Tire shops
Wouldn't it seem that a tire shop would be THE place where you were sure that your tire pressures were set correctly? I picked up a new set of 5 Carlisle HD 16" today with these pressures. 74 75 78 80...
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rjxj wrote:
Wouldn't it seem that a tire shop would be THE place where you were sure that your tire pressures were set correctly? I picked up a new set of 5 Carlisle HD 16" today with these pressures. 74 75 78 80 85.
Should our vehicles be driven with tires pressures that vary by 11 psi? Would they honor a warranty issue if I told them I run varying pressures. They would probably jump on that and deny any warranty. It's not the end of the world to do it myself but why cant we get some consistency on air pressure from a TIRE STORE. Discount does it all the time too.
First paragraph = NO
Second paragraph = NO, Maybe, Possibly, do it yourself.
"....why can't we get some consistency....etc.??"
Nothing new.
Tire store employees aren't exactly on a career path..:S
The guy/s mounting your tires, may have been working at Taco Bell last week!..:R
*If* an employee makes it to "sales", his job is to sell tires, *not*
be concerned with the guys doing the work. Volume is important.
YOU need to do 3 basic things - whether the tires are for your car, truck, motor home or trailer.
1. Check the mfgr date *yourself* before tires are mounted. Especially important for trailer tires.
Know in advance the maximum "age" you will accept. For me it's 6 months.
2. WATCH to make sure the guy mounting the rims uses a torque wrench for the "final" tightening of the lugs.
"My impact is set for xxx foot pounds" - doesn't cut it!!
Know what the re'qd TQ specs are for your rims - ask, in advance what TQ setting he is using.
Don't hesitate to call a halt to/for what you observe.
Failure to do so, may result in broken wheel studs. Sure, they pay for repairs (usually not at their shop)- but *NO* compensation for your time to get that done.
3. Easiest of all three = Check the tire pressure.
Roll on!
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