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Old 12-18-08, 05:11 PM
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Default Should I get my tires mounted and balanced at Wheel Techniques for $120?

I bought my new tires from Tirerack and I'm having Wheel Techniques powdercoat my rims. I also need to do an alignment as well. Should I:

A. Pay Wheel Techniques $120 ($30 each wheel) to mount/balance wheels and pay ~$100 at another shop to do the alignment.

B. Once Wheel Techniques are done with the rims, bring the rims and tires to another shop that will mount/balance and do alignment at the same time? If so, any recommendations?
Old 12-18-08, 05:42 PM
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i say... wait the wheels to be done.. bring it to ermms SonicMS at mountain view to mount and align... they are very good at it..... very very good... if u wanna mod.. do it there too... they are very good with IS250... they have done a lot of cars up
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does SonicMS align low, LOW cars?
Old 12-18-08, 10:25 PM
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custom alighnment in moutain view....have them do it all
Old 12-19-08, 01:45 AM
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you should bring it by America's Tire Co I'm an assistant manager at the Dublin store or my boys at the San Jose store can take care of it for you hit me up on PM if you want to get it done
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If you have them mounted at Wheel Techniques for $120 I highly doubt they will include free lifetime rotations/rebalancing. Just go to America's Tire Co.
Old 12-19-08, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by kurdus
does SonicMS align low, LOW cars?
low low cars dont need alignments
Old 12-19-08, 06:27 PM
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If you have the right offsets you dont.
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Originally Posted by kurdus
does SonicMS align low, LOW cars?
of course they do
Old 12-20-08, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by iialcii
low low cars dont need alignments
HA! when they are so low they bust cv joints and need new axles installed, then they need an alignment.
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Originally Posted by kurdus
does SonicMS align low, LOW cars?
yes they can........very low cars
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sonicms ftw, i'll be there on monday picking up my new rims
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Hey! I'll be there on monday to hang out and pick up a part
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Nice, see you there!
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Originally Posted by kurdus
HA! when they are so low they bust cv joints and need new axles installed, then they need an alignment.
Not on an SC.


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