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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:01 am 
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Hrmmm... anyone know how to get a massive flat spot out of a tyre besides doing a burnout lol!!!

I'm serious by the way...it's starting to s**t me. The whole car goes thud thud thud :evil:

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:26 am 
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either a burnout, or find a tyre shop that will buff it out

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:32 am 
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Buff it out....that sounds interesting??

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:40 am 
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Buy a new tyre???

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:45 am 
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They're almost brand new *cries*

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:49 am 
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buffing the flat spot out is basically sanding the tyre back so the flat spot is removed..... takes a lot of life off the tyre though

 

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There's no easy way around it mate.

Just don't stand on the brake next time!

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:53 am 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
There's no easy way around it mate.

Just don't stand on the brake next time!


I didn't! The wheel came off my car remember? Car wedged it pretty badly for a few moments by the looks of it. :cry:

Inside of gaurd has all rubber coating lol.

Aaargh this sucks :cry:

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:56 am 
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Sorry mate, I didn't read that thread.
My apologies.

But still...No easy way around it.

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:59 am 
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Aaah your cool, you musn't of seen it.

Was a while ago. The flatspot has been plagueng me since. I've tried doing a few small burnouts but its no better.

I don't know anywhere to do decent ones lol, and I don't want to lose my licence!!!

 

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DO A BURNOUT :twisted:

know anyone with a property? or perhaps a large warehouse? ;)

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 1:20 am 
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DO A BURNOUT :twisted:

know anyone with a property? or perhaps a large warehouse? ;)



I wish 8-)

Knowing my luck the gearbox will spit its guts out all over the road lol.

 

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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 3:21 am 
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s**t ay, I had one of those about a month ago, following my mate down King Georges Road on a slight slope, both doing the 70, when the lights went orange (time to get through legally) when he decided it was a good time to test his stopping power. I'm not sure if my tyres are hard compound or not (Bridgestone Potenza GIII's) but these babies smoked up hardcore when comin to a stop. And, after the lights went green again, I also had a bit of tyre squared off, sounded terrible, but it worked itself out over the week, could just tough it out for a while and see how it goes ay, hope that helps you a lil man, catcha later.

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Ohh didn't look ay, November '05, it would deffinantly be fixed by now lol, how did it go?

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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 3:23 pm 
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It's still there. I'm beginning to think its an out of round tyre, not a flat-spot as I've done heaps of burnouts.

 

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