Alignment Question / Help Needed

[Matt_UKTX]

Originally Posted by Xtony

Don't say I didn't tell you so!

Xtony,

You did tell me so, and I wouldn't have ruled it out if the "Donkey" SA hadn't told me he switched out my wheels with a stock set of another X5 and it still pulled to the right. I'm sure the Director is less than happy with him, since they've wasted a week of labor and a new camber arm based on this information.

Do you like the Michelins? How do they compare ride/noise wise? I'm looking at the Michelin Latitude Tour HP's, not the Diamaris.

[Xtony]

Originally Posted by Matt_UKTX

Xtony,

You did tell me so, and I wouldn't have ruled it out if the "Donkey" SA hadn't told me he switched out my wheels with a stock set of another X5 and it still pulled to the right. I'm sure the Director is less than happy with him, since they've wasted a week of labor and a new camber arm based on this information.

Do you like the Michelins? How do they compare ride/noise wise? I'm looking at the Michelin Latitude Tour HP's, not the Diamaris.

The Latitude Tour HPs are the tires I ended up getting and they are great so far. Discount Tire gave me a "good" deal on them because of the trouble I had with the Contis. They are almost as quiet as the Contis and much quieter than the run flats the X5 came with. They do handle better than the Contis which seemed to have a very soft sidewall.

[Matt_UKTX]

Originally Posted by Xtony

The Latitude Tour HPs are the tires I ended up getting and they are great so far. Discount Tire gave me a "good" deal on them because of the trouble I had with the Contis. They are almost as quiet as the Contis and much quieter than the run flats the X5 came with. They do handle better than the Contis which seemed to have a very soft sidewall.

Interesting... Can I ask, what kind of deal did you get? I'm getting all the installation and TPMS rebuild kit for free, but paying regular price for the tires...

[Xtony]

Originally Posted by Matt_UKTX

Interesting... Can I ask, what kind of deal did you get? I'm getting all the installation and TPMS rebuild kit for free, but paying regular price for the tires...

I don't have my receipts with me, but I recall paying around $200 more for the four Michelins mounted on the 20" wheels on my 4.8 sport. This was after getting the Contis balanced/indexed, swapped side to side, my alignment checked, and a new wheel purchased. Finally, the manager decided that enough was enough and he offered to get me into a different tire. No issues at all with the Michelins. Well worth the extra cost.