. Talked to a VP who apologised and said he'd get to the bottom of it. 30 minutes later, the manager of the first store calls and says he'll personally take a look at it. I head over -- he puts a corner on the balancer -- and the freakin tire tread looks like Weeble because it's wobbling up and down so much.
Anyway, I ordered a set of the factory tires in a +1 size. They were OK and weren't too noisy for their size. Overall, America's Tire and tires.com did their job -- although I wish they found the vibration a trip or two earlier.
BTW, the manager said Falkens used to be a pretty good deal -- but their quality has gone out the window recently. As for my experience, no kidding on that. FYI.
Had everything balanced at the America's Tire down the street. They do stuff like free rotations -- and it's the same parent company as tires.com in case of a problem. After a few weeks, there's a slight vibration at speed. They check the balance at no charge -- and make a slight adjustment.
Few days later, more vibration. Stopped by another one of their stores for a second opinion. Said they were definitely out of balance. Hmm. Hit the freeway afterwards -- vibration's worse.
Got P.O.'d and called their customer service department in Phoenix this morning. Talked to a VP who apologised and said he'd get to the bottom of it. 30 minutes later, the manager of the first store calls and says he'll personally take a look at it. I head over -- he puts a corner on the balancer -- and the freakin tire tread looks like Weeble because it's wobbling up and down so much.
Anyway, I ordered a set of the factory tires in a +1 size. They were OK and weren't too noisy for their size. Overall, America's Tire and tires.com did their job -- although I wish they found the vibration a trip or two earlier.
BTW, the manager said Falkens used to be a pretty good deal -- but their quality has gone out the window recently. As for my experience, no kidding on that. FYI.
