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HELP! Need a wheel/tire shop in the DMV

Discussion in 'North East' started by dud122, Feb 4, 2023.

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Feb 4, 2023 at 7:13 PM

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2004 Tacoma DC

OME up front, Dakar in the back, Elite front bumper, Warn winch, Tactical rear bumper with tire swing/jerry cans/hi lift, Revenge Fab. sliders, Tundra brakes, Camburg UCA's, Safari Snorkle, FJ TRD wheels, Lights, CB, Switches, skids, LED's... OH MY!

Really weird day... got turned down by 2 shops to balance my 285/75 r16 General Grabber MTs saying they were too big/heavy.

One shop was my normal go to shop (who balanced the same tires on a different set of wheels two years ago - i just got new wheels) and then a Firestone right after. WTF!! I've run this size tire for almost 20 years and not once have had this issue.

Can anyone explain what is going on? And more importantly... recommend a shop for me to go to? I know there are a couple custom truck shops in the region that I'm assuming can do this... but is that really necessary? They aren't terribly close to me and these tires aren't even that big.

HELP!!!

dud122, Feb 4, 2023

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