Poor Tire Install
Prior to a recent vacation I had new tires (5.3 X 12) installed on our jet ski trailer. I didn't know the age of the old tires and didn't want to risk a blow out on the road. About 150 miles into ou...
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guidry wrote:
Name of shop so they can be avoided?
It's a regional shop with stores in Illinois and Indiana. I don't know if this is a common practice among all locations so I don't want to bash them online and I don't even want to drag my local shop through the mud.
The main thing really is buyer beware by making sure they're mounted properly. Obviously if you go to a tire shop, you should assume and expect they know what they're doing and you can leave with confidence. I would have never given one thought to them having installed tubes and when I checked air pressures the different valve stem didn't register with me. You can bet from now on I'll be giving a very close look at the tires whenever I have any work done. A buyer shouldn't have to double check the work of a tire shop, but now that changes for me.
KJ
