Flat Spots

[Dragonfly]

Noticed the other day that both front tires have uneven wear on the inside half of the front tires almost like flat spots and the right tire has a little bounce in it above 50 mph. I do have the FOBO tpms installed, could that be throwing the tires out of round?
I just passed 17,000 miles on my 2013 RT. I do have an appointment with Brewer Cycles next week on the 4th for a laser alignment even though in my opinion she steers and tracks OK.

 

[kngfsh27]

May be too late, but you may want to have them check tire balance.

 

[HVACR Guy]

Same here

I took my fairly new Kenda front tires in to my tire shop to get balanced after my Spyder dealer balanced them and did laser alignment and I was getting vibration on highway speeds still. They had around 7,000 kilometres on them and had what they called Scalloping or Feathering therefore could only be balanced so much and it did improve but have ordered new front tires. Federal Evo 595's 165 55 R15

 

[retread]

Wear on the inside means too much toe out. Happened on my GS after I set the shocks as high as they'd go.

john

 

[billybovine]

Time for a new pair of tires. Will not get better with time and use.

 

[Hey Yu]

Time for a new pair of tires. Will not get better with time and use.

Best to find the cause and fix it before installing new tires.

 

[Grandpot]

Here's a link to a little ditty I wrote on tire balancing. Hope it helps. http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?76628-Tire-Balancing

 

[billybovine]

Best to find the cause and fix it before installing new tires.

He is going for an alignment next week.

 

[garb55]

I no longer have my tires balanced at the shop
I bring them home and put Ride-On in my tires
ride is smooth and tires are wearing even
front tires are Continental Conti Pro and have 13.000 miles on them they still look new
had a Kumo tire on back that lasted 16.000 miles [it had weights on rim ]and just now changed to the General Altemax RT43 no weights on tire just Ride-On tire ride is smooth will see how this does for mileage
Don

 

[AbNormy]

Put a RT43 on back of mine and it required no weights on rim at all!

Norm H Austin Tx

 

[Dragonfly]

Here's a link to a little ditty I wrote on tire balancing. Hope it helps. http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?76628-Tire-Balancing

Thanks, very helpful. Guess we will find out for sure next Wednesday