Where to you guys get your tires changed, and what do u pay?

Just wondering where you guys go to have your tires changed and balanced? I've seen some HUGE price gaps from place to place. As much as $100 to have 4 tires mounted and balanced, and as low as $20.

[ZXTUNER]

i take my wheels off and take them to walmart 25bux they do just as good as anyone

[Dizmm, (Old Account)]

i have a friend that does them for me for $20 for de-mounting 4 and then mount and balance them all. He is located in marshfield however.

[DontStopMe]

my dad has a shop in Shawano....so nothing for me. He usually only charges $6 a piece though when you buy new tires from him! but he also doesn't do much lowprofile stuff. Im usually the only one doing those 8)

[krazyk]

american tire and exhaust in marshfield only ran me $20 to have all 4 mounted and balanced

[devlish]

i think the average is about $8 - $12 / tire.

myself, i pay nothing, i have a deal worked out with the manager of a local shop.

[Stash]

The more expensive places are probably using a road force balancer. I don't pay anything either, I get full access to a shop. Its good not to burn bridges with previous employers. :D

Rapids area is terrible for pricing. The absolute cheapest place I could find was $40 and the guy destroyed the paint on my 18" Konig rims last fall. The next cheapest was $75! and several days waiting time.

A drive to Marshfield would work just fine, does your friend want any more business Dizmm?

[devlish]

Rapids area is terrible for pricing. The absolute cheapest place I could find was $40 and the guy destroyed the paint on my 18" Konig rims last fall. $40 isn't unreasonalbe... however, if they ruined the rims, i'd be making them pay for the rims, that's for sure.

[Dizmm, (Old Account)]

Rapids area is terrible for pricing. The absolute cheapest place I could find was $40 and the guy destroyed the paint on my 18" Konig rims last fall. The next cheapest was $75! and several days waiting time.

A drive to Marshfield would work just fine, does your friend want any more business Dizmm?

well, the way i usually do it is I drop off my rims and tires and he gets to it whenever (usually only a day or two). If they are off your car you can just give them to me in point. I drive to marshfield every day. Otherwise I am sure if you setup a time with him you could just meet him at his shop or something.

[speedyshelby]

I get mine done for free at work. Other things I get free are alignments and also got nice tire mounter and dismounter. But our balencer can only can go as big as a 17" which sucks but are mounter can do a 24" rim

Rapids area is terrible for pricing. The absolute cheapest place I could find was $40 and the guy destroyed the paint on my 18" Konig rims last fall. $40 isn't unreasonalbe... however, if they ruined the rims, i'd be making them pay for the rims, that's for sure.

Yes I screwd up there.. I didn't take action. One of my rims ha some scuffs from curb rash, and I just took it as a lesson learned, to never go back there. Which is why I'm also asking where everyone takes their stuff.

[TomKat]

The more expensive places are probably using a road force balancer. I don't pay anything either, I get full access to a shop. Its good not to burn bridges with previous employers. :D

Those road force balancers are awesome, but the machine is only as good as the person operating it. Unfortunately most wrenches are paid flat rate and there is not way in hell a tech would take the time to road force balance a tire.

[Stash]

The more expensive places are probably using a road force balancer. I don't pay anything either, I get full access to a shop. Its good not to burn bridges with previous employers. :D

Those road force balancers are awesome, but the machine is only as good as the person operating it. Unfortunately most wrenches are paid flat rate and there is not way in hell a tech would take the time for road force balance a tire.

We had a road force balancer at Mark Motors, it is an awesome mahcine but your right, no one took the time to use all of its features. Except for our own cars. :D

[fordssuck]

I always take mine to Steve.