Were they really grinding the tread off? You sure they weren’t using a road force balancer?Don’t mean to detract from the original topic but this reminds me of what happened to me 30 years ago at a Sears tire store: I had bought new tires from Sears and shortly-after discovered a “bump” I felt was probably a defective belt on the new tire(s), so I took it back in for warranty about a week after the purchase.
While awaiting my vehicles’ turn in-line for service I shopped the store.
I was amazed/puzzled/shocked/pizzed when I came back to the tire dept to find they actually had a dedicated machine that was spinning my wheels and grinding tread off those new tires in an attempt to make them perfectly round...
I made them replace them completely with a different model/brand of tire.
Don’t mean to detract from the original topic but this reminds me of what happened to me 30 years ago at a Sears tire store: I had bought new tires from Sears and shortly-after discovered a “bump” I felt was probably a defective belt on the new tire(s), so I took it back in for warranty about a week after the purchase.
While awaiting my vehicles’ turn in-line for service I shopped the store.
I was amazed/puzzled/shocked/pizzed when I came back to the tire dept to find they actually had a dedicated machine that was spinning my wheels and grinding tread off those new tires in an attempt to make them perfectly round...
I made them replace them completely with a different model/brand of tire.
If you don't remember the days of nylon in bias ply DOT tires, here's a little info on nylon in tires. It's pretty much a normal thing... and if they sit for extended periods at low pressure, the flat areas may become somewhat permanent.
