Tire installation question

[devilsfan]

I'm having a local shop install my new lift in a few weeks. Is it better for them to do the tire install as well? Or would it be better to take it to someplace like Discount Tire? Who would be better at getting the balance right on big tires (42-44")?

Stacy

[Hellz]

chances are, if they are capable of doing a body lift, im sure they can do a simple tire install.

plus, i would be thinking more of a 1 stop shop in case somethign goes bad. that way you are trying to remeber who did what.

As for balancing, go with the beads instead of the weights.. makes tire balancing stupid simple.. actually there is no balancing.. they put the beads in when they put the tire on the rim and thats it.. the beads automaticly balance the tire as you drive.

[guruerror]

Originally Posted by Hellz

...plus, i would be thinking more of a 1 stop shop in case somethign goes bad. that way you are trying to remeber who did what...

...or end up with a situation where one shop blames another shop for a shoddy piece of work.

[devilsfan]

Here's the catch, tho - lift shop is 45 mins away. Discount Tire is 10. Anytime there's an issue (ie, rotation), I would rather go around the corner than battle traffic in the next city over. Especially since I'll be at 5 mpg or so.

Also, DT has been helping me find decent tires and rims that will fit for over a month now. I feel kind of shoddy saying "thanks!" and then taking my business elsewhere. But I also don't want to be in the situation of getting the lift done, taking it to DT, finding I need adjustments, taking it back to the shop, etc.

Hmm...does anyone know if you can order from DT and have them deliver it to the shop instead of doing the install themselves?

[H2R]

I had to drive around and get these done as certain shops just dont have a large enough machine to mount the tires. Most of the Alignment machines just can not fit Hummers with wider and larger tires. The company that did my lift were not able to do the tires and alignment and just took it to another shop and charged me. What about regearing?

[HUMTECH]

Whereever you have them done they should be road force balanced when the tires are that big. Road Force Balancing takes the tire & wheel assembly and optimizes wheel run out and weight loaded tire deflection. After the road force value is minimized the wheel & tire assembly is balanced.