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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 02:18 AM
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So last weekend I come outside in the morning and yep, you guessed it. I have a flat in the front. Damn, I put a spare in the back, back to fonrt went to a gas station and puta air in the taken off flat. 2 days later PSI in the flat didnt change. Hmm?? Figured someone was messing with me. So I put the original wheel on, and hmm it's fine. 2days later i"m loosing pressure. ____ed I put the whole wheel under water, nope no air is coming out. RRRRRR.. no hole? I thought it could e corrosion on the rim but they're 06rims on an 06 original rims.... I pout the wheel on and every 2-3days after 50-70 miles I'll lose like 5psi in the tire. Trouble is I'm gpoing to Montreal on saturday and that's a lot of air fill ups haha. Any ideas what's wrong? Goodyearr looked at it, so did Walmart tire service. Neither found a hole in the damn thing. I guess they suck? ideas? I was hoping the tires would last me until winter .... Anyone got 1 good tire to sell?? hahaha. OPINIONS PLEASE. IDEAS TOO ;p thanks a bunch
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is ur rim bent?
Old Mar 7, 2007 | 02:25 AM
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rims seem fine. maybe there's a crack i nthem? that's all I could figure. Hmm...
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maybe, i would buy a new tire :/
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is your valve core screwed in tightly?
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oh snap, maybe ur valve has a tear
Old Mar 7, 2007 | 03:45 AM
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Valve core and stem would be my first guess. They can play some pretty nice tricks on you.
Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:09 AM
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So last weekend I come outside in the morning and yep, you guessed it. I have a flat in the front. Damn, I put a spare in the back, back to fonrt went to a gas station and puta air in the taken off flat. 2 days later PSI in the flat didnt change. Hmm?? Figured someone was messing with me. So I put the original wheel on, and hmm it's fine. 2days later i"m loosing pressure. ____ed I put the whole wheel under water, nope no air is coming out. RRRRRR.. no hole? I thought it could e corrosion on the rim but they're 06rims on an 06 original rims.... I pout the wheel on and every 2-3days after 50-70 miles I'll lose like 5psi in the tire. Trouble is I'm gpoing to Montreal on saturday and that's a lot of air fill ups haha. Any ideas what's wrong? Goodyearr looked at it, so did Walmart tire service. Neither found a hole in the damn thing. I guess they suck? ideas? I was hoping the tires would last me until winter .... Anyone got 1 good tire to sell?? hahaha. OPINIONS PLEASE. IDEAS TOO ;p thanks a bunch
so i work w/ tires... and.. basically when that happens, fill it up to what the tire says is max then dunk it again or get a bottle w/ soap and squirt the thing. you should find something then. but yeah.. in those cases check the valve core, spray the bead, and then check on the inside if they have hammer on weights spray by the bead there. that might be your problem... by the way.. when we get this.. i just tell them to get a new tire. go to sams club or walmart, they'll give you a road hazard warranty that if you ever get that problem again, they'll fix it for free or give you a new tire or one at a discount. damn.. feel like i was at work....
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please dont shop for a car at walmart.. go to a tire shop.. just my opinion. I mea people at walmart know even less than the dealers which is almost none at all..
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^^^
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only thing i get at walmart is toilet paper
Old Mar 7, 2007 | 10:12 AM
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just wantred a second opinion compared to goodyear, but yeah I was hoping the tires would last till winter damn! Well I was planning to get new rims n tires, damn. Well... Thanks for all the help guys.
Old Mar 7, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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Done deal, found a good tire on a wrecked tc. So far so good. Cost me $20 at a junkyard hehe. Now we'll see if it was the rim's fault or not.
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Originally Posted by guitarguru44
please dont shop for a car at walmart.. go to a tire shop.. just my opinion. I mea people at walmart know even less than the dealers which is almost none at all..
yeah idk why ud buy a car at walmart... besides anyways... they usually have cheaper prices on tires then goodyear or americas tires. but yeah you can go to the dealer.. pay more but that's cool too. check out the goodyear eagle F1s... those are awesome.
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my dad has eagle f1's on his jag, those are awsome tires
Old Mar 7, 2007 | 10:28 PM
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yeah i was going to get 2 of those when i got a nail in my tired. but yeah.. they were 161. not bad but i didn't have the money. so when these el400s go out... the F1s are mine.
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my dad runs staggered rims, and the f1's came out to 900 bucks for all four tires
Old Mar 7, 2007 | 11:36 PM
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I still would have swapped out the valve core before going for the tire, but hope it fixes it. Either way, have them replace the valve stems and cores with the tire when you have it mounted. Personally, I think replacing tires and not replacing valve stems is like taking a dump and not wiping :D
Old Mar 8, 2007 | 12:07 AM
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lmfao!!!!!!!!!!
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