Mount and Balance Tires

[fishhuntwork]

I recently purchased some tires from an online store and had them mounted and balanced at a local shop. I was a tech for 8 years until I had a career change, when I left we were charging $18 a tire. The local shop charged me $25 per tire plus $3 disposal and $3 valve stem = $31 per tire, which seems really high to me. What is everyone else paying?

[Jeremy airjer W]

Toyota gets 40 just to balance four tires.

[Dave S]

I recently purchased some tires from an online store and had them mounted and balanced at a local shop. I was a tech for 8 years until I had a career change, when I left we were charging $18 a tire. The local shop charged me $25 per tire plus $3 disposal and $3 valve stem = $31 per tire, which seems really high to me. What is everyone else paying?

$124 to mount and balance 4 tires? YIKES.

When I was a young energetic punk 27 years ago, I had a set of 4 mounted and balanced in a half hour. At that kind of labor rate, I'm in the wrong business.

I've got a local shop that has only charged me $50 to mount/balance 4 tires. Not sure what their rates are now.

[Powerstroke]

When I brought tires in that I didn't buy at the store, they charged $25 a tire.

When I buy the tires at the store, the install price is part of the price at Discount Tire. Another cost to consider when buying tires online. Between shipping and install you're better off buying local except for specialty tires.

[highlife4me]

$9.00 a tire including valve stem. And I thought that was getting a little steep. Sure like small town repair shops!

[Eelpout08]

When I brought tires in that I didn't buy at the store, they charged $25 a tire.

When I buy the tires at the store, the install price is part of the price at Discount Tire. Another cost to consider when buying tires online. Between shipping and install you're better off buying local except for specialty tires.

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They gotta make some money too. If you didnt buy the tires there i can see them charging more to mount. I would definitly be crabby about $25 a tire though!

[BobT]

I recently purchased some tires from an online store and had them mounted and balanced at a local shop. I was a tech for 8 years until I had a career change, when I left we were charging $18 a tire. The local shop charged me $25 per tire plus $3 disposal and $3 valve stem = $31 per tire, which seems really high to me. What is everyone else paying?

So you waited until the job was done before discovering what it was going to cost?

[Huskie]

I bought 4 tires online, went to a small shop that just starting out, they charged me $20 a tire + disposal. The owner said that the tire distributors suggested they charge $25 a tire. Of course , we know why!!