:banghead: That's really not gonna help much with the ride or handling! :cus:
For those who might not yet realise, Red Dots should always take precedence over Yellow Dots, but if there's a Red Dot on the tire (which should be indicating the
lowest point of 'roundness' on the tire) and it's not lined up with the valve, it
might be that it's lined up with a mark or the measurement on the rim that's reflects the
highest point of the rims 'roundness'... :dontknow:
Generally, rather than just being Spin or Dynamically Balanced, OEM tire/rim assemblies are often 'Match Balanced' before fitting onto a vehicle, which matches the balances & run-out features of the rim to the balance & run-out features of the tire to produce a very well-balanced wheel assembly, ideal for
smoooth ride & handling; usually meaning the Yellow or Red Dots (which are good only if the tire manufacturers are good!) are aligned in the 'ideal position', rather than just going for the default position of 'in line with the valve' (which is good only if the rim manufacturer is good!) On some vehicles, usually but not always restricted to the more expensive/upmarket types, the newly 'Match Balanced' wheel assembly can then also be put on a device that actually 'shaves off' any high spots off the tread on the mounted tire, making the rolling circumference of the tire as close to perfectly round as you can get within the limits of the technology, thereby resulting in a much
smooooother ride than would otherwise be possible!
hyea: The only downside of doing this is that it might reduce the tire life a little, but if you're paying mega-bucks to own a car in which the loudest intrusive noise isn't the road noise from the tires, but instead will be the noise of the analog clock on the dash ticking, are you really going to worry too much about having to replace the tires maybe 2-5000 miles earlier?? :dontknow:
pps: Sorry, got carried away there - we
are meant to be talking about Spyders, aren't we?!
So forget that last paragraph above, cos the sad fact is that if it's a new Spyder, we are once again talking about the questionable Kenda/BRP relationship, aren't we!? So who knows why they've done whatever; we can only guess that they've decided to cheap out
yet again; once more leaving their customers to deal with any of the likely resulting issues!! :gaah: :banghead:
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