Goodyear Billboards balancing

[jmimac351]

Originally Posted by RICK LAKE

You guys know you can always buy another tire more to your liking, put the Black wall side out, and stencil in the letters on the tires. Takes about 15 minutes per tire after you make the stencil. Just a Thought. Rick L.

That's illegal. Man law.

[jmimac351]

I bought my BBs from the distributor in Daytona. They mounted them for me but the balancing machine was at a race that day. I haven't had them balanced yet. They seem fine around town but get up to 80mph or so and they do vibrate quite a bit. Go figure.

[RICK LAKE]

jmimac351 3 things JM First off do you know that those tires you are driving on without a balance are PER WEARING out your drive train? If the worst of the vibration is in the front end, wheel bearings, tierod ends, the rack and pinion itself,( internal gears ) the steering system up to your hands. If its in the rearend, depending on the rearend if solid axle both rear axle bearings, the axle tubes, over time the spider gears in the carrier. If a jag rearend the outter hub bearings, and the u joints to them. 2 nd thing is that you are dangerous enought to drive a car with this problem at high speeds, you said you drove 80 mph and the problem is worse. If you are on a race track at this time, Fine. If you are out on a street or highway with other people around you, and cobras are people magnets, doing 70 mph. It's very possible the a tire could seperate and you have one hell of a ride to look forward too, I just hope that you take no one with you. Not sure what you are worth to your wife and kids, your car is worth from 40-60k dollars and all the time and work you put into it. The worst part is you are only worth 1,000.00 dollars. This is the cost of a TOP set of tires for your car. I am not so worried about you but someone else that ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time. As far as stenciling tires that a choice, I do think the safety factor comes into play, or maybe a class action suit again GY for maken poor tires may change there way of thinking. This kind of thing requires the DEATH of about 5-10 people before anything is done. The last thing Man rules, a statement where some men with small brains, big balls, and going through there middle age adjustments have as an excuse for being dumb. I have 2 out of the 3 things listed above, small brain and middle age, I am just not foolish enough to risk someone elses life for $1,000.00 dollars. Have a good day JM. Ps I have seen over the last 10 years more people get hurt from the don't worry about it thinking. 1 dead, 1 burnt over 20% of his body, mostly hands feet, arms, face and neck, 3 others ending up in hospitals for weeks. 1 guy was in traction for 8 weeks. Broken back. Have a nice day JM Rick L. New rule, get smarter everyday. I at lease try.

[jmimac351]

Originally Posted by RICK LAKE

jmimac351 3 things JM First off do you know that those tires you are driving on without a balance are PER WEARING out your drive train? If the worst of the vibration is in the front end, wheel bearings, tierod ends, the rack and pinion itself,( internal gears ) the steering system up to your hands. If its in the rearend, depending on the rearend if solid axle both rear axle bearings, the axle tubes, over time the spider gears in the carrier. If a jag rearend the outter hub bearings, and the u joints to them. 2 nd thing is that you are dangerous enought to drive a car with this problem at high speeds, you said you drove 80 mph and the problem is worse. If you are on a race track at this time, Fine. If you are out on a street or highway with other people around you, and cobras are people magnets, doing 70 mph. It's very possible the a tire could seperate and you have one hell of a ride to look forward too, I just hope that you take no one with you. Not sure what you are worth to your wife and kids, your car is worth from 40-60k dollars and all the time and work you put into it. The worst part is you are only worth 1,000.00 dollars. This is the cost of a TOP set of tires for your car. I am not so worried about you but someone else that ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time. As far as stenciling tires that a choice, I do think the safety factor comes into play, or maybe a class action suit again GY for maken poor tires may change there way of thinking. This kind of thing requires the DEATH of about 5-10 people before anything is done. The last thing Man rules, a statement where some men with small brains, big balls, and going through there middle age adjustments have as an excuse for being dumb. I have 2 out of the 3 things listed above, small brain and middle age, I am just not foolish enough to risk someone elses life for $1,000.00 dollars. Have a good day JM. Ps I have seen over the last 10 years more people get hurt from the don't worry about it thinking. 1 dead, 1 burnt over 20% of his body, mostly hands feet, arms, face and neck, 3 others ending up in hospitals for weeks. 1 guy was in traction for 8 weeks. Broken back. Have a nice day JM Rick L. New rule, get smarter everyday. I at lease try.

Rick, 3 things:

Lighten up, Francis.

Switch to decaf

I plan to get the tires balanced, I just put them on.

Good grief.

[jmimac351]

[JCoop]

I have little stickers on my cars that say "Look all You Want but Please Don't Touch".

I'm changing them to "Touch my Car and I'll Kill Ya"

[RICK LAKE]

jmimac351 JM I only went by what you wrote on the thread. This is not a game when playing with a cobra. Car or animal. At times the car is both. You said you already tested the speed limit, 80 mph, and found a problem you said nothing about getting the tires balanced. I would have thought when you got the tires mounted this would have been done at this time. With almost 30 years in the auto repair bussiness I have not seen many people buy tires and install them on there cars without a balance. Most also get a wheel alignment. Farmers in my area don't balance tires for the field trucks. This is not a game, and alot of people think it's funny until someone gets hurt or killed. We get NEW people who just brought a cobra and no NOTHING about these cars. Read info here and see you where lucky with your BB tires without a balance done. Next you know someone says JM's car is fine with this being done. Take the car out, open it up and the party is over. I know you where just telling us that on your car the tires are not to bad to drive at low speed. You know this, I know this, but beginners don't. I choked Francis ( SYCO ), 2cups of tea a day for caffeine, Gald you are getting the tires balanced. Have a nice day, enjoy a nice drive in the car. Rick L.

[RICK LAKE]

Excaliper Ernie Today all you need is a good lawyer and deep pockets. Most of todays society takes NO responsiblity for there actions. They blame everyone and everything but themselves. They don't read the side of every tire they look at, No nothing about DOT, but this tire looks sharp on my car. Tires go on the car and 5 minutes later the car is in an accident, WHY because they where not told and didn't sign off on the contract about driving the car easy for the first 500 miles to get some heat cycles in the tires and get the protective covering off the tires from driving. Who's fault is it's Ernie? There is a lawsuit pending right now against Firestone for just this case. 3 kids and 2 adults in the MPV. All hurt no one bad. Suit is for millions. IMO they should get rid of bias tires, unless they are the Cooker tire for the cars from the 09 to the 40's and are show cars only. Major law suits against the Ford explorer for roll over issues. Nater kill the CJ-5 jeeps with the same thing. I own 3. I put one on it's side from 4 wheel in a plowing mud field and doing power slides. No one hurt, no damage to me or my 2 friends, laughed about it and put jeep back on wheels and drove off. Jamo would be the one to ask about this kind of law suit. Jamo?? Ernie have a nice day, go easy on those pineapple cocktails. Rick L.