Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 16:39:42 -0400 From: "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> Subject: Re: Mounting/balancing 17 / 16 inch wheels cost
"Alex" <alekseyvtnospamcom> wrote in message news:34c647cf.0405211159.6d96c534nospaming.google.com... > I have to replace tires on my 9-5 2000 Garry Fisher, so I am browsing > thru the list of local mechanics in order to get a decent price for 4 > tires mounting/balancing. I have one shop close to my home with a very > good reference from the saabnet.com users. The only one question > bothers me a lot: > > -- I been told by the mechanic that mounting/balancing 17 inch wheels > requires MUCH more work than mounting/balancing 16 inch wheels. Does > this statement true? Not really. They are more sensitive to imbalance, but the work to balance them is the same. I would recommend http://www.tirerack.com/index.jsp They will mount the tires on the wheels and balance them correctly with a Hunter GSP 9000 machine for free. All you need to do is take them out of the packing and put them on your car. The free work easily offsets the cost of shipping. -Fred W