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      03-25-2013, 10:57 AM   #148
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Originally Posted by surlynkid View Post
Nitto is simply not getting an adequate weld at the splice. This is common in extrusion and plastics depending on melt flow and rheology. With the crosslinking already complete, the process is more challenging, but this is a Nitto problem, not a mounting/direction/etc problem. How many years have folks been running R6's with no problems. Nitto has a QC problem, and the Japanese are always the last to admit a QC problem. I have worked in polymers for a lot of years, and this has nothing to do with mounting your tires. This is 100% QC.
I'm pretty sure if this was a mounting problem that we would have been well aware of this complaint a long time ago.

I've never worked with polymers but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night...I agree that this is a Nitto problem.
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