I have to replace tires on my 9-5 2000 Garry Fisher, so I am browsing thru the list of local mechanics in order to get a decent price for 4 tires mounting/balancing. I have one shop close to my home with a very good reference from the saabnet.com users. The only one question bothers me a lot:
-- I been told by the mechanic that mounting/balancing 17 inch wheels requires MUCH more work than mounting/balancing 16 inch wheels. Does this statement true?
Please advice.
If that is the case, I would love to know it, too. How come labour could be any different? Assuming wheels are more or less similar (not 16" steel wheel vs. 17" magnesium light alloy)
BR:Z
Not really. They are more sensitive to imbalance, but the work to balance them is the same.
I would recommend
-Fred W
All the shops in my area now charge extra for 17" wheels, some for
16"wheels.
Tirerack is great and I love 'em, but the last "balanced" set I got left much to be desired. They were totally unbalanced. It might have been a fluke, but I had stuff like weights falling off upon delivery, etc.
To their credit, they paid all costs without hesitation to have a local dealer rebalance them. They were also incredibly helpful and flexible on one order that had problems with untrue wheels. So, I highly recommend them, I recommend the GSP9000 whether they use it or you find one locally... but you still might end up at the tire shop.
Thanks for answering my question! I went to the nearby mechanic who said that the work (and cost) should be the same. This guy was also referenced by tirerac.com
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