Getting new wheels

[Premier]

cool tire http://www.kumhousa.com/specifictire.do?id=22&parentId=2&pid=KL71

 

[lycan91]

i like those any price on them.

 

[Dan Whitaker]

If you're talking about the tires a 31x10.5x15 are $109 ea from Tire Rack.

If you're talking about the wheels I don't know as he subbed them for the original ones I bought.

 

[lycan91]

good price.

 

[Rase]

like the wheels!

 

[MountaineerGreen]

:ttiwwp:

Mounted pictures, of course! When are they coming in?

 

[cgriffin_5139]

:ttiwwp:

Mounted pictures, of course! When are they coming in?

X2! pics please

 

[Dan Whitaker]

It will most likely be the end of this month or first part of April.
I owe state taxes in KS & MO because I live in MO & work in KS. I also have to pay my personal property taxes on my vehicles as well so money is a little tight right now

Every place I have called want's $15-20 a tire to dismount, mount & balance.

 

[MountaineerGreen]

Every place I have called want's $15-20 a tire to dismount, mount & balance.

Mounting and balancing is highway robbery anymore. I think it sucks. If I ever catch a place going out of business or some cheap used tire equipment, I am going to buy my own. I may never recover my money I spend on it, but at least I can do my own stuff.

I'd look for a mom and pop place out away from town if you can, they may do it for less. I know a place that does it for $10 a tire, or $7 if you don't have tires on the wheels, I go there and pay cash when possible.

 

[Dan Whitaker]

Mounting and balancing is highway robbery anymore. I think it sucks. If I ever catch a place going out of business or some cheap used tire equipment, I am going to buy my own. I may never recover my money I spend on it, but at least I can do my own stuff.

I'd look for a mom and pop place out away from town if you can, they may do it for less. I know a place that does it for $10 a tire, or $7 if you don't have tires on the wheels, I go there and pay cash when possible.

I told the wife if I ever come into so money I'm buying a tire mounter & a balancer.

The problem with living in Kansas City is the mom & pop places are a good 50 mile one-way drive so the gas offsets the cheaper price.

I had Wal-Mart mout the ones I have now and it was only $40 for all four but I don't trust them with my brand new wheels.

Let alone what was to be a 2 hour wait turned out to be 8 hours:fire: :frustrate

 

[MountaineerGreen]

Wait a minute, your telling me wal-mart screwed something up? Really???

That place will never, ever see my truck again, or anything else I drive. They suck.

 

[Dan Whitaker]

They didn't damage anything thankfully, but yea I will never let them touch a car of mine again.

I really want a place that has the newer mounting machines.

I thought the bolts on the outer lip were machined into the wheel. Suprise they are not. The tires have to be mounted & then the bolts installed & torqued to 10 ft lbs. I will use a little blue (removable) thread locker on them as well

 

[MountaineerGreen]

Yeah, the newer mounting machines don't ever touch the wheel if used correctly. I had a set of wheels that didn't have a lip at all, couldn't mount weights on it, they required that newer style equipment.

Those wheels are going to look awesome!

 

[Dan Whitaker]

Maybe I should start a "Please donate to have my wheels mounetd" thread

Only $1 from 60 members will get my wheels mounted so I can get everyone off my back.

Disclaimer:
This is not tax deductable & is against all rules of the Serious Explorers and the Administration.

Donating to said member could lead to infractions & possible banning of everyone involved.

 

[MountaineerGreen]

So you have the wheels, just have to wait to get them mounted?? That would kill me. Id be tempted to use the plastic for that one.

 

[Dan Whitaker]

I had problems with plasic in the past. I will only use it for emergencies only now & this does not constitute an emergency.

I had the money budgeted with the wheels until we got our latest natural gas bill:frustrate :frustrate :fire: :fire:

 

[JDraper]

Maybe I should start a "Please donate to have my wheels mounetd" thread

Only $1 from 60 members will get my wheels mounted so I can get everyone off my back.

Disclaimer:
This is not tax deductable & is against all rules of the Serious Explorers and the Administration.

Donating to said member could lead to infractions & possible banning of everyone involved.

I've got my ban stick ready....:

 

[Turdle]

See, you took the wife shopping once too often---

 

[jenren81]

so i want to see some pics of these bad boys... i'm buying em in the next month for my sport. great looking wheel... any pics???

 

[Dan Whitaker]

There are some pics in this thread.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196084