Anyone know a shop that can balance a 35" cheap?

I get all my mounting and balancing done at Diamond State Tire on Rt 72. It's not far off
the intersection of rt 71/72 in Bear. I just had a full size spare (33x12.5) mounted and
balanced on a rim for $15.00. That included a dismount of an old tire / remount of my full
size spare that I provided / and balanced. They even threw away the old tire for me.
Definitely give them a call. Ask for Sam.

Good luck,
John

delaware tire across from the bob carpenter center (university of delaware) charged me 120 for mine when i had the 35's put on the TJ.. that was to remove, dismount, new valve stems, remount, balance, and put back on. they also got rid of the old tires for me.
i felt that was a fair price

just do the airsoft balance way. Don't ask me the amounts, because I don't know....but it's A LOT cheaper.

hehe another airsoft convert. 8oz of airsoft bbs will balance almost any 35" tire (you need more for Interco tires). The downside is you'll have to break the bead on the tires, but if you're having them mounted, it's all in the same process. I used a wonderful friend's shop tire mounting machine and did mine myself. I poured 8oz of airsoft bbs into ziplock baggies and dumped them into the tire right before I finished mounting the tires. I used 1000 .25gram bbs (8.8oz) which was actually a bit more than I needed for my 32s, but it doesn't matter if you have too much, because it's constantly rebalancing itself. The extra stuff doesn't hurt the balance. http://www.innovativebalancing.com/HowItWorks.htm There is a weight chart here: http://www.innovativebalancing.com/BigTirechart.htm This company uses smaller beads, which require a special valve stem, but the weight required to balance is the same for theirs vs airsoft bbs.

I mount tires for beer and food.

I never knew that the airsoft BBs worked i always thought that was a joke.

Quote from rstiles

I never knew that the airsoft BBs worked i always thought that was a joke.

i used to think it was a gimmick. but no, they do work.

carl king (dover) has swapped 33", 35" and 37" tires around for me a number of times. usually came in around $50 for all 4 mounted/balanced regardless of the size.

Well ' I have to put my share in.
I got my tires from Slopar, and they have 4 golf balls in each ,and damb.
It rides great.Hell I even put balls in my spares!
That takes care of the balance part.
Thanks Steve,
Love them Bad Boy's

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Ive called all over and cant find any place that will mount and balance a 35" set of tires for less than $125 bucks which seems high. Anyone have any suggestions?

thats proll about right for most shops. you can try Rons tire in wilmington on Nammans road. they do stiff pretty cheap there.

I'm telling you. Gimme a buzz or I'll pm you my number. I have to charge $4.00 a tire for a fee at work but I'll be doing a set tonight and tomorrow morning. Case o' beer and/or twenty bucks and I'm set.

Quote from mutt

Hell I even put balls in my spares!

don't let your wife find out!

Quote from jonzjeepyj

I get all my mounting and balancing done at Diamond State Tire on Rt 72. It's not far off
the intersection of rt 71/72 in Bear. I just had a full size spare (33x12.5) mounted and
balanced on a rim for $15.00. That included a dismount of an old tire / remount of my full
size spare that I provided / and balanced. They even threw away the old tire for me.
Definitely give them a call. Ask for Sam.

Good luck,
John

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Thanks for the Tip.. I stopped in today to get my tires balanced, they were pretty bad, one in particular was horribly un- balanced .. He charged me $10 each. I might try the airsoft thing next time.

Steve

Quote from jwalk

Walmart in Elkton can do up to 37's. $6.50 a tire.

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/

Enough said.

Celebrating easter by resurrecting a three-year-old thread?

Quote from deadfeat

I might try the airsoft thing next time.

Do it. They are amazingly effective.

Can/should this be used for 33x12.5's?

Just picked up a decent used set of BFG AT's yesterday and am looking to get them mounted soon.

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Can/should this be used for 33x12.5's?

Just picked up a decent used set of BFG AT's yesterday and am looking to get them mounted soon.

with 33s, you might be better off with the conventional balancing. Especially with BFG ATs. I have had a few sets of them over the years and they balance real easy, usually just a few oz needed.

The BB/Airsoft thing is more commonly done on the bigger / harder to balance tires.