Tampa Bay Area Tacomas BS Thread

@Timbo89, @Hugopreston, & @mouse007, I was able to find 2 locations but only one seems worth it in my opinion.

1st location
Goodyear Commercial Tire Center
(Corporate owned store)
1325 Massaro BLVD
Tampa, FL 33619
813-621-5891

They have a Roadforce balancer but their tire mounting machine does not have the plastic clip to protect the wheels "IF" the tires need to be dismounted & reinstalled on the wheel. I told him that if that's the case all he has to do is deflate the tire & break the bead, then spin it 45, 90, or 180 degrees if needed. He said OK. He didn't sound too confident.


2nd location & my recommendation based on how confident & knowledgeable they seem to be with questions that I asked them.
Mc Gee Auto Service & Tires
(Franchised from Goodyear)
3523 Bell Sholes Rd.
Valrico, FL 33596
813-651-9585

These guys are very familiar with the fact that the tires may need to be repositioned on the wheel in order to match the high spot of the wheel with the low spot of the tire as close ly as possible.

I know from driving to Tarpon Springs to see my dad that there are a few tire stored on US 19 that do cutom wheels but I don't know their names.

Hope this helps

 

That's awesome man. I really appreciate your help and for actually calling them. I will give them a call and hopefully everyone works out.

 

Maybe this has already been asked, but are the tire location markers lined up? New tires should have alignment marks
http://www.bridgestonetrucktires.com/us_eng/real/magazines/ra_v13_i1/PDF/ra_v13i1 ask doc.pdf

You would be surprised how many tire shops don't follow the instructions.

 

First time I've heard of that. I'll check my tires to see if that's the case. Don't remember seeing dots on my tires though

 

I went out and checked but didn't see any marks. Maybe it's because I just don't know exactly what to look for.

 

Did you click the link? There are red or yellow dots to look for on the tires

 

They don't last long, plus people tend to scrub them off because they don't like colored dots on their new tires. If people knew what the dots meant, they wouldn't be so quick to remove them. Paint on rubber doesn't last long anyway.
Tire makers could make markers permanent, but the weight locations may shift over the life of the tire anyway. If you have bad alignment or flat spot a tire, the markers won't help.

 

His tires are brand new

 

I'm sure people still scrub the dots off

 

I'll check mine in a minute. But didn't see any on mine either. All I've done is pressure wash them no soap

 

Yeah I clicked and read through the link. Maybe that's a Bridgestone thing because there aren't any dots on my tires.

 

that's true

 

You're welcome. Happy to help.

 

So...we're not doing it on Saturday then?

S'what'cha get for buying BFGs. I'll never own another set of those on purpose. Not that my swampers are easy to balance, but when you have bias ply tires, you should accept going in they won't ever ride as good as a radial would. If you don't put a lot of miles on your truck, a set of Trxus tires would be a nice option. Had a set of 33x12.50R16s on my F250. They did take a lot of weight to get them balanced, but they rode smooth for 9 years. Otherwise, I would have went with a set of Nittos, Coopers, Toyos, or Kumhos.

That's old school as it gets. Any tire tech worth his salt knows about the mounting alignment mark. It's not always a red or yellow dot either. Sometimes it's white and might have writing in it. Might be on the inboard side of the tire as well.

 

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https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2015-tw-awards-favorite-signature.403684/

 

I called the shop you recommended and made an appointment with them. 18per tire for lifetime rotation and balance or 40 for 1 time. Hopefully they get it right.

 

Damn, I might have to go there next time I feel the need to get my tires balanced. That's not bad at all.

 

which one?

 

Mcgee tire I believe