Best tire shop for 345/25/20 in Houston??
05-10-2015, 02:18 PM
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Best tire shop for 345/25/20 in Houston??
Anyone know a good tire shop in Houston that has good prices and quality installation? I'm looking to either get invos or t1r for my rear.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
05-10-2015, 06:34 PM
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I've had really good luck with Discount Tire as they price match anyone and the majority of stores of the latest touchless mounting equipment and can do road force balance if you require it.
There are a couple things I do that I suggest anyone with a Corvette consider when having tires mounted, rotated or balanced:
1. Make sure you show up with jacking pucks in hand and give them to the inside sales guy when you check in.
2. Request a walk thru inspection of your wheels to notate the condition and location of any existing blemishes (if any). This makes it clear that you know the condition of the wheels prior to having work down and that you have the expectation the wheels will be in the same condition post service.
3. Request they use the "finger" retaining plate when balancing the tires instead of the standard large black cup that presses against the face of the wheel.
4. Request that they take off and install the wheels by hand. Sloppy use of an impact gun could mean the socket wallowing against the lug nut tunnels in the wheels.
Most Discounts have 1 or 2 guys who are well trained on using the touchless tire mounter and have experience working with uber-wide wheels so don't be shy about requesting that resource.
There are a couple things I do that I suggest anyone with a Corvette consider when having tires mounted, rotated or balanced:
1. Make sure you show up with jacking pucks in hand and give them to the inside sales guy when you check in.
2. Request a walk thru inspection of your wheels to notate the condition and location of any existing blemishes (if any). This makes it clear that you know the condition of the wheels prior to having work down and that you have the expectation the wheels will be in the same condition post service.
3. Request they use the "finger" retaining plate when balancing the tires instead of the standard large black cup that presses against the face of the wheel.
4. Request that they take off and install the wheels by hand. Sloppy use of an impact gun could mean the socket wallowing against the lug nut tunnels in the wheels.
Most Discounts have 1 or 2 guys who are well trained on using the touchless tire mounter and have experience working with uber-wide wheels so don't be shy about requesting that resource.
05-18-2015, 01:23 PM
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05-18-2015, 04:34 PM
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Ditto on Discount. They've always done a good a job on any car I've had them work on and they were the only ones that would mount some monsters I had on my Viper.