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Damage to rims when buying tires from Costco/Firestone?

Mark

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My local Costco and my local Firestone have far better tire pricing than my dealer or local speed shops. But I have been told that Costco/Firestone equipment will damage my rims. Does anyone have any information on this point?

Mark
 

spider55

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I've heard nothing but bad thing about Firestone, if you can help it don't go their. If you have a Discount Tire their go to them also check out Tire Rack online for tires, they always seem to have good prices.
 

CKeeler

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I’ve only had firestone do alignments on my Stinger. No problems so far, except long wait times
 

Reaper333

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If I were you I wouldnt let firestone or costco do a mount and balance on a nice set of wheels. Id just buy the tires from somewhere and then go to a shop that specializes in just wheels and tires. They usually have the right equipment to handle low profile tires and larger wheel sizes. Thats just what I do. I have had bad experiences a few times letting those type places mount tires on nice wheels. Good luck.
 


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