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Old 02-06-2007, 02:18 PM
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Not balance my tire when the order called for a balancing..Its common sense. New tire = balance it... And this was at a goodyear shop... Plus they didnt listen to me when I asked for the lugs to be put on with a wrench not an impact gun.. I had to have them do it two times before they got the idea...
That’s a big peeve for us around here. These guys with the impact wrenches slamming on the lugs. Then going back with a torque wrench set at some way lower (but proper)level and “clicking” on all the nuts. “Yes sir - Factory spec. That’s what their tightened to.” My ass.

Had a kid at an oil change joint read the max load at max psi on the side of a set of tires, and then fill them to that. 85psi, I think it was. Thank God I caught that one before I hit the brakes on a wet street. I think it gave me about a 4 square inch contact patch per tire on a Dodge Ram 1500.
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