mkulrey13

iTrader: (39)

Well i jsut got my new 17' rims and tires but sullivan tire just quoted me 200$ to mount tires on teh rim and balance them without putting them on my car. Now when i got winter tires put on my stock rims the dealer charged me 60$. Is it that big of a difference from 16 stockers to 17 aftermarket rims? what did some of you guys pay to have them mounted and balanced?

sethallen

that is a total rip off. do NOT pay $200 for that....it should be free with the purchase of your tires

mkulrey13

iTrader: (39)

there my tires. I bought 17" MOTEGI RIAX rims from ebay and 215/45/17 tires from tirerack.

HackAbuse

walmart will put the tires on the rims for 6 bucks a rim, I'm not sure how much balancing is though

Halfcent

Mount and balance 4 tires: 30 minutes of labor MAX. Typical shop labor rate: $50/hour.

mkulrey13

iTrader: (39)

ok so it shouldnt make a difference that there 17's and not stock tires and rims right.

HackAbuse

Makes no difference, rims are rims wether they came with the car or not

mkulrey13

iTrader: (39)

walmart.. i dunno how much is it to get them balanced?

Tomtwtwtw

Balancing should be quite cheap. Most places that sell tires will include lifetime rotations and balancing for free or a small price. If you do have to pay, like Zinner said, based on labor costs it shouldn't cost you more than $25-$50 tops.

victory_red_SS

iTrader: (2)

I agree that $200. for mounting\balancing is a total rip-off. Tell them to stick that and that for that they loose all future business as well.

Allshot

In california labor an hour is 80-100 dollars so the local shops charge like 15-25 dollar a wheel to mount and balance. 200 is way to much.

Matty

Huge Rip-off.

06G5GT

For a tire 55 series & up that would be reasonable. I have guys in my shop that can do 4 tires in 20 minutes.

P215/45R17 even with the proper machine easily takes twice that time unless you don't care about damaging the bead of the tire in or the customers rim. Sticky weights will take longer as well to ensure they stay put if you care about your work.