Had an alignment done on Saturday (2 weeks after AGX install). The alignment went fine but when the tech came back he said the vibration I had complained of was from a ripped belt in the tire. This is the second bad experience I had with these tires, as after 3k miles I had a bubble develop in one. Now they have only 13k miles and a ripped belt. So my questions are as follows:

1. What can cause a belt to rip?

2. Would sever vibration of the steering wheel be a symptom?

3. Is there any way for me to visibly check to see if they are correct?

I already replaced the tires with my stock steelies tonight, and tomorrow when I take it for a spin I will see if the vibration is coming from the tires or not. Thanks for any help in advance,
-Cyrus

 

Hmmmm, what tires are you running on? This is quite odd.......

 

yokos

 

Yeah Yokohama Avid H4s and come tomorrow I am going to call Yokohama and demand some new tires. Hopefully they can get me something other than Avids.
-Cyrus

 

Anyone???
-Cyrus