Went to get front tires spin-balanced

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Old 10-04-2010, 05:28 PM
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Recently, a bad vibration in the steering wheel has developed. I took it to the tire shop, and he said one of the wheels is bent a little bit. I saw it on the machine and it was wobbling somewhat. Where can I get this repaired? I went ahead and got both wheels balanced and it helped some.
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There's a place out here by me (Cypress) called Rocky Roads Refinishing that I have heard good things about.
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Originally Posted by rayosequis
There's a place out here by me (Cypress) called Rocky Roads Refinishing that I have heard good things about.
Yup, those are the guys that my buddy at discount sent one of my rims to after they messed it up during the tire install. Brand new TTM's and I was pissed, but Rocky Roads did an awesome job and you can't even tell what rim had a problem and looks brand new.
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Thanks for the info. Any idea how much it will cost?
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If I remember correctly they said $75-150 a rim depending on how badly it's damaged.
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http://wheelsamerica.com/index.php?page=houston
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I wouldn't let the Wheels America in houston touch anything of mine again. They do terrible work.

Rocky Roads does good work usually. The last set of wheels they refinished for me, they can't seem to get right. They have done them 3 times and keep having the same problem every time. I am mostly ticked because they agree it isn't right and that they will fix it. They bring them back with the exact same problem. Do they even look at their work before returning it to customers?




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