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In a message dated 2/10/14 14 50 44, pcajthaml@gmail.com writes:<BR>
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>>>You should pull the wheels and inspect them on the back side as well.<BR>
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>Dave; what do you mean by "my wheels were not tracked"?<BR>
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>>>He means he did not drive his car on a racetrack. That doesn't really mean anything, since a racetrack typically puts less stress on a wheel than a pothole-filled road does (although it does put higher side-loads on it, especially when sticky tires are fitted...)<BR>
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Mike<BR>
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