[Spridgets] Tire Rack.com needs a Spridget to measure/trial-fittires on

[David Booker]

Bud,
Sorry to hear about your bad experience there.  I've never been to their
facility, but bought four or five sets of tires from them when I lived in
Nashville.  Generally, my experiences were great and went like this:  I would
order a set of tires for a great price and they would deliver to my place of
work.  I'd then take the tires to my friend's recapping shop at quitting time
(with a six-pack for his crew) and I'd have four tires magically mounted,
balanced, and be on my way. Unfortunately, I have yet to find a buddy with a
shop here on Long Island where a suitable substitute mounting procedure can be
practiced...
 
I have not yet tried to buy Spridget sized tires from them.  Everything I
bought there was for a Miata, a Corrado, a Nissan pickup, or a Subie wagon.  I
always knew the sizes I was going for before-hand so never used their
suggestions for sizes.
 - David

--- On Thu, 7/31/08, David Lieb <dbl at chicagolandmgclub.com> wrote:

From: David Lieb <dbl at chicagolandmgclub.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Tire Rack.com needs a Spridget to
measure/trial-fittires on
To: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz at hky.com>, "Spridget List"
<spridgets at autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008, 4:43 PM

Bud,
They installed Sumitomo HTR200 175/70 13 tires on my 72 Midget at that
facility. Well, Actually they didn't touch my car, because it was busy
autocrossing on their test track with the Windy City Miata Club, but they
did mount and balance the tires on my Minitor rims for me... twice, since
they ignored my instructions on where they could not put weights as they
would get peeled off by the tierod end.  Unfortunately, their company
representative made such an ass of himself the at the autocross event
following day that none of my cars and none of my money will ever cross
their threshold again.

If they were to do this, I would think they would require a Bugeye, at least
one model of SWA and an RWA to do it right.
David Lieb
1972 1960 1974 1973
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