Tire Mounting and Balancing

[carnut169]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/John-...=p4506.c0.m245


Check Ebay/ Craigs list and get your own equipment. I'll bet you could get the changer and balancer for under $500 if you were patient.

Here's one that sold for $400:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Coats...QQcmdZViewItem

$250!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=320314802692

and a changer that sold for $230...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/COATS...QQcmdZViewItem

[mmi16]

There is a concept out there you might consider, support the vendors that support your racing.I am the SW Division Goodyear dealer and I work on very thin margins and if I don't get any labor from mounting and balancing I loose money.What if no vendor showed up at the race because they were not making any money?Most vendors don't consider supporting SCCA or NASA weekends as part of their hobby.Just a comment from someone who knows both sides of the story.By the way I too race on a very small budget.Think about the contingencies that Goodyear and Hoosier offer as well.

I do utilize the trackside vendors as much as I can afford, knowing they are not there just to look pretty and need to make a buck. That being said, Hoosier Midwest at the Runoff's charging $8 to dismount, $8 to mount and $8 to balance each tire purchased is somewhat akin to highway robbery....since I am already buying the set of tires from them!

[sccadsr31]

Earlier in this thread I posted "JR Osborne had a wheel center break at the runoffs, the reason was powder coating." In this case I should have been more cautious with that statement.
It was discussed at the Runnoffs that the cause was the pwder coating and one of the hypothesis was the temperature for powder coating may have damaged the wheel.

Perhaps it would be best to check with your wheel manufacturer before applying a coating to your wheels.

I apoligize for my poorly thought out post and unauthorized statement.
David