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Old 20 Mar 2006, 01:30 am
Kevin McMurtrie
 
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Default Re: WTF is with Honda "Shakymobiles"

In article <Xns9756A369BA101nononononon@140.99.99.130>,
Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

> JFC, it seems every new Honda I test drive has got a goddamn tire problem.
> Jeez!


Which one? Some have extremely light rims so the wheels shake with
balancing errors less than what the typical tire shop targets. I always
had to ask for tighter tolerances when getting the wheels balanced on my
97 Civic HX. The rims were so light that I put a tire print on my
forehead the first time I lifted a wheel off the car

My Accord Hybrid has back-buster rims despite them being alloy. I doubt
it will have wheel shaking problems but I wonder if the car would
perform better with something lighter.
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