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Archive for August 30th, 2006
Flat Spots
Posted by James on August 30, 2006
What is the average time that it would take to get flat spots on tires?
I assume you mean the flat spots caused by a vehicle that has not moved for a while. I don't think there is a specific time that it takes to make this happen. Different tires have different belt materials and it is the "flattening" of one spot of the belt that creates the "thump-thump" from "cold" tires. This thumping tends to go away as soon as the tires warm up, usually after 10-15 minutes of running down the highway.
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