So after picking up these xjr rims I soon realized that the tires that were mounted were completely shot and unsafe to drive on. I shopped around and found a good deal on tire rack for Hankook tires. After getting them mounted and balanced I unfortunately found out that two of the 5 are unable to be balanced and have to be machined. I moved two of the three good rims to the front and put a good one and bad one on the back. The car has a slight "wobble" between 45 and 65. It isn't too bad, but while I was shopping around for rim repair estimates I found out about road force balancing with the hunter machines and was hoping someone could recommend a place that can do it cheap since I'm already 1300+ deep in these rims. I'm hoping that doing this can improve overall ride quality and allow me to possibly put off the rim repair if I can. Moral of the story is to shop around and stay away from the first deal you find, but in the end I love the way they look and the tires are a huge improvement. Thanks in advance!

 

So I just realized that I apparently made another account accidentally and my other computer remembered the log on information so both of these are my accounts. I'm going to continue with this one and stop using the other one. I was hoping someone would have some advice, but it looks like I might have to wing it.

 

Did they dismount the tires to verify its the rims and not the tires? Only reason I ask is that I know of but dont know anyone that has used Hankook tires. I know the Goodyears I installed required almost no weight and same with the last two sets of Yokos, however before those on my ex wifes Honda we were in the middle of nowhere and needed tires now and got some no names that were POS and needed a lot of weight.

Are they saying they are bent?

Where did you purchase them?

Chris

 

BTW the car looks great!! I never see white 308s and they look sexy with the XJR wheels!!

Chris

 

Hey Chris, thanks for the complements! These tires were purchased from tire rack and were one of the best rated tires. I looked over them before they were mounted and I didn't see anything obvious. They are a huge upgrade from the eagle gts I had before. The rims on the other hand were purchased from someone privately. Based on the curb-rash and 0% thread I suspect they may have had a rough life. They didn't say the rim was bent they just said it is off its true. It has no visible damage. I'm going to probably create a simple device to measure the true of the wheel this weekend and I will go from there. I got a quote to repair the rim for 125, so I might just do that.

 

Here is the link for the tires.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....tnum=54WR8H452

 

Thank you, funny I dont remember seeing those..

I have the GoodYear Eagle Sports on mine.

Chris

 

They might be new Chris. I'm not sure though. How do you like the sports? I think they are more expensive than the gts.

 

So far I still like them. I did a "review" a little while back...

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...8-snow-108005/

Chris

 

Awesome! That's a great review. You're a brave man driving the xjr in the snow. That takes guts!