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Old 05-21-2012, 09:43 PM
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Indy Porsche Road/Race Shop, Cleveland OH.

18" Wheels. 4 dismount, 4 mount & 4 Balance. $178 inc.. tax and I took the old tires home with me. I tried to explain to the owner that this was almost twice as much as trackside tire support charges and I wouldn't be bringing anymore tire service to him.

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Originally Posted by 993PET
Indy Porsche Road/Race Shop, Cleveland OH.

18" Wheels. 4 dismount, 4 mount & 4 Balance. $178 inc.. tax and I took the old tires home with me. I tried to explain to the owner that this was almost twice as much as trackside tire support charges and I wouldn't be bringing anymore tire service to him.

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Wow! I pay about $45.
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locally i seem to be paying about $100. $125 trackside
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Just paid $88.00 for 4 including tire disposal fee.
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Trackside is definitely on the highside for me.
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so you guys balance your race tires? i was told years back to balance the rims, then just swap tires on and off since a chunk of rubber just throws them off anyway on the track.
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$80
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$100 would have been OK. The not so funny part is I've known this shop for many years, I even used to have their name on my old 944 Turbo race car. I've also referred many customers to them over the years. Never again!

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Originally Posted by 93 FireHawk 968
Just paid $88.00 for 4 including tire disposal fee.
Exactly what I pay.
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$80.00 tops. Was there extra lube with their serivce?
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Originally Posted by Chris M.
Wow! I pay about $45.
I pay the same amount. Dismount, mount & balance. Small independent shop. Cash only
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Originally Posted by renvagn
$80.00 tops. Was there extra lube with their serivce?
Unfortuneatly not, I fear I won't be able to sit down for several days ;-)
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$60 + tax at Discount Tire - Miamisburg on Springboro Pike south of Dayton.
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C.J.'s Tire does mine for free when I buy new ones. It's about $80 if I'm just moving tires around.
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Sams Club.... Some embarassingly low amount....


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