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Old 12-26-2004, 09:36 AM
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need help from falken 512 owners...

i know a few of you have been having problems with vibrations at certain speeds. how did you finally get this fixed? IIRC there is a way you have to line up dots on the tire? maybe im way off. im taking my car to the tire shop today or tomorrow and id like to show them how to fix it. thanks guys.
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Old 12-26-2004, 12:59 PM
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I don't have the falken's but had a similar vibration problem. I had to have a forced variation balance. I think it looks at the high and low spots on both the wheels and tires and matches them up (high spot on tire with low spot on wheel.) They actually had to dismount 2 tires and switch the wheels they were on. It worked though...no more vibrations!
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Get them done on one of those babys!
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i've had my balanced on that machine over 3 times - vibration is now gone, but tires still feel twichy, uneasy and riding on those makes the car feel like crap.

on the other hand - they are great in wet and snow.

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Old 12-27-2004, 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by nick
i've had my balanced on that machine over 3 times - vibration is now gone, but tires still feel twichy, uneasy and riding on those makes the car feel like crap.

on the other hand - they are great in wet and snow.

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Twichy is usually not a tire issue. It is an alignment issue. If your car is toed to far out you get great response in the curves but on center it is twichy. To far toed in great on center fell but plow in the curves.
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Old 12-27-2004, 08:39 AM
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my aligment is within specs ( I've had aligment done when i've removed my summer Michelin pilot sport ps2 and installed stck se rims with falkens )

I will not buy those tires anymore.

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Twichy is usually not a tire issue. It is an alignment issue. If your car is toed to far out you get great response in the curves but on center it is twichy. To far toed in great on center fell but plow in the curves.
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but tires still feel twichy, uneasy and riding on those makes the car feel like crap.
Yes these tires give the worst feedback, and after 3K miles, mine are developing a slight vibration above 75 mph. I should have spent $50 more a tire...
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ive been lazy. im gonna go 2morrow but i know they are gonna say... its a high performance tire so its normal when i know its not.
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