Travelin Ram
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So, this was Tire Kingdom in Lehigh, FL. Not a recommended shop. The tires I bought from Big O out west, in the east TK is their corporate sister for warranty etc.
On the positives; the lugs were torqued properly, and they did replace my damaged cap with an OEM from Mopar. The repair IS holding air.
On the negatives: 3 tires were set to the door sticker with the front to rear reversed. Obviously done before the rotation. One tire was set to the pressure I specified on the paperwork. Tire balance is worse than before, so that’ll require a do-over elsewhere. He pulled off ALL the existing weights leaving the adhesive residue behind. Did a half azzed job cleaning the wheel before applying the new weights, they’re not very solidly applied.
I am cognizant of the challenges in hiring these days. But good times or bad, better businesses recruit the cream, and bottom feeders take what they can get. My mistake in hindsight was placing any value on the lifetime road hazard and rotate/balance I’d paid for. Should have just paid for it again at a better shop.
On the positives; the lugs were torqued properly, and they did replace my damaged cap with an OEM from Mopar. The repair IS holding air.
On the negatives: 3 tires were set to the door sticker with the front to rear reversed. Obviously done before the rotation. One tire was set to the pressure I specified on the paperwork. Tire balance is worse than before, so that’ll require a do-over elsewhere. He pulled off ALL the existing weights leaving the adhesive residue behind. Did a half azzed job cleaning the wheel before applying the new weights, they’re not very solidly applied.
I am cognizant of the challenges in hiring these days. But good times or bad, better businesses recruit the cream, and bottom feeders take what they can get. My mistake in hindsight was placing any value on the lifetime road hazard and rotate/balance I’d paid for. Should have just paid for it again at a better shop.