Jack Chew at Motorsport Techniques in Hayward also does a pretty good job
mounting and balancing race tires and wheels. Decent price, too...
Jim
At 05:56 PM 1/30/2002 -0800, Pat Kelly wrote:
>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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