I got new tires for my daily driver. The tire place talked me into Toyo Versado's saying that they were the best tires.
Well, after the change, the next time I was on the expressway I got a pretty severe vibration. Took the car back and the tires were re-balanced. Same deal, vibration at 65mph. I took it back again and they told me the car needed to be aligned. I told them that, if the alignment didn't solve the vibration issue, I get it for free. Then they decided it wasn't an alignment issue.
Long story short, they tried to re-balance the tires a number of times (I lost track). They even removed the tires and checked the wheels for runout and balance.
Last time the car was there, a buddy picked me up at the tire place and I was telling him about the tire trouble. Out of the blue, he says "are they Toyo's"? I said yes and he told me he had the same problems!
When I went back to the store, without me saying anything, the manager offered to buy the Toyo's back and put on a set of Michelin's.
I can't really find much information on the net about Toyo balance problems. Anyone had a similar experience?
BTW, the replacement Michelin's solved the problem.
Well, after the change, the next time I was on the expressway I got a pretty severe vibration. Took the car back and the tires were re-balanced. Same deal, vibration at 65mph. I took it back again and they told me the car needed to be aligned. I told them that, if the alignment didn't solve the vibration issue, I get it for free. Then they decided it wasn't an alignment issue.
Long story short, they tried to re-balance the tires a number of times (I lost track). They even removed the tires and checked the wheels for runout and balance.
Last time the car was there, a buddy picked me up at the tire place and I was telling him about the tire trouble. Out of the blue, he says "are they Toyo's"? I said yes and he told me he had the same problems!
When I went back to the store, without me saying anything, the manager offered to buy the Toyo's back and put on a set of Michelin's.
I can't really find much information on the net about Toyo balance problems. Anyone had a similar experience?
BTW, the replacement Michelin's solved the problem.