OT: rough-riding kumhos? - follow up

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

nope :)
1. the vibration was there before i got to cincy
2. the 'dip' is even in the tread grooves (i.e. the center channel dips as
well), and this part of the tire is not in contact with the road.
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Cammisa" <jcammisa@alwaysonline.net>
To: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: OT: rough-riding kumhos? - follow up


> At 03:02 AM 6/12/2003, Allyn wrote:
>
> >get back home, throw the original front wheels on the spare rear axle
beam
> >i have, so i can spin/examine them. get this, the right front kumho has
> >this funky 'dip' in it. over about a 5-8" span, the entire tread area
dips
> >by about 2mm. even the center tread groove follows this dip. also, while
> >the center is dipping, the sidewalls stay where they should be (i was
> >thinking it was the wheel, as this wheel has been straightened twice, but
> >the wheels/sidewalls rotate true).
>
> LOL!
> Allyn, Cathy's right -- that's a big fat flat spot from the parking lot
> episodes. :-)
> Jason
>
>