Discovered that ALL my lug nuts were loose driving around for one day, STUPID tire shop!
So last week I stopped by Larkin Tire Factory for an alignment in Pleasant Grove, Utah, since I had changed my tire rods on both sides. They do the work telling me that the alignment was pretty off, but that they did notice a 'cupping' in one of the front tires and that may have been the cause of the rough riding more then the alignment. They also said that the tire should work itself out eventually now that the wheels were properly aligned but I'll have a hard ride for a little bit.
So this got me thinking about new tires, but I slowly remembered that I had an extra tire from a previous tire separation (replaced two tires, kept the good surviving tire). So the next day after the allignment I went to a different tire shop, Timp Tire in Highland Utah, since it was closer to my house, to have them switch out the tire with 'cupping' in it. They pull me into the garage two minutes into starting work and tell me that they found EVERY LUG NUT LOOSE. Who works in a tire shop and doesn't tighten the lug nuts when you take a vehicle off the car lift?!
On top of this, Timp Tire doesn't find the mysterious 'cupping' in the tire. No need for a tire change, and don't even charge me a dime. Now my Tahoe drives smooth, the best it has in months! Timp Tire guys are awesome!
So last week I stopped by Larkin Tire Factory for an alignment in Pleasant Grove, Utah, since I had changed my tire rods on both sides. They do the work telling me that the alignment was pretty off, but that they did notice a 'cupping' in one of the front tires and that may have been the cause of the rough riding more then the alignment. They also said that the tire should work itself out eventually now that the wheels were properly aligned but I'll have a hard ride for a little bit.
So this got me thinking about new tires, but I slowly remembered that I had an extra tire from a previous tire separation (replaced two tires, kept the good surviving tire). So the next day after the allignment I went to a different tire shop, Timp Tire in Highland Utah, since it was closer to my house, to have them switch out the tire with 'cupping' in it. They pull me into the garage two minutes into starting work and tell me that they found EVERY LUG NUT LOOSE. Who works in a tire shop and doesn't tighten the lug nuts when you take a vehicle off the car lift?!
On top of this, Timp Tire doesn't find the mysterious 'cupping' in the tire. No need for a tire change, and don't even charge me a dime. Now my Tahoe drives smooth, the best it has in months! Timp Tire guys are awesome!
