Bubbling in my Sumis
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Bubbling in my Sumis
I've had these Sumitomo HTR+ for about 5000 miles now and the driver side front tire is developing a bubble! I don't drive my TL-S particularly hard. It's gotta be the bitter cold causing it. Anybody know if the warranty will cover it? I bought these at Tire Rack. The problem is, I don't have to receipt anymore. Do you guys think they will still give me a replacement?
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? try calling tire rack there usualy pretty good
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Re: Bubbling in my Sumis
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I've had these Sumitomo HTR+ for about 5000 miles now and the driver side front tire is developing a bubble! I don't drive my TL-S particularly hard. It's gotta be the bitter cold causing it. Anybody know if the warranty will cover it? I bought these at Tire Rack. The problem is, I don't have to receipt anymore. Do you guys think they will still give me a replacement?
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I've had these Sumitomo HTR+ for about 5000 miles now and the driver side front tire is developing a bubble! I don't drive my TL-S particularly hard. It's gotta be the bitter cold causing it. Anybody know if the warranty will cover it? I bought these at Tire Rack. The problem is, I don't have to receipt anymore. Do you guys think they will still give me a replacement?
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Originally posted by fsttyms1
? try calling tire rack there usualy pretty good
? try calling tire rack there usualy pretty good
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if it makes u feel anybetter i nailed a pothole with my oem tires and developed a bubble. This gave me an excuse to replace the ****ty michelins with sumis. I usually make sure to avoid that lane when im driving and once again i hit that same f'ing pothole (only now its even worse due to the weather) and nothing happend. I doubt the sumis will give u problems like that.
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I was also a victim of bubbling my stock Michelins. If I ever bubble the Sumitomos, I'll still buy'em as a replacement. They're a cheap alternative. Better and quieter than stock.
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Well, my replacement tire is here. It's actually a ***** to get a cheap place to mount and balance our tires. Some places claimed that their equipment is not sophisticated enough to handle our wheel size. Finally found a place that would do it for $14/tire. Just Tires is a rip off. They quoted me $25/tire.
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ive got 20000 miles on mine now and the only thing thats wrong is i beat them and there about 1/2 gone on tread
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hey my stock michelins only lasted 15,000 miles
I still have Michelins on the rear (the ones that were worn less) and put Sumitomos on the front.
I have noticed that on very smooth freshly paved asphalt they howl at 80-90 mph.
hey, on http://www.discounttiredirect.com, they have Falken Falken Azenis ST115 that seem to be nicely priced, comparable to Sumitomo prices.
Falken Azenis ST115
I also found a favorable review:
Review
Has anyone tried these?
I still have Michelins on the rear (the ones that were worn less) and put Sumitomos on the front.
I have noticed that on very smooth freshly paved asphalt they howl at 80-90 mph.
hey, on http://www.discounttiredirect.com, they have Falken Falken Azenis ST115 that seem to be nicely priced, comparable to Sumitomo prices.
Falken Azenis ST115
I also found a favorable review:
Review
Has anyone tried these?
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Re: Bubbling in my Sumis
Originally posted by axleback
I've had these Sumitomo HTR+ for about 5000 miles now and the driver side front tire is developing a bubble! I don't drive my TL-S particularly hard. It's gotta be the bitter cold causing it. Anybody know if the warranty will cover it? I bought these at Tire Rack. The problem is, I don't have to receipt anymore. Do you guys think they will still give me a replacement?
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I've had these Sumitomo HTR+ for about 5000 miles now and the driver side front tire is developing a bubble! I don't drive my TL-S particularly hard. It's gotta be the bitter cold causing it. Anybody know if the warranty will cover it? I bought these at Tire Rack. The problem is, I don't have to receipt anymore. Do you guys think they will still give me a replacement?
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