Help! Need stock rear wheel/tires any condition
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Help! Need stock rear wheel/tires any condition
Any help here would be appreciated.
My car has developed a significant drivetrain shake/rattle while under acceleration, over 40+ MPH, only while in any gear. But here's the deal. I took it into Oakland Honda and they immediately blamed my Invidia Exhaust, simply because it was the easy way out. So I switched back to stock, and, of course, it wasn't the exhaust (which has always been perfect).
So I take it back to a different dealer, SF Honda. Now they see the non-OEM size rear tires on stock rims (245 Kuhmos instead of Bridgestone 225's, just like TireRack recommends), and blame the shaking on the non-OEM size rear tires (they're about 6 months old, perfect condition, matched, and recently rebalanced). So now it's up to me to find a set of 225 rears to put back on so they can see it's not the tires.
Finances are really tight, and I can't see replacing my perfectly good Kuhmo's on this misguided path.
Does anybody have a stock set of rear rims with 225 tires mounted that I could borrow, rent or ?something? Or does anybody have a worn set of OEM rear tires without rims that I could borrow or have? I'd be open to any creative deals here to help me solve this problem. I'm a Mac Computer Technician, and would trade parts or services if that'd help you.
Thanks for ANY responses. Call me anytime; David - 510.864.1005 (Home) or 415.290.4428
My car has developed a significant drivetrain shake/rattle while under acceleration, over 40+ MPH, only while in any gear. But here's the deal. I took it into Oakland Honda and they immediately blamed my Invidia Exhaust, simply because it was the easy way out. So I switched back to stock, and, of course, it wasn't the exhaust (which has always been perfect).
So I take it back to a different dealer, SF Honda. Now they see the non-OEM size rear tires on stock rims (245 Kuhmos instead of Bridgestone 225's, just like TireRack recommends), and blame the shaking on the non-OEM size rear tires (they're about 6 months old, perfect condition, matched, and recently rebalanced). So now it's up to me to find a set of 225 rears to put back on so they can see it's not the tires.
Finances are really tight, and I can't see replacing my perfectly good Kuhmo's on this misguided path.
Does anybody have a stock set of rear rims with 225 tires mounted that I could borrow, rent or ?something? Or does anybody have a worn set of OEM rear tires without rims that I could borrow or have? I'd be open to any creative deals here to help me solve this problem. I'm a Mac Computer Technician, and would trade parts or services if that'd help you.
Thanks for ANY responses. Call me anytime; David - 510.864.1005 (Home) or 415.290.4428
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Originally Posted by s2000raj,Sep 21 2004, 08:24 PM
i think the stock's say 225 but they are acutally 240s or 245's.
they will use anything to get away from fixing something.....
hope you find a pair of rears
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> yes but does Honda dealerships know that....
My service advisor seemed not to know anything about this sizing issue.
> they will use anything to get away from fixing something.....
This is exactly the impression I've gotten so far. If I'd have know Honda was this way, I never would have bought one. I had an Audi TT before, where Audi covered EVERYTHING, including a clutch, wiper blades, brake pads & rotors. No problem, no arguments, no hassle. They even covered oil changes. Plus they always provided a free loaner car, and washed my car during every service visit. The Audi was nowhere near as fast, but the Audi was much nicer... Sorry folks.
> hope you find a pair of rears
I suspect I'm going to have to buy another set of new rear tires...
Please! Anybody have another solution for me? I big thanks in advance!
- David
My service advisor seemed not to know anything about this sizing issue.
> they will use anything to get away from fixing something.....
This is exactly the impression I've gotten so far. If I'd have know Honda was this way, I never would have bought one. I had an Audi TT before, where Audi covered EVERYTHING, including a clutch, wiper blades, brake pads & rotors. No problem, no arguments, no hassle. They even covered oil changes. Plus they always provided a free loaner car, and washed my car during every service visit. The Audi was nowhere near as fast, but the Audi was much nicer... Sorry folks.
> hope you find a pair of rears
I suspect I'm going to have to buy another set of new rear tires...
Please! Anybody have another solution for me? I big thanks in advance!
- David
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I don't really need bare wheels, I need a set of rear tires. I just figured that somebody had bought different aftermarket wheels, and might have their stock rear wheels w/already mounted OEM rear tires laying around. Then I'd like to borrow them for a day or two. I'll come get them with my truck, leave a deposit or something, then return them after a day or two. There would only be a few miles put on them, just enough for the Honda mechanic to road test the car.
I'm trying to avoid the cost of buying a new set of rear tires for just a short road test.
Any other thoughts? Thanks in advance. - David
I'm trying to avoid the cost of buying a new set of rear tires for just a short road test.
Any other thoughts? Thanks in advance. - David
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Originally Posted by DNF Dave,Sep 21 2004, 10:17 PM
> yes but does Honda dealerships know that....
My service advisor seemed not to know anything about this sizing issue.
> they will use anything to get away from fixing something.....
This is exactly the impression I've gotten so far. If I'd have know Honda was this way, I never would have bought one. I had an Audi TT before, where Audi covered EVERYTHING, including a clutch, wiper blades, brake pads & rotors. No problem, no arguments, no hassle. They even covered oil changes. Plus they always provided a free loaner car, and washed my car during every service visit. The Audi was nowhere near as fast, but the Audi was much nicer... Sorry folks.
> hope you find a pair of rears
I suspect I'm going to have to buy another set of new rear tires...
Please! Anybody have another solution for me? I big thanks in advance!
- David
My service advisor seemed not to know anything about this sizing issue.
> they will use anything to get away from fixing something.....
This is exactly the impression I've gotten so far. If I'd have know Honda was this way, I never would have bought one. I had an Audi TT before, where Audi covered EVERYTHING, including a clutch, wiper blades, brake pads & rotors. No problem, no arguments, no hassle. They even covered oil changes. Plus they always provided a free loaner car, and washed my car during every service visit. The Audi was nowhere near as fast, but the Audi was much nicer... Sorry folks.
> hope you find a pair of rears
I suspect I'm going to have to buy another set of new rear tires...
Please! Anybody have another solution for me? I big thanks in advance!
- David
but you do pay for that customer service with the higher purchase price
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The dealers you went to are idiots. The exhaust? My god, that's just lame. And now the tires...jesus. I think most consumers know when they're being jerked around, but they are just not mechanically-equipped to argue back. The simplest way around this is to just ask, "can you explain to me exactly how X caused Y?"
In the meantime, do what Asura says--take it to Hopkins.
In the meantime, do what Asura says--take it to Hopkins.