FowVay
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OK, the new tires are ON! I opted for the Michelin Premier A/S and here's how it went down:
I took the loose wheels to the store and had them dismount the old tires. I then took my bare wheels back home and cleaned up 16 years of gunk from the bead area. I washed and waxed everything and even put the wheels on my balancer to see how they balanced out without tires. Each of my four wheels were precisely .20 grams out of balance on the inner and outer lip.
I then went back to the store with my clean wheels and had them mount the tires. It went perfectly.
I learned that the Michelin tires have a softer sidewall in comparison due to the Michelin using only one polyester ply in the sidewall whereas the Pirelli uses two. You can feel the difference in a big way.
The Michelin is also made using sunflower oil... for whatever role that plays.
I will definitely put the Pirelli tires on my Volkswagen when it comes due. As for now, the ride is 100% improved over the former BFGoodrich that were 10 years old and worn out.
In all, I spent $529.34 for tires and I'll get a $70 rebate making my expense $459.34
Thanks to everyone for the wonderful discussion and advice. You guys are great!
I took the loose wheels to the store and had them dismount the old tires. I then took my bare wheels back home and cleaned up 16 years of gunk from the bead area. I washed and waxed everything and even put the wheels on my balancer to see how they balanced out without tires. Each of my four wheels were precisely .20 grams out of balance on the inner and outer lip.
I then went back to the store with my clean wheels and had them mount the tires. It went perfectly.
I learned that the Michelin tires have a softer sidewall in comparison due to the Michelin using only one polyester ply in the sidewall whereas the Pirelli uses two. You can feel the difference in a big way.
The Michelin is also made using sunflower oil... for whatever role that plays.
I will definitely put the Pirelli tires on my Volkswagen when it comes due. As for now, the ride is 100% improved over the former BFGoodrich that were 10 years old and worn out.
In all, I spent $529.34 for tires and I'll get a $70 rebate making my expense $459.34
Thanks to everyone for the wonderful discussion and advice. You guys are great!