by ttweed on Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:30 am
The dealer is the best place but not the cheapest. The tire handling equipment and expertise at Porsche of San Diego is impressive. The cost is commensurate.
That said, I have always taken my wheels into Discount Tire on Garnet Ave. in PB loose, after removing them from the car myself, let them mount and balance the new tires, then take them home and mount them on the car myself. After a couple of years of doing that, they did obtain the necessary torque wrench to mount them on the car at their facility, but except for one puncture repair, I have continued to do it myself so I could inspect the centerlock lugnut, grease, torque, and lock them properly when mounting. Of course, this requires quite an investment in tools that might make the PoSD costs seem reasonable. If you are going through a lot of tires like I was, the savings will pay for the tools in a few seasons.
Now that I am no longer racing the car, I have a couple sets of spare rims and tires for 991 GT3 and all the tools that I would be willing to sell if you are interested.
HTH,
TT
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