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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 44.4 mpg (US) ... 18.9 km/L ... 5.3 L/100 km ... 53.3 mpg (Imp)
Top_Fuel (07-31-2019)
Double check you have the correct Hub Centric rings and that you are using the correct lug nuts for the wheels! Make sure they aren't over torquing them, as doing so could bend your hubs. Using an impact to put your lugs on will do this. They should be hand tightened, torqued in a star pattern to about halfway, then torqued the rest of the way... all with a hand torque wrench.
I had a couple Toyo Proxes t1r that were out of balance and had to be replaced when they were mounted new. I've used Mavis Discount several times and they've always done me good make sure the tires aren't expired and they will definitely replace a tire if it's out of balance.
Eventually I got some Toyos that were in good balance and I put about twenty thousand miles on them when two of them went out of balance again and it was the tires themselves. It's like the belts inside were breaking. I wasn't over or under on inflation and only driving on roadways.
Hey man...where are you hiding when all of these good tire topics come along?!?
For those who don't remember... Basic is the resident tire engineer.
I never considered this so thanks for bringing it up...
SLR Static Loaded Radius is the radius from the wheel centre down to the ground, at reference load and pressure. The difference between unloaded radius and static loaded radius is called deflection. This value varies between 15-30% of the tire section height, depending on tire type.
Last edited by Top_Fuel; 07-31-2019 at 04:53 PM.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 52.2 mpg (US) ... 22.2 km/L ... 4.5 L/100 km ... 62.6 mpg (Imp)
I am the only person that's ever installed the tires. I had them mount and balance them and I took them home and installed them. But this weekend I'm going to just hand it over to the shop.
The only thing that I didn't get that's the exact same as the OP was the hub centric rings. They are the right size and high quality aluminum but they are the only thing that's different. I feel 50/50 like it's either a bad tire or the rings..
Yeah we have good taste! Well I'm just a copy cat LOL
I want to lower it some now. I'm looking at springs.
I did the same thing as you. I carried my wheels/tires home and installed them myself. I like the service I get at Discount Tire, but I still prefer to bolt them on myself.
Here's an old post where I talked about the hub rings that I was using. Not sure this has anything to do with your issue. Just throwing it out there...
https://mirageforum.com/forum/showth...ll=1#post46037
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 52.2 mpg (US) ... 22.2 km/L ... 4.5 L/100 km ... 62.6 mpg (Imp)
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 44.4 mpg (US) ... 18.9 km/L ... 5.3 L/100 km ... 53.3 mpg (Imp)
Top_Fuel (07-31-2019)
My problem with tire shops is there's a possibility they will strip the lugs and bolts.
Fuel Log: Good enough
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