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80,000 Mile tire

28 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this hands‑on video, automotive technician Mike Melton walks through the process of installing Continental TrueContact Tour 54 tires. He begins by mounting the tires and emphasizes the importance of replacing valve stems before installation. He then removes the protective sticker and uses a Road Force diagnostic balancer, which applies a simulated 1,200‑lb load to detect potential vibration sources. The balancer reports the weight distribution, showing an optimal reading of 7 lb and an ounce‑and‑a‑half imbalance, which he explains should appear as a circular pattern rather than an egg shape to avoid vibration. Melton claims the tire will ride smoother than a Cadillac, noting its quiet performance. He concludes by highlighting Continental’s 80,000‑mile warranty, contingent on proper rotation and regular tire servicing.

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Got a set of Continentals going on. This is the Continental TrueContact Tour 54s. They mounted up, about to set the bead right here. Now always replace your valve stems. Now let's balance these things out. Now before we do that, we got to take that damn sticker off. All right, let's get her balanced out. So we're not going to cut it, we're not going to edit. Right here is a Road Force balancer. This is a diagnostic balancer. It's going to check for anything that's going to cause a vibration before we put the tires on the car. So right now it's putting 1,200 pounds of force, being simulating being driven on the vehicle itself to check for anything that's going to cause a vibration. Now the roller's coming off. Now it tells us exactly how much weight. So an ounce and a half here, really good. It's only got 7 pounds of force. You want everything there to be green so that way it's more of a circle than an egg shape. So when you get an egg shape, that's what causes vibration. So right now this tire is going to ride better than a Cadillac. So these things are a very quiet tire. Now if you want something that's going to last, these things have an 80,000-mile warranty on it. So what Continental's saying is, as long as you keep these things rotated, keep all your servicing and everything right on the tires, these things should last you 80,000 miles.