Anyone needing a new set of Billboards?

[sspano01]

directional or not....that pic looks amazing. i need to order some

[Cobrakeith]

Now that all of you have had enough time to put these tires on your cars I would like to know if anyone had any trouble balancing the new tires? And if you did what you did to solve the problem? I hope everyone has had good luck with these tires and they all run perfectly, they look great. Thanks.

Keith

[CWizard]

Originally Posted by Cobrakeith

Now that all of you have had enough time to put these tires on your cars I would like to know if anyone had any trouble balancing the new tires? And if you did what you did to solve the problem? I hope everyone has had good luck with these tires and they all run perfectly, they look great. Thanks.

Keith

Yes, yes, yes. I've had trouble balancing these buggers. Had them Road-Force balanced by a local outfit that claims to do lots of race tire balancing, and the car shakes like crazy at, guess where, 65 mph! (It also shakes at 35 mph until the flat spots are gone.) The problem may well be that the rear tires are out-of-round. My plan is to get the balance and roundness checked by another tire dealer and if a tire is out of round, I'll get it shaved to try and true it. Then re-balance. Any other ideas on how to deal with this?
Thanks,
Jerry

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by CWizard

My plan is to get the balance and roundness checked by another tire dealer and if a tire is out of round, I'll get it shaved to try and true it. Then re-balance. Any other ideas on how to deal with this?
Thanks,
Jerry

Good plan. The flat spotting will always be a factor. Less so in a warm climate. If the car is stored or unused for a length of time, either pull them off or jackstand the car.
And don't let the shocks hang-prop the lower arms front and rear.

[Mike Bartlett]

I drove mine only twice since the new tires. The first trip was pretty short the 2nd trip was 2-3 hrs off an on. I was on back roads but did not notice any wobbling/balancing issues coming from the tires. I did notice they do grab at anything they find however after driving a bit I kinda got use to it. So far I love the tires however I do need to get me alignment done my old left rear tire had considerable more wear on the inner edge than the outer.

Mike