Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - Mounting tires on stock Rays without damage?

MacCool · 03-08-2014, 10:01 AM

I'm switching out the stock RE050A Potenzas on my new 2014 Z (Touring w/Sport) so I'll need to have the 4 OEM's de-mounted then the 4 new ones (Potenza S04's) mounted. I've seen many horror stories about rim damage from crappy equipment or inexperienced tire techs, even experienced it myself with a tire replacement on my previous Z.

My question: how to find a tire installer with the best chance of installing 4 tires without wheel damage. What machines to look for, guarantees to extract, video the rims before the work is done....that kind of stuff. I live in a relatively non-urban area, so no local access to speed shops or specialty tire places. No Porsche dealers, and a relatively low population of higher-end sports cars. Given the amount of fancy wheel upgrading that goes on around here, I figure some of you must be pretty smart about the process.

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MacCool A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,349 Drives: 370Z PW 2014 Rep Power: 16	Mounting tires on stock Rays without damage? I'm switching out the stock RE050A Potenzas on my new 2014 Z (Touring w/Sport) so I'll need to have the 4 OEM's de-mounted then the 4 new ones (Potenza S04's) mounted. I've seen many horror stories about rim damage from crappy equipment or inexperienced tire techs, even experienced it myself with a tire replacement on my previous Z. My question: how to find a tire installer with the best chance of installing 4 tires without wheel damage. What machines to look for, guarantees to extract, video the rims before the work is done....that kind of stuff. I live in a relatively non-urban area, so no local access to speed shops or specialty tire places. No Porsche dealers, and a relatively low population of higher-end sports cars. Given the amount of fancy wheel upgrading that goes on around here, I figure some of you must be pretty smart about the process.