where to get rims put on?
02-06-2007, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Orthonormal,Feb 2 2007, 12:00 PM
In general:
Wheels only need to be balanced when new tires are installed, or if the weights fall off.
Mounting and balancing tires can range in cost from $40 to $150.
Installing wheels with tires already mounted amounts the the same as a "tire rotation" and should be somewhere between free and $20. If you have a torque wrench and the emergency jack you can do it yourself.
The car only needs an alignment when new, when changing springs or shocks, or when you think something has slipped, settled, or bent. Changing tires or wheels does not require an alignment. A 4 wheel alignment runs $70-$200.
RedlinedITR brought up a very important point about the lugnuts. Any aftermarket wheel you buy is going to require conical-seat lugnuts, so you can't use the stock lugnuts.
Wheels only need to be balanced when new tires are installed, or if the weights fall off.
Mounting and balancing tires can range in cost from $40 to $150.
Installing wheels with tires already mounted amounts the the same as a "tire rotation" and should be somewhere between free and $20. If you have a torque wrench and the emergency jack you can do it yourself.
The car only needs an alignment when new, when changing springs or shocks, or when you think something has slipped, settled, or bent. Changing tires or wheels does not require an alignment. A 4 wheel alignment runs $70-$200.
RedlinedITR brought up a very important point about the lugnuts. Any aftermarket wheel you buy is going to require conical-seat lugnuts, so you can't use the stock lugnuts.
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