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Posted by MACK.GT (Member # 10461) on
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Anyone know some less expensive places to have a set of tires mounted and balanced ???preferrably in the eastbay area (vallejo(rich ,pablo)or maybe even marin or east county? Toscalito wanted to rip me - 80 for 2, sears wanted 50 for 2. I'm aiming for more like $25 for 2....
Posted by SwEeT 03 Gt (Member # 10283) on
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go to small tire shops they dont charge as much i got 2 of mine swapped for 24
Posted by dean-93 (Member # 9401) on
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walmart is cheap but i think you half to buy from them also
worth a try
Posted by turbo50 (Member # 6700) on
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hit up lxjames
Posted by LXjames (Member # 10791) on
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I can do t at work hit me up 925-285-3708
Posted by solbrothers (Member # 7524) on
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too cheap to pay full price
willing to pay bridge toll and drive all over the fucking place to save a few bucks
Posted by SwEeT 03 Gt (Member # 10283) on
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Originally posted by solbrothers:
too cheap to pay full price
willing to pay bridge toll and drive all over the fucking place to save a few bucks
lol,
its mental thing, you save on the thing your aiming for, but dont see how much more your loosing
Posted by solbrothers (Member # 7524) on
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Originally posted by SwEeT 03 Gt:
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Originally posted by solbrothers:
too cheap to pay full price
willing to pay bridge toll and drive all over the fucking place to save a few bucks
lol,
its mental thing, you save on the thing your aiming for, but dont see how much more your loosing
Posted by SwEeT 03 Gt (Member # 10283) on
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Originally posted by solbrothers:
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Originally posted by SwEeT 03 Gt:
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Originally posted by solbrothers:
too cheap to pay full price
willing to pay bridge toll and drive all over the fucking place to save a few bucks
lol,
its mental thing, you save on the thing your aiming for, but dont see how much more your loosing
damn it mentality not mental!
Posted by 925_GT (Member # 11891) on
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I'm biased seeing as I work at Americas Tire, But most shops are small for a reason. They suck at what they do. They cant balance worth a shit, and most of em sell fucked up used tires I wouldn't use for a tether ball pole. If you have tires you want to be installed on your vehicle, its $16 per wheel mounted and balanced THE RIGHT WAY. Any Americas Tire/Discount Tire store.
[ December 01, 2012, 10:39 PM: Message edited by: 925_GT ]
Posted by solbrothers (Member # 7524) on
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last place i went to (big o in benicia) tried to charge me $20 to mount a tire (not even balance it)
Posted by Wildfire532FB (Member # 1482) on
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Anyone know if i can go smaller than 245 tires on a 17x9 wheel?
Posted by solbrothers (Member # 7524) on
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of course you can
Clicky pow
Posted by 925_GT (Member # 11891) on
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Originally posted by Wildfire532FB:
Anyone know if i can go smaller than 245 tires on a 17x9 wheel?
Short answer, Yes. You can probably get a 215 on there. It will look dumb as hell though.
Posted by SLOWSN95 (Member # 8269) on
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One of my friends somehow got a 225 on a 10.5" wheel.
Posted by LXjames (Member # 10791) on
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Originally posted by SLOWSN95:
One of my friends somehow got a 225 on a 10.5" wheel.
A lot of flammable products and matches lol and a quick shot of a lot of air
Posted by MACK.GT (Member # 10461) on
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I thought it was 10mm in either direction ,safely.so if it starts at 245mm wide you can go 255 or 235 and be ok.
Posted by 1ST0KGT (Member # 10606) on
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everytime i go i go to calderons and they usually charge me about 15 bucks per wheel to mount and balance
Posted by MACK.GT (Member # 10461) on
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Originally posted by solbrothers:
too cheap to pay full price
willing to pay bridge toll and drive all over the fucking place to save a few bucks
Um ,NO, I slide through those areas for other shit all day.So no its not some mental mind trick to save a few bucks going on here. HAHAĦ
Posted by MACK.GT (Member # 10461) on
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Originally posted by 1ST0KGT:
everytime i go i go to calderons and they usually charge me about 15 bucks per wheel to mount and balance
That's a reasonable price !
Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on
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My guy charges 10 a wheel for mount and balance here in sac... Don't matter what size or type of wheel or the type of weights your car needs ... Small tire shops = small overhead, mounting a tire and balancing it isn't rocket science ..
Posted by BLoWN FR500 (Member # 8766) on
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$20 a piece at my shop. Larry's Tire in Hayward. 510-581-6020 ask for Eisa
Posted by Wildfire532FB (Member # 1482) on
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Originally posted by 925_GT:
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Originally posted by Wildfire532FB:
Anyone know if i can go smaller than 245 tires on a 17x9 wheel?
Short answer, Yes. You can probably get a 215 on there. It will look dumb as hell though.
why?
Posted by WAR189 (Member # 11072) on
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I think walmart is pretty cheap, but the tire must be a certain tread depth for them to legally mount it.
Posted by Wildfire532FB (Member # 1482) on
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Whats 245 and 225 come down to in inches?
Posted by a302juGRnot (Member # 10163) on
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Originally posted by Wildfire532FB:
Whats 245 and 225 come down to in inches?
25mm equals 1 inch. U don't want 225 on there unless u want the stretch look. Unless u go 45 series it's gonna look stretched
Posted by Wildfire532FB (Member # 1482) on
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Originally posted by a302juGRnot:
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Originally posted by Wildfire532FB:
Whats 245 and 225 come down to in inches?
25mm equals 1 inch. U don't want 225 on there unless u want the stretch look. Unless u go 45 series it's gonna look stretched
I have 245/17/40 i believe on it now and i want to go small without buying new rims
Posted by 925_GT (Member # 11891) on
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Originally posted by Wildfire532FB:
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Originally posted by 925_GT:
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Originally posted by Wildfire532FB:
Anyone know if i can go smaller than 245 tires on a 17x9 wheel?
Short answer, Yes. You can probably get a 215 on there. It will look dumb as hell though.
why?
Posted by Wildfire532FB (Member # 1482) on
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would 225s look like that?
Posted by a302juGRnot (Member # 10163) on
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Originally posted by Wildfire532FB:
would 225s look like that?
no as bad but it will look similar. if you really want to go 225's and dont want the stretch look, you can go 45 series and it wont stretch as much but will look too tall imo.
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