ARGH - Tire Mounting
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ARGH - Tire Mounting
I have a set of 17" AT Italia wheels and just bought a new set of Yokahamas to mount on the rims. My dealer said he couldn't do custom wheels, so I brough the car to a Tirerack authorized installer.
He said this was the first set of rims he couldn't mount a tire on in 31 years of being in business - says the wheel sits too high in his machine to allow the old tires to be removed or the new tires to be mounted.
I'm stuck!
Any ideas?
He said this was the first set of rims he couldn't mount a tire on in 31 years of being in business - says the wheel sits too high in his machine to allow the old tires to be removed or the new tires to be mounted.
I'm stuck!
Any ideas?
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find another dealer. obviously some one did it, i would check around. and where is your location? mabe some member might be able to tell you a good place to go if its close to where you live
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What's your location? I'm in NJ but if your not then I can't be of much help. Not many people can do custom wheels because of the machine that is needed to mount the tires. Go to a specialize tire place.
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From: ATL Shawwwwtyyyy
Discount Tire is the place to go! They really do a good job with aftermarket wheels. They may be called Americas Tire Company in your state, but it's Discount Tire. I've dealt with them for 10 years and about 10 sets of wheels. Damn, I really blew alot of cash over the years
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I'm located in CT, I called TireRack again, and they gave me the name of another location installer who I spoke with on the phone, he said he has the very latest equipment and my rims shouldn't be a problem - I'll let everyone know how I make out.
BTW, I learned a great deal about the latest mounting and balance technology. There are new machines out there that perform three different types of balances, including one where 700 lbs. of pressure is put on the tire - this is the only machine who eliminates all vibration, but only a select few installers have this latest machine.
There are also new mounting machines out there specially designed for custom and alloy wheels which do 90% of work without any damage to the rim. Again, these are just starting to become common as more cars are coming with alloys as standard equipment instead of stock steel.
BTW, I learned a great deal about the latest mounting and balance technology. There are new machines out there that perform three different types of balances, including one where 700 lbs. of pressure is put on the tire - this is the only machine who eliminates all vibration, but only a select few installers have this latest machine.
There are also new mounting machines out there specially designed for custom and alloy wheels which do 90% of work without any damage to the rim. Again, these are just starting to become common as more cars are coming with alloys as standard equipment instead of stock steel.
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