I just paid $50 @ America's Tire in SJ, on Brokaw. Dropped off the loose
wheels and loose Kumho's in the morning, on the way to work, and picked 'em
up on the way home. Price depends on who you talk to and how much they envy
you. You might get a deal with the new guys, but Tracey, store manager knows
how hard R tires are to mount and will charge you appropriately.
I ordered the Kumho's from Tire Rack, but America's Tire said they would
match price. If I'm trying a new tire size, I like to heat cycle them
myself, just in case they don't fit, so I don't have to find out on race day,
otherwise, I'll have Tire Rack cycle them and let America's Tire mount them.
T^L
On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 04:17:20PM -0800, John J. Stimson-III
<john@harlie.idsfa.net> wrote:
> I wasn't very happy with the America's Tire in Mountain View. They
> quoted me $70 for mount and balance over the phone, which they said
> was for balancing on the Hunter GSP9700 machine. When I arrived, they
> tried to increase the price and then mounted and balanced the tires
> with the standard low-budget equipment. The GSP9700 machine was
> broken. In their favor, the tech that put the wheels back on did use
> the torque wrench I brought to torque down the lugnuts.
>
> I have heard more positive things about the America's Tire in San
> Jose. On Brokaw? I don't remember.
>
> Firestone at Wolfe and Kifer in Sunnyvale was cheap and very friendly,
> but the guy had a heck of a time getting the PZeros off and even more
> trouble getting the Kumhos on. I was afraid he was going to break his
> tire levers, they were flexing so much. The result was multiple nicks
> in my rims. He also used an impact wrench on the lugnuts, so I got
> quite a workout taking the wheels off that evening.
>
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 03:46:38PM -0800, Jim Ochi wrote:
> > They didn't charge me for shipping. I forgot what the mounting/balancing
> > fee was - I think it was something like 15 bucks a wheel, but can't swear
> > to it....
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > At 03:31 PM 1/30/2002 -0500, james creasy wrote:
> > >except for the tax. which is over 50 bucks a set for me. does America's
> > >Tire charge for shipping? how much for mount/balance?
> > >
> > >-james "big tire" creasy
> > >OSP #74
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Jim Ochi" <jim_ochi@yahoo.com>
> > >To: "'Jeremy Rine'" <geratol@hotmail.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 6:13 PM
> > >Subject: RE: Looking for Kumho Tires
> > >
> > >
> > > > I've had the same experience at America's Tire - they ordered Kumho R
> > >tires
> > > > for me, and matched TireRack's prices. Otherwise, you might want to try
> > > > ADDS (if they're still around...), AIM up at Sears Point, or CUT (Vilven
> > >Tire).
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > > At 01:03 PM 1/30/2002 -0800, Thana, Peter {High~Palo Alto} wrote:
> > > > >Tom at Wheelworks in Sunnyvale was very nice to us and said he could
> > >order
> > > > >Kumhos and anything else you could get from TireRack.
> > > > >
> > > > >Peter
> > > > >
> > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > >From: Jeremy Rine [mailto:geratol@hotmail.com]
> > > > >Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:58 PM
> > > > >To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > > >Subject: Looking for Kumho Tires
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >I solved my problem of finding 13" rims, I just need to find some tires
> > >for
> > > > >them. I was going to go for 235/45/13 Kumhos but it looks like they're
> > >on
> > > > >back order until February 10. I was wondering if anyone knows of a
>shop
> > > > >that might still have a set?
> > > > >
> > > > >If not I was wondering if anyone has any experience with Yokohama
>A032R?
> > > > >They are my alternate choice because Hoosiers are just to expensive for
> > >me
> > > > >right now.
> > > > >
> > > > >-Jeremy Rine
> > > > >#12 DSP Now with 13" rims! (I just need the tires)
> > > > >
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> john@idsfa.net John Stimson
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