Miata Mailing List: March 1997, Message #95
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Subject: Re: tire mounting/balancing

   Date: (none)





On Sun, 2 Mar 1997 12:09:11 -0500 "Will Brown"  writes:

>I have to put new tires on my '96M (not even a year old!)

>

>Question:  Should I try and use a tire shop for the mounting and 

>balancing, or should I just go to the dealer?  After reading on here 

>some of the subtleties of miata wheel balancing, I'm wondering if 

>I'll get a car that shakes like crazy if I don't go to the dealer.  

>

>Anybody have any experiences?  Any balancing equipment or methods I 

>should ask for (insist on) when 'shopping around'?

>

>I don't want to have to go to the dealer, because I will have to take

>off work (plus other hassles, plus I think my dealer is totally 

>infested with knuckle scrapers, so I don't necessarily trust them, 

>either), whereas with these tire places who stay open until 20:00 or 

>so, I can go after work.

>

>Unfortunately, I am coming to the sneaking conclusion that all shops

>are infested with knuckle scrapers too (I can only think of one

>around here that isn't, but they don't do tires), and I dread having

>my car screwed up by the simple act of it being driven into one of

>their service bays. (am I verging on flames, here?)  ;)

>

>\/\/

>wbrown@comet.net

_____________________-

Will-

Get a price on the tires you want from Tire Rack

Add expense which a local shop will charge for mounting and balancing.

Take your total price to Tire America-or similar tire place. Their price

will be much higher, but they may match it. I found one that would.

Have them tighten the lugs without the use of an airwrench.



I had no problems.

Mike Menozzi

Mokena IL