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this is way u DONT buy tires from a pawn shop

Old Apr 26, 2005 | 02:56 PM
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Unhappy this is way u DONT buy tires from a pawn shop

well yeah... i did it.. i bought a set (4 tires low profile) for i think it was 150.00 all together for 18" well they lasted awhile like 3 MONTHS.!! i know that they wasnt brand new and all but there a good brand in tires .. well sunday i noticed that my car was driving a little werid, i looked at my tires and noticed that one of them looked like it needed some air in it.. well yeah i put it off kept checking it .. last night while going to walmart i noticed that my was driviing even more bad.. was thinking that maybe my lug nuts where loose or something .. had christopher check it and they was fine... then i just thought that i was just going crazy or something ... well i went to work this morning and on my way there i smelled rubber.. well i wanted untill i got off work to look at it and all i stopped at a gas station to finally put air in my tire and well then i noticed that the tire was lookin like it was coming off the rim.. im like WTF ive never seen anything like this ... then i start to put air into the tire thinking well maybe it will go into place when i put more air into it ( but thinking its not that flat to be doing that) so then i take my hand and feel in the back then i notice that is not even closed... well i put my spare on and everything ....... but i will never buy tires from them again specailly for my fc.......

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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 03:10 PM
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i dont see how that has anything to do with the pawn shop...........looks like your own fault
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 03:13 PM
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its just dry rot. It happens
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 03:15 PM
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There was nothing wrong with the tires, besides haveing a leak. You wore the **** out of it by procrastinating. Your rim was eating the side wall up without air pressure in the tire.
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 03:16 PM
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There was nothing wrong with the tires, besides having a leak. You wore the **** out of it by procrastinating. Your rim was eating the side wall up without air pressure in the tire.
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 03:23 PM
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two of the other tires that i have also have something wrong with them thou also.. they have bubbles on the side wall
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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what is the good name brand on the tires? the only problem i see with the one is that it was driven on low pressure and wore the **** out of the side wall, yes procrastination killed that tire.
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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Gebus, wonder how much new tires are gonna cost.....18's are great....till you have retire them....ESP if you want something in teh sub 500 treadware rating

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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 03:41 PM
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No offense..but looks like operator error to me also.
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 03:53 PM
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The bubbles in the sidewalls (knots) are either manufacturer defect or improper inflation of the tires. I bought some tires off tirerack once, 3 of the 5 total I bought had the knots. Had to buy a fifth tire because one of them had an air leak no one could find... I had to put air in it every other day. Thought it might be the wheel, but a different brand of tire had no trouble with it.

Seems to me, when you buy budget low-profiles, you're asking for trouble. Learned the hard way.
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 03:53 PM
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http://www.garage-toys.com/tireminder.html
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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$18 for something you should check when you fill up your gas anyways.
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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yeah yeah i learned the hard way ... and well if its cheap its not gonna last long..
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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18's hmm I just put a set on my SE3P cost me $2,300 I wasent happy oh well. Knot I dunno why. The blow out you ran it to low.
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Be glad you didnt destroy your rim.
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 05:41 PM
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Is it just me or was the starting post impossible to read? WTF?
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by pengarufoo
Is it just me or was the starting post impossible to read? WTF?
what are u trying to say???

Originally Posted by xtremeskier97
Be glad you didnt destroy your rim.
yeah i know .. i would have been even more upset then i already am
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Old Apr 26, 2005 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by xtremeskier97
Be glad you didnt destroy your rim.
have you seen the rims?????? i'm dissappointed they are still intact!!!!





























j/k the rims are ok.........not AWESOME....but ok.
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