flatspotted tires
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homestarSenior Member
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flatspotted tires
*%$*%*$*%^&%!!!! I let my Z sit for about 5 months and now on the highway it wants to JUMP off the road. These are brand new yokohamas. Do you think that this problem will drive off the more i break them in or should i buy a new set of tires? -
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homestarSenior Member
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Jason84NA2TSenior Member
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A few heat cycles will tend to make them come back a little.
Also, if you have access to a balancer you should recheck them. Sometimes the balance will go out as a tire wears. -
grahfzSenior Member
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we flatspotted a set bad on a rental Mini-S in vegas. Something about large e-brake burnouts…
really bad "thumps" and a bit of hopping… I could see the spots in the tires.
had them rotated at a tire shop, took it behind a nearby business, and burned them off a good bit… mostly to heat them, and try to take the edges off so that they're more round for the return. Wasn't perfect, but was QUITE a bit bitter.
btw, vegas locals LOVE it when you're assing a rental around. ;D Free rotation, thumbs up from anybody who saw it.vg33et -blew some chunks outta it, then gave it all away.
2009 370z touring/nav/sports -
FirehawkSenior Member
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It should go away. Overinflate them for a while, and do some "fun" driving including hard cornering. I have had tires sitting longer than that return to normal.Chuck Stong
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homestarSenior Member
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how much should I overinflate them? I beat the shit out of them today and it was to no avail. -
FirehawkSenior Member
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homestar wrote: how much should I overinflate them? I beat the shit out of them today and it was to no avail.Chuck Stong
300+ Parts and Performance owner
http://www.300-plus.com
2002 ZCOT president and always active member -
FlawleZSenior Member
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Yeah I had 2 Yokohama's that had pretty bad flat spots. Some tard (previous owner) decided to burn out excessively then stop dead and the tires cooled to a nice flat spot. I just burned them some and drove around a little while with roughly stock tire pressure and after ~a month or so I seem to have extinguished any signs of flat spots.Originally posted by Andrew84zx
tell her your car is so fast it will make her panties fly off