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Left rear tire mounted inside out

Old 10-23-2014, 12:35 PM
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Old 10-23-2014, 12:51 PM
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............The tire was mounted backwards at the factory. Remember, those of us who were in the very early runs had our Vettes held for weeks in Bowling Green and Nashville for "quality control" issues...............
BG may have missed the mistake but all corvette tires arrive at BG already mounted and balanced to the correct wheels by an outside supplier. For many years (and probably still so) that supplier is FIRESTONE. Imagine Firestone having the contract to mount GY and Michelin vette tires.
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See Left Rear Tire Mounted Inside Out At Factory instead.
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