Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 10:38:43 GMT From: -Bob- <uctraingNOSPAMnospamanet.com> Subject: Re: Mounting/balancing 17 / 16 inch wheels cost
On Fri, 21 May 2004 16:39:42 -0400, "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> wrote: > >Not really. They are more sensitive to imbalance, but the work to balance >them is the same. All the shops in my area now charge extra for 17" wheels, some for 16"wheels. >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. Tirerack is great and I love 'em, but the last "balanced" set I got left much to be desired. They were totally unbalanced. It might have been a fluke, but I had stuff like weights falling off upon delivery, etc. To their credit, they paid all costs without hesitation to have a local dealer rebalance them. They were also incredibly helpful and flexible on one order that had problems with untrue wheels. So, I highly recommend them, I recommend the GSP9000 whether they use it or you find one locally... but you still might end up at the tire shop.