Close Call at the Tire Shop
10-29-2007, 08:28 PM
#17
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Falcon, thanks - will have to check out Viperbob's new shop.
And the killer of the whole thing is - I told these guys to check the wheel and tire for roundness and the damned thing is still lumpy.
And the killer of the whole thing is - I told these guys to check the wheel and tire for roundness and the damned thing is still lumpy.
10-29-2007, 09:28 PM
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Just use the jacking points, two at the front just behind the front wheels and two inboard just in front of the rear wheels. Make sure the car is relatively balanced and that the arms of the lift do not rest on the rocker panels...and away you go. I always get the car about 6" off the ground and then try to rock it just to check, I also visually check that the pads are in the correct spots.
Cheers,
Mike
Cheers,
Mike
10-30-2007, 09:55 AM
#22
Drifting
[/QUOTE]And the killer of the whole thing is - I told these guys to check the wheel and tire for roundness and the damned thing is still lumpy.[/QUOTE]
The lumps are from his first test lap - hit a couple parking lot concrete wheel barriers.
Sounds like you might have a damaged wheel. Which one is it?
I take my 993 wheels/tires to a local shop via my large, comfy SUV. No chance for them to overTq my lugnuts, dork it up while lifting, sit down in my car with a screwdriver in their back pocket, get grease on my carpet, hit concrete parking lot wheel barriers during post mount test lap, etc.
The lumps are from his first test lap - hit a couple parking lot concrete wheel barriers.
Sounds like you might have a damaged wheel. Which one is it?
I take my 993 wheels/tires to a local shop via my large, comfy SUV. No chance for them to overTq my lugnuts, dork it up while lifting, sit down in my car with a screwdriver in their back pocket, get grease on my carpet, hit concrete parking lot wheel barriers during post mount test lap, etc.
10-30-2007, 03:50 PM
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Well my experience at Discount Tire here in Ann Arbor was stellar:
They used 4 jacks to lift the car (no lift) and they used non-pneumatic torque srenches/ratchets to remove and replace the lugs. Total care and total pros- even if they were young guys doing the work. Even though I put the fear of god in them, they say that all P cars get the same treatment.
And, no test rides: All in all, I give them an "A" and the Pilot Sports are so smoooooooth......
They used 4 jacks to lift the car (no lift) and they used non-pneumatic torque srenches/ratchets to remove and replace the lugs. Total care and total pros- even if they were young guys doing the work. Even though I put the fear of god in them, they say that all P cars get the same treatment.
And, no test rides: All in all, I give them an "A" and the Pilot Sports are so smoooooooth......
11-05-2007, 07:06 PM
#24
Great save! I've had tire and new wheel put on my car, and no one made the suggestion of having to take the car for a spin. Having these young punks get their jollies off on your car, is the same reason why I don't do valets.
11-05-2007, 11:41 PM
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I agree with Pcar - I always take the wheels and new tires down to the shop instead of taking the whole car. I also pop out the wheel centers so they (hopefully) don't know they are from a Porsche 
