Wildpeaks suck......
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Still no luck huh, did you try having them balanced with the lug adapter?
Have you had the wheels checked to see if they're an issue? Assuming you swapped from stock wheels to aftermarket recently....what wheels are you running?
Have you had the wheels checked to see if they're an issue? Assuming you swapped from stock wheels to aftermarket recently....what wheels are you running?
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Haven’t had much time to deal with it, going to give it another try today. I have the SCS Ray10 wheels.
Sucks, hoping they figure it out soon for ya!
Something to note; I think the SCS wheels are BOTH hub and lug centric....so there’s probably less of a chance that’s you’re issue.
Has Falken got back to you about what they’d be willing to do about it?
Something to note; I think the SCS wheels are BOTH hub and lug centric....so there’s probably less of a chance that’s you’re issue.
Has Falken got back to you about what they’d be willing to do about it?
You need a road force balancer. I purchased some good name brand tires and wheels from an on line tire company for a Tacoma I had and I couldnt get over 30 mph. It was so bad it felt like they were square. The company I purchased them from set me up with a local shop with a road force balancer. The tire shop said that this was just about all their business, becsuse the online company always has issues. I was told that even though the tire was a good name brand, that the online company bought the cheepest of the tires and the tire companies would send them tires with issues for less money. I could never get them balanced properly and I ended up with a big fight with the online company and never recouped all my money. I ended up finding a used set off CL and selling my online set to recoup my money. The online company never paid me for all my expenses. I buy from local businesses and top quality brands from those companies only. I pay more, but have not had issues.
I go through Discount Tire exclusively now. Had some similar horror stories and started using them, while they have made some mistakes and I've had a few more tire issues, they've always stepped up and taken care of it, so it's worth it.
There is a lot of omission in this post so it makes it hard for me to understand what may be the root cause of the problem in your case but I will say it is generally true if you buy a tire that is also OEM for a car or truck, then you are getting the lower grade of what they make because the best tires go to OEM first because OEM will reject it if the tire doesn't meet their own internal specs (uniformity, conicity, balance, etc). Doesn't matter if you buy it online or from Discount Tire...they both get the lower end tires.
I have the Wildpeaks and they have been great on and off road. Very solid/good handling, low noise (not as quiet or as good rolling resistance as the Michelin LTX A/T 2 tires that they replaced, though). Interestingly, I know many other people that are running them (on various Toyota/Lexus, Jeep, Ram, Ford vehicles) and everyone is very happy with them except for 2, and both of those have the ones made in China, and the others, including mine, were made in Thailand. I know this is anecdotal, but may be worth a consideration. Also, not sure if all of these tires are load range E, which may be another factor.
Can you elaborate on this? Who are you claiming is the OEM in this scenario, Lexus or Falken?
If Lexus, I find it difficult to believe they inspect individual tires as quality control and am unaware of a tire grade rating that comes with tires that they could order based off.
If Falken, I also just don't follow as Falken doesn't sell tires direct. In fact, Discount Tire is one of their few approved online retailers. You'd be claiming Falken is sending their approved vendors lower grade tires?
Just trying to understand more about the rubber industry.
I was talking about the tire suppliers but I can not call out individual OEM tire suppliers on this forum (or anywhere) in regards to my earlier post. I did not do that back then, and I am not going to now.
Lexus definitely would require whomever supplies the tire/wheel assembly to them to measure each one for uniformity and balance to make sure it meets spec except maybe spares.
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Ahh, I follow your first statement.
Having many friends who work in the auto industry, from dealerships (Porsche, Volvo, BMW, Toyota, etc), manufacturing, repair, etc, I still don't believe that Lexus is demanding more of an inspection on individual tires, above and beyond what the normal QC from the tire manufacturer is. That's labor intensive and expensive and they just don't care that much. They sell wrecked new cars, cars with known pending recalls, cars with safety concerns, etc...and you're telling me they draw a line at tire grade standards?
I'm happy to be wrong, but from my experiences and understanding, there's no way a tire Lexus puts on a vehicle aren't from the same QC approved pile of tires you buy at approved vendor stores.
Before a tire is shipped to a tier one supplier it must have been measured already and all the measurement data is stored. Every tire has a barcode which is usually mounted on the bead area and that barcode can pull up all that data if needed at a later time. The measurement data must fall within set parameters for tires imposed by Toyota before it can be shipped off to tire and wheel assembly location.
Any tires that didn't fall within Toyota's own set parameters are typically shipped off to retail markets which is a whole different set of parameters. That doesn't mean they are bad tires, just didn't meet Toyota internal standards.
When the tire is mounted onto the wheel, the whole assembly must also be measured as well and fall within set parameters for assemblies imposed by Toyota before it can be shipped and mounted on the vehicle.
Interesting.
I think I also spot my disconnect from your original point. I was thinking you were making the case for getting new tires at the dealership to avoid headache because the dealership replaced worn tires with a superior grade tire versus other suppliers.
I believe you’re just speaking to the tire supply standard from initial production by the vehicle manufacturer, or do you also mean at the dealerships level, they get only tires that meet that elevated Toyota standard for even replacement sets?
I think I also spot my disconnect from your original point. I was thinking you were making the case for getting new tires at the dealership to avoid headache because the dealership replaced worn tires with a superior grade tire versus other suppliers.
I believe you’re just speaking to the tire supply standard from initial production by the vehicle manufacturer, or do you also mean at the dealerships level, they get only tires that meet that elevated Toyota standard for even replacement sets?
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My apologies if what I am saying didn't really contribute to this thread. I was just speaking of tire standards as shipped to auto manufacturers but every one is different. Some may not even have internal standards. I know Toyota Lexus does for sure.
To be honest. I don't know what the Toyota dealerships get in comparison to retail markets like Discount Tire when it comes down to just the tire itself. Wheel obviously has to be OEM service parts. I think the dealerships get their tires either from the port distributor or perhaps DealerTire.
I’m glad you shared that info, I find it interesting. Enjoying learning stuff I don’t know much about!
I was just in disbelief that it’d happen at the dealership level, based on my experience, and was searching for clarity.
I think that kinda info can help folks. Maybe you have had tire issues and are just looking for a issue free setup...go find some like new take offs from someone, if they’re slightly higher standard selection tires, it adds some worth to them for the owner.
I’ve only had my st maxx tires on for a few days, but they have been better than expected. They’ve done great on wet roads and did very well in deep sand.