I've been in an 18 month experiment with Sullivan Tire here in Keene, NH to find out why my tires (Mich AllSPort) are chopped and not improving. He's been aligning and checking and rotating, etc., and came to the conclusion that the rear alignment, while barely in spec, is causing the problem. He said there's no adjustment he can make that can correct the problem.

Next stop: Dealer (Sunnyside, Nashua, NH). They align and get results that show significant improvement, and suggest that the Sullivan Tire equipment is not up to the job, or that Sullivan has an outdated set of specs.

Up to now, everyone has been friendly and (I think) helpful and giving it a good effort. I'm headed back to Sullivan next week to share Sunnyside's results and input.

Anyone had a problem similar to this or have any advice?

 

did the tire place use the hunter road force balancing maching?

 

I don't know. The dealer used a Hunter machine which they bought fairly recently.

Is that the only machine that should be used?

 

I think Acura changed alignment spec awhile back. Sounds like the shop didin't have correct ones. I can't remember where I saw this.

 

There is a TSB regarding the rear suspension on the '04 and some '05s. Perhaps it affects you. See linked PDF:

http://www.in.honda.com/Rjanisis/pubs/SB/B05-050.PDF