Marc
Makaha,#2Consumer Comment
Tue, February 06, 2007
A kid I know bought some, and got a flat a week later. Took it to the tire shop he bought the wheels and tires from and they refused to fix it, saying they might damage the wheel taking the tire off. They would only sell him a new wheel and tire.
Robert
Jacksonville,#3Consumer Comment
Wed, January 17, 2007
Those rubber straps the kids think are cool, use 50psi or more. They are a 35 series or worse, profile tire. I've seen 20 series rubber. The strip was about an inch high around the rim. Of course, the ride quality sucks, as the sidewall absorbs the bulk of the road "feel". Along with wearing the entire suspension out quickly, immediate wheel damage is the end result of a blowout with those things.
Cory
San Antonio,#4Consumer Comment
Tue, January 16, 2007
50 psi sounds kind of high to me. What kind of tires require that psi?
Robert
Jacksonville,#5Consumer Comment
Tue, January 16, 2007
"I took the wheels to a tire shop to check them out and was told some very disturbing news. The wheels were badly bent and twisted due to very low air pressure the people at the tire shop said that sealant was never used to seal the tire to the wheel so improper mounting on their part cost me almost $3000 for wheels tires and labor for inspection at the second tire shop." Low pressure will cause no harm at all to the wheels. It will not bend, or twist them. Also, sealant is only used on rims that are badly rusted, pitted, or otherwise corroded. Good rims only require a soap/water mixture to lubricate the bead, so the tire seats easier without snapping up to the rim. It appears the second shop took you for a ride...a $3000 ride at that. If your tires were losing pressure quickly, it's because the rims have issues in the bead area(not Tiretrack's fault), or bad valve stems(also not their fault if you declined new ones).