Tire Replacement

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Tire Replacement

Postby shakedown067 » Sun Sep 13, 2009 2:40 pm

Anyone have a good recommendation for a tire shop in Clearwater? Or if they do saturday installs I'm willing to go anywhere in the Tampa Bay area for a good deal.
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Re: Tire Replacement

Postby Native » Sun Sep 13, 2009 4:55 pm

Not exactly Clearwater, but I've had good service at Rick Stroud Auto in St. Pete. 547-1911 Kumho and Falken seem to be their main brands, but they've been willing to try to order whatever. I'm not sure about weekend hours.
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Re: Tire Replacement

Postby shakedown067 » Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:09 pm

Thanks for the info. I'll give them a call.
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Re: Tire Replacement

Postby nc4me » Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:46 pm

Call Jeff Loyd at 1ST Place Automotive Engineering (813) 333-1100 or 1-609-290-6221. I got my Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Specs from him and he can come to you to mount them.
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Re: Tire Replacement

Postby Native » Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:10 pm

d'oh! :roll:

Yeah, Jeff'd do you right. (sorry, Jeff)
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Re: Tire Replacement

Postby shakedown067 » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:29 am

Damn, saw Jeff's info after I ordered up my rubber. Got Michelin's from Tire Rack and had Craig at Pit Crew Mobile Tire Store install them. Great guy, a tad pricey, but totally worth it. Nitrogen air and a killer setup for on site installs.

I got my vetted bagged. LOL.
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Re: Tire Replacement

Postby Tim_M » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:13 pm

Wow, that was quick and talk about service.

I always find myself toting two wheels and two tires at a time 0700 Saturday mornings...this would be a time saver for sure!

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Re: Tire Replacement

Postby S2K_MoZo » Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:25 pm

nc4me wrote:Call Jeff Loyd at 1ST Place Automotive Engineering (813) 333-1100 or 1-609-290-6221. I got my Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Specs from him and he can come to you to mount them.
A little offtopic and sorry for jacking the thread but I am new in FL and had to ask this question. Do you get hookups on tires at all?
Back in Dallas we have a guy who can get us wholesale prices for most of the tire brands. I just ordered new rears from Tirerack and almost cried what the price was comparing to what I used to pay in Dallas :(
btw, I got Direzza Star Specs. If you know anyone who can get us better deal than Tirerack please let me know.
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Re: Tire Replacement

Postby nc4me » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:19 pm

Call Jeff. Pricing changes all the time. I don't want to say he's cheaper just for you to call and then he's more, because his vendor raised his price. Normally Jeff meats or BEATS tirerack's price.
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