HELP very unsettling problem...
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Originally Posted by fuzy24,Oct 27 2004, 06:55 PM
they said that i had merely broken a belt in one of my rear tires...
Next question: So did you replace the damaged tire and did the problem go away? That is the only way to say conclusively that the damaged tire was the cause of your problem.
But thanks for coming back and updating us.
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Oct 18 2004, 09:57 AM
OK Fuzy, there are basically three possibilities. 1) something is wrong with the car, 2) something is wrong with the road, 3) something is wrong with you.
1) tires could be bad, alignment could be bad, lug nuts could be loose, etc.
2) many roads have groves in them. Some tires are very susceptible to "tramlining", which can have symtoms just like you are describing. The S02 is generally quite resistant to tramlining, but maybe not at 38psi.
3) you got scared in the rain, and now you are overreacting to something that was there all along but you had ignored.
From our standpoint on the other side of the internet, any of these are possible. It is up to you to figure out which one it is.
1) tires could be bad, alignment could be bad, lug nuts could be loose, etc.
2) many roads have groves in them. Some tires are very susceptible to "tramlining", which can have symtoms just like you are describing. The S02 is generally quite resistant to tramlining, but maybe not at 38psi.
3) you got scared in the rain, and now you are overreacting to something that was there all along but you had ignored.
From our standpoint on the other side of the internet, any of these are possible. It is up to you to figure out which one it is.
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Originally Posted by WhiteS2k,Oct 28 2004, 10:04 AM
Can you explain what that means? I thought the steel belt of modern radial tires is exactly that -- a fat wide belt that runs beneath the tread of the tire. I don't understand how such a belt can be broken. I've seen the belt punctured by a nail, but never "broken".
Glad they found the problem though!
Drive Safe,
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Originally Posted by Alin10123,Oct 28 2004, 09:21 PM
Try the bridgestone RE750's. Those are awesome tires with decent treadlife. Quiet and good in the rain too.
When you say "decent treadlife," how much better than OEM do you think these tires are? I'm still on my original set of tires but if I'm only going to get 12k miles or less out of the rears (as some folks seem to be), I wouldn't mind switching to something a little less aggressive.
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Originally Posted by Intrepid175,Oct 28 2004, 09:09 AM
As hard as it is to imagine, it "is" possible to break the steel belts in the tires. Another, more common problem, is for the body of the tread to seperate from the steel belts. That one, by itself, can introduce some "very" unsettling movements from the car. In the early 70's, when steel belted radials were first introduced, tread seperations were very common. I must admit that I'm surprised to hear of something like this happening on a modern tire but I guess old gremlins still pop up from time to time.
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Originally Posted by PrimoAP1,Oct 18 2004, 05:23 PM
They are very poor at channeling water and when thay have been well worn in get even closer to a slick than a Max performance SUMMER tire.
The S-02 is a Max performance All-season tire. My girlfriend's CR-V didn't have ABS, and I had an S2000, so when it rained it was like deciding who's car was gonna kill us. I got used to it though.
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[QUOTE=Incubus,Oct 29 2004, 07:04 PM] http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...ch=true&index=1
The S-02 is a Max performance All-season tire.
The S-02 is a Max performance All-season tire.
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