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Old 10-28-2015, 09:28 PM
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Anyone know of someplace near NyC to get tires shaved?
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I don't...but if you don't mind....why do you shave the tires? Is it to eliminate the sideways "wiggle/squirm" that comes with 'tall' tread? Do you shave them down to have 0 tread...like a slick?

I ask because I know my car handles pretty poorly when I get a brand new set of tires...the front seems to wiggle in turns. The issue gets better quickly as the miles rack up on the tires. I have in the past referred to it as "tread squirm".
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Yes in general. But I don't in general. This is because I damaged one tire. Shaving would make it about the same tread as the other 3.
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Order new tire shaved from Tire Rack.
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Tire rack doesn't sell Nittos to match the set I have.
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