Transferring Tires to new forged rims + Road Force Balance

[DonnieT]

Can anyone refer me to a dependable shop in Surrey/Langley BC that can transfer tires from OEM rims on a C8 to a new set of forged rims + road force balance at a reasonable price? I have had two quotes which I think are unreasonably high…one at about $750 and another at $590 (tax included). Another garage said they could do it for $160 but just a regular balance and I don’t think
they have a hunter revolution machine.

 

[DenisC8]

have you checked with your dealer if they road force balancing?

 

[Murray20c8]

Are you racing your car?

 

[DonnieT]

No not racing my car. One of the quotes was from my dealer. Seems like the road force balance is very pricey….am thinking it may be better to wait the road force to when I get a new set of tires. The tires I am swapping onto new rims have 1/2 their tread life left so a regular balance might be adequate enough.

 

[DenisC8]

Why is normal balancing not good enough for you? Maybe it was just done sloppy

 

[Murray20c8]

Why is normal balancing not good enough for you? Maybe it was just done sloppy

Ya, that's why I asked. Not sure why it's not for street driving. I'm good with my factory balancing.

 

[Hanko_]

I redid my factory silver rims in carbon flash with a red stripe, had a local tire & repair shop do the dismount/mount & balancing for $100, all in.
(Just the tires, I did the powder myself).

 

[Movie Muscle]

Why is normal balancing not good enough for you? Maybe it was just done sloppy

If you ever get a road force balance done right you will never question it again. I do it to every vehicle I have and pay nowhere near those prices. Nothing compares to it.

 

[DonnieT]

Thanks everyone for their responses. Found a wonderful tire shop in Surrey…Premier Mobile Tires and Detailing. His google reviews are off the charts (4.9 out of 5.0). Thomas has all the high end equipment for dealing with forged rims and is a true professional and very reasonably priced. If you are also looking for buying forged rims….check him out first.