jimbo486

That's the most amount of work I'd allow Pep Boys to do on any vehicle. .

mknittle

Isn't that Curly,Moe and Larry?

NJTman

Oh, boy... You are SO RIGHT !


They're the least expensive installer here, so I go with the flow.



BTW,

EBAY tires have to be cautious purchasing. Actually any tires, you have to look at the manufacturing date on the tires when you get them. If they're over a year old, I might just start thinking not installing them, unless of course you run through tires annually. Costco has the "newest" tires (in my experience) and Tire rack's are anywhere from new to 9 months old or so. The newer the better, obviously, as these radials rot away rather quickly once exposed to UV rays.

Danderson

If that. I'll probably go through Discount Tire and insist upon driving the truck in and out of the shop.
I need to get mine into Dodge for the driver's side airbag recall and am dreading it.
I've got a Dodge shop I usually use that sells Toyos but they charge for rebalancing and rotation,so i'll probably go with my local Discount Tire.

jimbo486

That's my attitude as well!

"I'll drive it in for you, this thing has it's quirks. Just guide me into the lift."

Shoot, I usually remove the wheels and tires, borrow my dad's truck and take them a 1/4 mile down the street to the local tire shop. I hardly trust anybody to even put them on. This shop in particular for me.

You see, sometime ago I bought a good, used set of tires from a friend and had arranged with this shop to dismount the existing and mount the 'new' tires for me. The first one went up on the balancer and had a nasty hop. I leaned over to the tech and said, "That ain't good!" His response... "All dually wheels are that way." I laughed at first but this guy was serious. I couldn't even come up with a reply other than to say, "Take that one off. I'm going home to get another wheel." Sure enough the other 3 and the spare I brought spun true.

Numbskull.

If only I had the machines to mount and balance wheels and tires...