My new wheels and tires came on the UPS truck today!::Banana::
Who is the local hookup for mount and balance? Thanks.
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My new wheels and tires came on the UPS truck today!::Banana::
Who is the local hookup for mount and balance? Thanks.
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Drum roll ...... BAM! @ NTB in Grapevine
I just use a local immigrant-owned-was-a-gas-station-but-is-now-a-cheap-tire-store. They mount and balance mine for $10 each.
When I used NTB, they were nice enough to tack on some BS fees, similar to a 'fuel surcharge'.
I got my last set done at Walmart. No complaints and it was cheap.
Just make sure you have 4 hours to spare, in at 5:30 out at 9:30 to mount 4 street tires. The alignments are much faster though! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nexus Flux
Is it mount and balance or just mount at walmart?Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
Mount and spin balance just like Discount.Quote:
Originally Posted by CosmosMpower
WM couldn't do my OEM 195/50/15, too low profile. :WTF:
Discount wanted $20+ to put my tires on bare rims, and was a prick to boot.
I don't shop at discount anymore, and thats been over 5 years so far.
I don't pay more than $10, and use a small tire store as well.
They always have treated me nice, even when I showed up at nearly closing.
Paul, You should be able to find a shop out your way.
Just don't let them impact them on! :O
I took my wheels and tires to Wal-Mart once, and I didn't even let them do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
"These are directional tires."
WM tire guy - "What's that mean?"
"Use sticky weights."
WM - "What are those?"
"Nevermind, I'll take them somewhere else."
Does Titus have his machine up and running yet?
Nice I may try that next time.Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
Nope... and I'm not sure I ever will... I am considering putting it back up for sale. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by motorollow
+1 for the local I.O.W.A.G.S.B.I.N.A.C.T.S.Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
...although the one I used to mount my T1R's is owned by a white dude.
Can't you just stick it in the corner of the kitchen?Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
Too bad it wouldn't fit in there... at least then I would have a 220 outlet near by to plug it in to. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
No room in the barn's breaker box to add a 220v circuit? Materials would be fairly cheap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
Yes, and that is the plan. Just too many things I want to do and only so many hours in the day. Right now, I would settle for getting the shop all unpacked and getting some overhead lighting installed. When I consider the fact it will take more time and money (granted not that much) to get power to it, the thing takes up a big chunk of space in a shop that is already smaller then I would prefer, I will still have to pay a shop to mount the tires before I can balance them, and it could be flipped for what I paid for it to finance other shop stuff (or the mounting and balancing of a dozen sets of tires at my local I.O.W.A.G.S.B.I.N.A.C.T.S.), I'm just not convinced that buying it was one of my better decisions. :punchout:Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
Below is a picture of how I have spent the last 3 weekends and way too much coin. Can easily be assembled in 4-8 hours MY ASS!
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Nice fort! I built one similar for my kids many years ago, and they definitely take more than 4-8 hours to construct!!
Yea but Titus doesn't have kids. That's the mother-in-law's guest house.
:clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nails
But why in the heck would you spent that kind of money on a place for your mother-in-law!
We got a new dishwasher and I saved the box it came in. ;)
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Originally Posted by jrj512
Si Senior, munt and balunce.
OK, there's a Taqueria down the street. Should be a tire shop next door.
Got them mounted today at a little shop. They mounted low profile directional tires, lined up the dots, installed valve stems and spin balance with sticky weights for $12.00 each and didn't even mark the wheels. In and out in 20 minutes. You guys are right, I don't think I will ever buy tires at a "tire store" again. I got these from Edge Racing, had to pay shipping but no sales tax, fet, tire disposal fee or any other BS.
what shop ?Quote:
Originally Posted by creek
Out by my lake place in Mineola, Tx. Fishing this weekend.:D
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Nice. Let me know when you're ready to sell it. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by creek
I must live right. So far no problems with the local D T of T. I think a lot of it has to do with who's running the store. The ass't mgr. at the Waxahachie, TX store is both a biker and a hot rod freak. Greg spent hours on the web with me before I finally settled on new rims for the NC. Then he beat the best price I found on the web by $5.00 a wheel. No freight cgs. N/c for mounting either. $7.00 per wheel for balance. Can't ask for better. Now the DT-T in Mansfield ?!? ::turd:: Don't ask ............... ::Censor:: (where's the smilie for vomit ? )
Martha Stewart says those old tires make great weights for old cedar trees, and the crappie'll love the new digs. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by creek
Why would anybody ever pay a tire disposal fee when you can use them for so many things? :rolleyes: