Tire shops

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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Y'all ever think maybe it's because of the wide range of preference or belief of what pressures are right for a given tire/rig/condition? Can't even agree on it here with a bunch of "experts." IMO it's a lot personal preference. The people that don't care......don't care.

You gotta say what you want and then ask if it's a big deal. Just like y'all, I get weird responses when I say "No, I want xx psi in the front and xxpsi in the rear. My personal rigs don't get anyone checking air except me unless I get tires mounted. Company truck gets the jippo lube services where you gotta argue that yes I really do want 40psi in the back tires of my F250. I'm not carrying any weight this week and I like my teeth!

down home wrote:
Dealer is only one touching my AMG. Tires might be a little higher but they know what the pressure should be and won't destroy very expensive wheels.
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So I let the Dealer do it. They seem to get it right every time.

I follow the specified tire pressure on the door jam for my F350, 65 front and 80 rear. At the dealer for oil change and tire rotation. Checked tires afterward and had 80 in front and 65 rear. They forgot to adjust the pressures. Don't assume anything.

It must be a much better dealer than any I've come across. About the only thing I trust a dealer to do is quickly remove as much money as possible from my wallet with a minimum of effort on his part.

Dealer is only one touching my AMG. Tires might be a little higher but they know what the pressure should be and won't destroy very expensive wheels.
Wal Mart has changed oil in my pickup and would not listen to me on what air pressure should be. Different tires from original. They insisted they had to go by the sticker on door. Michelins run at much higher pressure. Rear end skidded off the road on curve because tires were way too underinflated.
Many shops seem to think they have the right to destroy your rims and did so on f150. They set a tolerance on balance too, apparently. Close is good enough for them.
As far as gauges I have a bunch of them. Paid quite a bit for each of them. Not one agrees with the other and none agree with the gauge on the pump plus they refuse to seal to the valve stem and give a good reading.
So I let the Dealer do it. They seem to get it right every time.

Typical. I bought 4 tires for my daily driver from the dealer.....I know, but the tires were the same price as anywhere else AND due to a special included 4-wheel alignment.

Anyway, I got the vehicle home and the next morning checked the air pressure. They were all filled to about 45 psig, while the sticker on the door calls for 33 psig. Really? Even a dealer can't get this right on the brand vehicle they sell?

Welcome to 2017:)

My local Discount tire and les schawb does not have their air system up to standards, if there are any. Their torque wrenches are calibrated by 3rd party vendor for liability purposes. But very disappointed by one air regulator on top of shop air compressor sitting in back room and lots of people using air system at once. I asked about regulated PSI of their air thru out their air plumbing. So that they know exactly what psi they are filling to using a tire gauge that they know is accurate. Their answer was "nobody said there was a problem yet".

I resort to using my own compressor. All three of my air gauges are within 2 pounds of each other. After tire work I have resorted to completing the job the next day when tires haven't been used for at least 12 hours.

You need to find a real tire shop. Discuss the tire pressure balance and torque the lugs is the norm where we go.