Road force tire balancing recommendation in Brooklyn?
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Road force tire balancing recommendation in Brooklyn?
At the end of June I purchased Kumho Ecsta tires as the tires I bought the car with developed a bubble on the passenger side tire along with chunks of rubber seemingly breaking off the tiree on both driver and passenger sides -- most likely due to the extensive road work around my area. Terrible experience especially since I've purchased these tires before without any issues, but come to find out (after getting them balanced, re-balanced, and re-balanced again) that on the 4th time I go back to the tire shop, the tread lining of the tire is out of round with the tires rotation -- the treads were snaking side to side while the tire was spinning on the balancing machine.
I received a discount from tire rack for the defective tires and went ahead with Pirelli P Zero Nero's to avoid getting stuck with another defective Kumho product. The majority of the vibration I felt from the experience with the Kumhos almost disappeared, but I'm still sensing some vibration/wobble from my front-end. I read up on some previous posts here and came across a Hunter Road force tire balance? I read up on this solely and was wondering if anyone can recommend a shop that uses this machine. The shops I've gone to had machines which looked like it, but seemed basic in comparison with regards to the tire read out when balancing the tires.
I live in Brooklyn, NY. Is it worth my time to try out Bay Ridge Lexus for this, or would a reputable independent shop be able to handle this? Any recommendations and comments are welcome.
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I received a discount from tire rack for the defective tires and went ahead with Pirelli P Zero Nero's to avoid getting stuck with another defective Kumho product. The majority of the vibration I felt from the experience with the Kumhos almost disappeared, but I'm still sensing some vibration/wobble from my front-end. I read up on some previous posts here and came across a Hunter Road force tire balance? I read up on this solely and was wondering if anyone can recommend a shop that uses this machine. The shops I've gone to had machines which looked like it, but seemed basic in comparison with regards to the tire read out when balancing the tires.
I live in Brooklyn, NY. Is it worth my time to try out Bay Ridge Lexus for this, or would a reputable independent shop be able to handle this? Any recommendations and comments are welcome.
Thanks
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If say it is the control arm, am I better off having the part rebuilt (if possible) or to get an OEM replacement? I read on another thread to rebuild oem parts due to their better structure and design fit as opposed to a replacement part which may not be adequate enough. Thoughts?
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