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07jazzrs5gt86 · 05-23-2015, 12:54 PM

Hi I wonder where is a good place to get tires and tire mount in Castro valley , Hayward , Union City , Fremont area?
If its a little further out I don't mind driving too much
There's a particular set I want but can't seem to find much places the carries it and have to be special ordered so its not cheap compared to online prices.

If I have to order online where would be a good place to get it mounted?

Thanks

This is the particular set I want " Dunlop SportMaxx Rt 91y SL 225-45-17 "

huhu89151734 · 05-23-2015, 11:24 PM

I go to castro valley tire pro or American tires. roger Kraus may have a better chance to carry your tires.

EAGLE5 · 05-23-2015, 11:40 PM

WheelWorks in Fremont treated my wife nicely and cost less than Americas tires for mount and balance. They also caught a leaking strut on our Fiat. I've been pretty happy with Americas Tires, but their prices aren't the best.

PMok · 05-24-2015, 01:18 PM

I use the Wheel Works on Jackson in Hayward... order my tires at Tire Rack if they can't get them, and have them shipped there. Guys there are cool, one of the installers owns a WRX and I think he always tends to my car there.

vinh359 · 05-27-2015, 03:17 AM

Try going on onlinetires.com and then price match the tires with Discount Tires/American tires. I got my tires for 89.00 each, which came out to be 132 with tax and everything. Got my tires mounting/switched at Motorsport Technique in Hayward for 50 bucks flat.

einrejosh · 05-28-2015, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by 07jazzrs5gt86

Hi I wonder where is a good place to get tires and tire mount in Castro valley , Hayward , Union City , Fremont area?
If its a little further out I don't mind driving too much
There's a particular set I want but can't seem to find much places the carries it and have to be special ordered so its not cheap compared to online prices.

If I have to order online where would be a good place to get it mounted?

Thanks

This is the particular set I want " Dunlop SportMaxx Rt 91y SL 225-45-17 "

HMU, I work at Union City America's tires. I'll prolly just mount them for free.

vinh359 · 05-28-2015, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by einrejosh

HMU, I work at Union City America's tires. I'll prolly just mount them for free.

You da real mvp...

I wish I knew about this before copping tires from your store a few weeks ago haha.

EAGLE5 · 05-28-2015, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by einrejosh

HMU, I work at Union City America's tires. I'll prolly just mount them for free.

About 500 guys are about to be on your jock.

einrejosh · 05-29-2015, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jsimon7777

About 500 guys are about to be on your jock.

lol, yeah. If ya'll need tires, just send me a PM or call the store and I'll help you out. If you ask for me and I'm not there try the next day, my scheduling is pretty random, until summer classes start. HMU for tires (Michelin, Yokohama, etc.) If you need tires mounted and are scared of getting them scratched at a shop you don't know, just let me know, and I'll mount them for you. And no stretch, if you don't know what stretch is, I'll look for the chart and post it.

jcygts6 · 05-29-2015, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by einrejosh

lol, yeah. If ya'll need tires, just send me a PM or call the store and I'll help you out. If you ask for me and I'm not there try the next day, my scheduling is pretty random, until summer classes start. HMU for tires (Michelin, Yokohama, etc.) If you need tires mounted and are scared of getting them scratched at a shop you don't know, just let me know, and I'll mount them for you. And no stretch, if you don't know what stretch is, I'll look for the chart and post it.

What do you recommend setting tire pressure F/R at for the stock tires?

DO you work at the shop right next to the union city BART station?

I may drop by to have my tire pressure checked.

ddeflyer · 05-29-2015, 06:33 PM

If you are looking for high performance or track oriented (even DOT slicks) tires then https://www.onedgeperformance.com/ can be a good option. Guy Gamba, the owner, is really good at what he does and at what the behavior of various tires is if you give them a call. They are partnered with a couple of shops in the area for getting the tires mounted and such (for example a couple of the Big'Os in the area) and can have the tires transferred there directly.

OnEdge is also a local business so there is something to be said about supporting that and their prices are right around tirerack's prices, but you might be able to get some savings on shipping (not really sure on that one). If you've been to HoD track days then OnEdge are the people who do the tire temp station, though they used to just call themselves Big'O.

einrejosh · 05-30-2015, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by jcygts6

What do you recommend setting tire pressure F/R at for the stock tires?

DO you work at the shop right next to the union city BART station?

I may drop by to have my tire pressure checked.

Yeah I do actually, I'm working MWThFri all 8am-1pm shifts. Stop by if you want this week. Peep each others cars.

And as for pressure, I like 38/38. its seems just about right IMO, its usually what I set it at. If you're lowered and have a stiffer set-up than stock, try 32 in the front and 38 in the rear, it'll slide a little more often than usual lol. But if not, 38 all around is really what I prefer on my stock wheels.

einrejosh · 06-02-2015, 12:14 AM

Update I just got my schedule, W-allday th:1-6 fri:allday if y'all wanna slide thru

B2FiNiTY · 06-04-2015, 03:32 AM

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ddeflyer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: CA Posts: 564 Thanks: 99 Thanked 284 Times in 191 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If you are looking for high performance or track oriented (even DOT slicks) tires then https://www.onedgeperformance.com/ can be a good option. Guy Gamba, the owner, is really good at what he does and at what the behavior of various tires is if you give them a call. They are partnered with a couple of shops in the area for getting the tires mounted and such (for example a couple of the Big'Os in the area) and can have the tires transferred there directly. OnEdge is also a local business so there is something to be said about supporting that and their prices are right around tirerack's prices, but you might be able to get some savings on shipping (not really sure on that one). If you've been to HoD track days then OnEdge are the people who do the tire temp station, though they used to just call themselves Big'O. __________________ Fun car leads to autocross, autocross leads to track days, track days lead to lemons, lemons leads to racing school, racing school leads to spec Miata... No idea where it leads next!

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