We use Roger Kraus in Castro Valley. Not always cheap, but they know racing
and wheels.
--Pat Kelly
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>From: Hung-Jen Hung <ospfd@yahoo.com>
>To: Boris ELpiner <boris@elpiner.net>, "'Bay_Area_Autocross_List'"
<ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Local tire shops (was: Looking for Kumho Tires)
>Date: Wed, Jan 30, 2002, 5:55 PM
>
>Hi Boris,
>
>Do you know if Costco can balance 17x10 size wheel?
>I've been to Wheel Works at Milpitas once. They
>charged $25 per wheel for tire mounting and balacing
>for the wheels I brought into the shop. To me, Wheel
>Works certainly is not a place I'd like to go back
>again.
>
>Hung-Jen Hung
>
>--- Boris ELpiner <boris@elpiner.net> wrote:
>> It parallels my experience with the America's Tire
>> in MV's store. I've
>> since moved my business to Wheel Works in Santa
>> Clara. Service there
>> also depends on who's at the counter, but they
>> always did a good job for
>> me and honored a low price I've negotiated some time
>> ago. BTW I do not
>> balance my autocross tires, but on couple of
>> occasions when I needed to
>> do just balance, guys at Sunnyvale Costco did an
>> excellent job for $6
>> per wheel.
>>
>> Boris.
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