Subject	Rant about tire mounting mishap
Posted by	Troll on June 27, 2006 at 6:43 PM
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Message	I took in my new SSR wheels to have tires mounted on them.(BFG KD) 245/35/18 on a 18x9 wheel. So I drop everything off and the head tech says no problemo...an hour later I get a calling saying "these are DEFINITELY not the correct sized tires for these wheels". Now I know right off the bat this guy has no clue what he's talking about so I say "...how do you figure" and he says "the tire split and the bead ripped open when we were trying to seat it!" At this point i'm fairly pissed off because there is no reason at all for anything to go wrong. I come into the store and the tire is completely busted open on the sidewall with a tear through the bead. Add insult to injury, the tech scratched the lip on the wheel when he was removing the busted tire.. Anyways I take a closer look at the tire and it turns out that it was made in 01/2004!!!! WOW...I don't know if I should call BFG to complain or what...imagine if this tire had failed while I was on the highway. In the mean time i'm waiting for another set of tires to come in, I refused the other tires and told the sales guy that I will refuse any of the "new" tires coming in that are older than 8 months.
Follow Ups	Rant about tire mounting mishap - Troll 18:43:54 06/27/06 I have had ties on my car for more than 2.5 years before.... (n/m) - Unluky (MO) 18:47:49 06/27/06 obviously... - Troll 18:50:02 06/27/06 Not at all - dogpile 19:41:56 06/27/06 I have no clue then - Troll 19:43:35 06/27/06 You're right, it shouldn't be. But you should get a real - dogpile 19:49:05 06/27/06 Didn't want to risk rubbing, it's for the front. - Troll 19:51:47 06/27/06 You would have been fine with a 255/35 - dogpile 19:57:58 06/27/06 yes (n/m) - Troll 20:09:46 06/27/06 So he goes against what the website recommends - dogpile 20:18:58 06/27/06 reason: - Troll 20:20:55 06/27/06 lol - dogpile 20:24:23 06/27/06 heh - Troll 20:26:18 06/27/06 It's too late now isn't it? - dogpile 20:33:33 06/27/06 If the front offset is correct: 275s all around. (n/m) - Scotts94z32 01:02:34 06/28/06 Really? Give me an example. That would be nice. (n/m) - Chase86(WV) 10:20:48 06/28/06 >>> - Scotts94z32 13:32:11 06/28/06 If your offset is ok, you won't have rubbing issues. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 15:08:39 06/28/06 wouldnt a setup prone to understeer be favorable if - LJZTT 20:51:02 06/27/06 What do you mean by rut steering? (n/m) - zboost(tx) 20:52:09 06/27/06 guess I'm the only person who calls it that, dunno where - LJZTT 21:06:58 06/27/06 This is [one of] my reasons for finding humor in it - dogpile 21:30:49 06/27/06 dont get me wrong, I am seriously looking for input on the - LJZTT 21:56:39 06/27/06 Rich's wheels are 9" IIRC - dogpile 22:12:34 06/27/06 damn - zboost(tx) 22:18:11 06/27/06 17s NOT 18s. - dogpile 22:24:02 06/27/06 I ran 275/40/17s all around and 275/40/18s as well. (n/m) - Scotts94z32 01:03:38 06/28/06 275/40-18? damn. (n/m) - Guapo 01:13:28 06/28/06 2nd (n/m) - dogpile 07:30:41 06/28/06 Yup, on the 18x9 skyline wheels. +30 offset, which was - Scotts94z32 13:26:04 06/28/06 Why the 40 series though? - dogpile 15:08:48 06/28/06 Hmm, they may have been a 35 series, actually... I honestly - Scotts94z32 15:40:06 06/28/06 My track tires are 275/40-17 all around - Guapo 22:35:08 06/27/06 No rubbing on full lock turns? - zboost(tx) 22:39:30 06/27/06 some slight rubbing on absolute full lock. But then again, - Guapo 22:41:51 06/27/06 I see - zboost(tx) 22:45:23 06/27/06 295 might be pushing it out back. I dunno though. (n/m) - Guapo 22:48:23 06/27/06 ehhh - dogpile 22:52:34 06/27/06 Look how far right I am. (n/m) - turtleboy 05:22:30 06/28/06 politically or spacially? (n/m) - Dallas DamonZ 10:55:23 06/28/06 LoL! (n/m) - Spongerider :) 14:08:16 06/28/06 +35 (n/m) - boileralum 09:18:17 06/28/06 profile updated (n/m) - boileralum 09:23:11 06/28/06 :wavey: (n/m) - Spee 22:42:00 06/27/06 Oh one other thing I found slightly funny - dogpile 22:21:52 06/27/06 I guess it depends on how you want the car to handle - dogpile 22:00:03 06/27/06 how is that a reason for your front tires? - Spee 21:33:34 06/27/06 IBBarry - dogpile 21:36:07 06/27/06 I can't believe that my reply got deleted but this stayed - Barry'z (NJ) 09:28:50 06/28/06 Need a tissue? Or maybe a NapSack? (n/m) - dogpile 10:36:33 06/28/06 If I post the reply I'd like too it would get deleated. - Barry'z (NJ) 11:03:05 06/28/06 That reply will get deleted because it's "to" not "too" - dogpile 12:40:03 06/28/06 If the tire was that dried out and rotted out, you would - Unluky (MO) 20:04:26 06/27/06 You bought brand new wheels and didn't bother - brahmabull (NoVA) 18:49:49 06/27/06 unfortunately I didn't have the time to sit and wait - Troll 18:51:44 06/27/06 C'mon Frank, they can make Happy Meals without you. :) - brahmabull (NoVA) 18:58:35 06/27/06 Zing! - Troll 19:04:00 06/27/06 I'm pretty sure tires have a longer shelf life. - brahmabull (NoVA) 19:29:26 06/27/06 What else could explain the tire failing? - Troll 19:40:48 06/27/06 User error by the machine tech. - brahmabull (NoVA) 19:50:13 06/27/06 Tech claims he lubed it up like she was a virgin.. - Troll 19:55:52 06/27/06 yeah but is this an hourly paid guy or a real professional - LJZTT 20:35:02 06/27/06 On the right machine you can mount a tire that should - dogpile 19:52:11 06/27/06 I'll take your word for it, i'm not coming back to him (n/m) - Troll 19:57:25 06/27/06 lol i got a very similar certificate. but it is very hard - dirtyjerZ 21:28:57 06/27/06 I know. The SEMA cert actually has very little to do with - dogpile 21:34:53 06/27/06 c'mon raj u cant stand right next to the guy. "legally" at - dirtyjerZ 21:16:52 06/27/06 I do (n/m) - Spee 22:08:56 06/27/06 2nd, I did today :) Pics coming tomorrow :) (n/m) - Waco300zx 23:58:18 06/27/06 yup, i'll stand in the bay opening if there's a liability - davidztt 00:37:19 06/28/06 I always stand right in next to the machine. - brahmabull (NoVA) 22:24:59 06/27/06 any professional shop wouldnt let you unless you know - dirtyjerZ 00:08:04 06/28/06 Zukes, you need to find better shops. (n/m) - brahmabull (NoVA) 00:52:30 06/28/06 hah, no i do the same at a local cooper tires cuz my - dirtyjerZ 01:03:55 06/28/06 It's true, I did last weekend at Allied. (n/m) - Kez43 00:58:35 06/28/06 yeh you can - LSUturbotiger 07:59:22 06/28/06 had the exact same thing happen to me, went to some - LJZTT 20:22:12 06/27/06 Somebody Fkd up...... - Spddracer 21:26:03 06/27/06 I make a few things very clear before my tires get mounted - Only1Z 21:35:36 06/27/06 what do they usually say when you tell them the price? (n/m) - Initial Z 21:41:17 06/27/06 Not speaking for him, but if they are shocked - dogpile 21:49:32 06/27/06 Which Discount Tire would that be? - ENVYMYZ 10:41:05 06/28/06 That one... - Only1Z 23:08:21 06/28/06 Good to know. I always had my tires mounted at - ENVYMYZ 09:22:37 06/29/06 I usually look for the most "bling-bling" place - zboost(tx) 22:01:57 06/27/06 Either way DOT outlines that a tire cannot be sold..... - Tuppidsay 23:11:27 06/27/06 that statement is BS .... - Luke@tirerack 07:23:59 06/28/06 You need to prove that. I doubt it. (n/m) - RSR 08:25:58 06/28/06 shelf life for a properly stored tire is 6 years (n/m) - Luke@tirerack 07:18:56 06/28/06 Like you would know ;-) (n/m) - Joe(NoVA) 07:47:51 06/28/06
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