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Where do you get your tires mounted and balanced after purchasing them online?

I was interested in purchasing tires from such stores like www.tirerack.com, but after I realized that mounting and balancing each tire costs about $20, and after shipping costs, basically the savings are wiped out (or I may save $10-$15 overall, and have to deal with lugging the tires from my house to the shop). Besides, I wouldn't get free tire rotations either. What have you done? I saw that walmart would mount tires pretty cheap, at only $3.50 per tire--check out http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=495845. Have you had experience with them?

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any automotive mechanic or dealer.
Yeah wal mart blows.
I've always used my own mechanic. I have also found that you get much better maintenance service if you purchase from the place you have them put on.
Take them anywhere, to a gas station. They can do it for you. Walmart is really cheap, but I would hate to wait, I see cars lined up just to get that cheap price. I usually go to the America tire store.
Discount Tire.
buying tires from discount tire or tire rack is a mixed bag...i like tirerack big savings for me and i know a guy to install/balance...ill bet your 3.50 price does NOT include balance,,,,,,i know tire rack has list of approved installers...look on their site.
wel sure they could do it as any other tire store could and buying online didnt save you any thing coul dhave got the same tire and had them mounted for about same price you have payed could mount them at home with a pry bar might air them up with a good air compressor but hard to balance ive been doing tires for 35 yrs so next time buy from a local store you save more money walmarts could have sold you a cheap tire and put them on i myself don tlike cheap tires since they cheap and cost more to run than spending another 10 bucks a tire an ddriving three yrs or more you have to buy them every year costing you even more sorry you miss judge
any tire shop will mount them and balance them for you.