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4BangerCivic
11-12-2002, 09:24 PM
I got my rims a few weeks ago and they're wrapped in Pirelli P7000's. I assumed they would be a bit louder than my 15's with N itto's but the noise is SUBSTANTIALY gone up. My dad is paranoid so he took it to that tire shop by Super-K...they say my tires are "cupped"...little ice-cream-scoup cups are taken out of the rubber...causing excess noise...ive never heard of this...

How the hell woud ice-cream cup shaped indents be formed in my tires???

He says the back are worse than the front and the back/left is te worst of all

Any input???
zexpwrd4door
11-12-2002, 10:34 PM
over inflation there good buddy
Skywalker
11-13-2002, 07:36 AM
Cupped? WTF? Never heard of that!!!

Do you have a camber kit? Remember that those wheels are a size up from your stocks. If you don't get a camber kit, your tires will wear faster. But I have never heard of this "cupped" thing before!

By the way, I always had my tires a few psi under what was stated on the tires. Hopefully you checked the air pressure when you put them on your car, and keep up w/ that. I am sure the pressure in the tires changed over time as they sat in my garage and temperatures changed dramatically.
The Barst
11-13-2002, 07:40 AM
if it is cupped in, put more air in them.
4BangerCivic
11-13-2002, 04:35 PM
nono....you all are thinking the width of the tire is cupped out or in...there are DIPS in the tread of the tire maybe 2-3" wide..its no biggy...Skywalker was ur car out of alingment? I mean its no biggy to me. The back/right one was the loudest...ill take a pic of the dip maybeya'll can see what i mean...ill try to post it tomorrow...anyway, i ordered 1 new Pirelli P7000...:)
Mr.2
11-13-2002, 04:44 PM
Originally posted by Skywalker

By the way, I always had my tires a few psi under what was stated on the tires.

Dont go by what the tire says, go by what the car manufacturer says: sticker in door jam or owners manual.
Skywalker
11-14-2002, 08:12 AM
Originally posted by Mr.2
Dont go by what the tire says, go by what the car manufacturer says: sticker in door jam or owners manual.
No NO No NO No! That would be for the tires that came on the car! His wheels and tires are a different size.
DoC-JoneS
11-14-2002, 12:54 PM
find a medium between the tire rating and the door rating. the door rating is vased on what the load bearing properties should be. the tire rating is what they're designed to operate at.
4BangerCivic
11-14-2002, 02:33 PM
LOL...all t hes posts about tire inflation...my problem has NOHITNG to do with tire inflation (well maybe a little)...ima go try to take a pic of this "cupped" tire
4BangerCivic
11-14-2002, 02:43 PM
OK..here is the best picture i coud take that represents the cup-ness...notice the tire is not round ...looks like a many-sided-figure...what looks like flat is actually indented to form a vague "cup"
4BangerCivic
11-14-2002, 02:44 PM
and here i tried to get a close up of a "cup" or whatever
DoC-JoneS
11-14-2002, 03:05 PM
what the fuck have you done to your tires?

is your car dropped?
Crate
11-14-2002, 05:56 PM
uhm. how the hell.
4BangerCivic
11-14-2002, 09:29 PM
hey now! dontask me....these are ERIC'S (skywalkers's) tires! ive had 'em for a week i did NOTHING to them :) talk to him
4BangerCivic
11-14-2002, 09:30 PM
lol that was th e worst one..the others arent so bad...i ordered a new one so ill hopefuly have it on by thursday.
DoC-JoneS
11-15-2002, 09:22 AM
you really ought to have the tires rebalanced and your alignment checked, because the settings on eric's Z and your civic are bound to be different. just my .02
Skywalker
11-15-2002, 11:06 AM
Originally posted by DoC-JoneS
you really ought to have the tires rebalanced and your alignment checked, because the settings on eric's Z and your civic are bound to be different. just my .02
Those wheels and tires are from my old Civic. You think I'd sell him wheels that were made for a RWD? Come on man, I'm not a crook!!!
Skywalker
11-15-2002, 11:08 AM
Originally posted by 4BangerCivic
hey now! dontask me....these are ERIC'S (skywalkers's) tires! ive had 'em for a week i did NOTHING to them :) talk to him If that happened while I owned them, I am sorry. Don't know why that would have happened. I never experienced any of the problems (noise, etc.) that you are describing. Don't forget your camber kit. Absence of this will cause bad things to your tires. Remember that those wheels are two sizes bigger than stock!
DoC-JoneS
11-15-2002, 11:12 AM
sorry i didn't you know used to roll honda...
DING DING DING we have a winner...
i'd say it the camber combined with the plus sizing of the tires...
Skywalker
11-15-2002, 11:14 AM
That is also my estimation.
4BangerCivic
11-15-2002, 10:18 PM
nebody konw how much camber kits run for ??? $$$ wise?? and from who should i get them?? also the difficulty of installation...
WutupYo
11-18-2002, 04:48 PM
i wanna say that has sumthing to do with aybe takein turns and drifting or maybe bouncing in a turn while drifting... i used to have the same thing on my firebird, and i only noticed it after i drifted a turn and spun out.... iono... i had it on my tires but dont know how to explain it to ya...
DoC-JoneS
11-18-2002, 05:03 PM
right. funny i don't think he can drift that civic of his... just don't see it happening...
WutupYo
11-18-2002, 05:14 PM
u can still take turns in a civic, he doesnt have to drift, just take a turn too fast and have the tires dig in or sumthin
DoC-JoneS
11-18-2002, 05:15 PM
now that i know about...