BillyRay

In this area bent rims are common if you drive in areas with a lot of
railroad crossings and potholes large enough to swallow small children.
That being said it is easy enough to diagnose bent rims.... when they are on
a tire balancing machine you can see them "wobble" as they rotate.
If a rim is bent you have two choices. You can live with it or replace it.
A tire with an abnormal wear pattern will often continue to wear improperly
even if the cause is corrected.... that is just how it is.
If you choose to replace the rims..... if you want AUDI rims go to e-Bay....
aftermarket rim you can order from anywhere.

This raises a question....... If the rims were bent why were you not told
when the new tires were installed?


"Anit Patel" <apatel2@insight.rr.com> wrote in message
newsUojd.128685$5v2.77853@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> All that the dealer said was I need four wheels and tires replaced.
> They gave me diagnosis that wheels (rims) are bent causing tires to
> wear uneven. I find it difficult to digest that four rims can be bad.
>
> "BillyRay" <SPAMjpb357@yifan.net> wrote in message
> news:nTdjd.436$yk5.25@fe37.usenetserver.com...
>> There are four things that come to mind. Most likely the wheels were not
>> properly aligned when the new tires were installed. Secondly is there may
> be
>> worn componets in the suspension and thirdly some tires are know for
>> their
>> odd wear patterns.... or fourthly... the tires may all be defective.
>>
>>
>> "Anit Patel" <apatel2@insight.rr.com> wrote in message
>> newsf8jd.9112$8y4.2482@fe1.columbus.rr.com...
>> >I have year 2000 model A6 4.2 what is wearing tires uneven.
>> > This car uses 17" tires. Has any one experienced
>> > this? The dealer says all four wheels need to be replaced. I find
>> > it difficult to digest that all four wheels can go bad. The car has
>> > only 50k miles. My new set of tires have only 6k miles and have
>> > started making noise.
>> >
>> > Anit
>> >
>> >
>>
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>
>

KLS

On Sun, 7 Nov 2004 11:36:41 -0500, "BillyRay" <SPAMjpb357@yifan.net>
wrote:

>If you choose to replace the rims..... if you want AUDI rims go to e-Bay....

For Audi alloy wheels (and lots of other Audi parts), try Shokan All
Audi http://www.shokan.com/ . I've been very pleased with their
service and prices.

KLS

On Sun, 7 Nov 2004 11:36:41 -0500, "BillyRay" <SPAMjpb357@yifan.net>
wrote:

>If you choose to replace the rims..... if you want AUDI rims go to e-Bay....

For Audi alloy wheels (and lots of other Audi parts), try Shokan All
Audi http://www.shokan.com/ . I've been very pleased with their
service and prices.