New Tires/Alignment
 

Just installed 4 new tires on the SRT. Got a great deal from tire shop owner/buddy that owed me. Got all installed, balanced and laser aligned for under $600 (1/2 price). These were the ones installed:

Bridgestone Potenza RE970AS Pole Position Ultra High Performance All-Season

Front: 235/40R18
Rear: 275/35R19
Sidewall Style: Blackwall
Serv. Desc: Front-95W, Rear-96W
Load Range: XL
UTQG: 400 AA A

Treadlife Warranty: 5 Years / 40,000 Miles
Uniformity Warranty: First 1/32" of wear
Workmanship & Materials Warranty: 5 Years / Free replacement first 3 years, then prorated until 2/32" remaining depth.
Manufacturer's Road Hazard Warranty: None
Manufacturer Special Warranty: 30 Day Buy & Try Guarantee (1)

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What was interesting was that the tire tech who is probably the best at aligning Mercs outside of the stealerships in our area freaked out at the DIY adj. cambers I had installed. He says he will align maybe 5 Mercs a week and have to tell all the owners that you can't adjust the rears. When I told him that these were slapped together with off the shelf items I threw together, he says I should patent them. We're working out a deal where I order the parts and assemble them and he'll sale and install them and split profits.

Link to my DIY rear cambers...
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...tml#post712854

Print-out of latest laser align...
Attachment 30936

Re: New Tires/Alignment
 

Another member running dramtically reduced rear camber I see. How happy with the handling are you?

Re: New Tires/Alignment
 

It's never been better. She's not a racer, just my daily scooter. These settings give a better chance at a straight even wear across the treads. Luckily we had my previous settings to compare to and I was getting a slight bit of wear on the inside still so we compensated a little more. I'm taking her back in to have the front bolts installed and tweaked a little more. Had the same slight inner wear on the fronts. :cool: