re: Northern VA, DC MD wheel balancing

["Giller,Bruce C." <bgiller@domain.elided>]

John,
	I take my Alfas to Radial Tire in Silver Spring ( nearby the exit of
I495 and Georgia Ave.) where they understand Alfas.  They even give a
discount to AROC members.  They put stick-on weights on my BWAs - where
they commented that most people repaint them one color instead of the
original two-tone paint job, as I did.  Very nice people.  But they
might be a bit far from Fairfax.

	Bruce

	'86 Spider
	'73 GTV

> All, I have spent the last two evenings arguing with
> tire shops--namely Just Tires and Sears about getting
> my wheels balanced.  I have two stipulations which
> cause a lot of tension with the shop staff:
> 
> 1.  I want stick-on weights, as the hammer-on kind
> scratch my wheels.
> 
> 2.  I ask that they hand torque or set their impact
> wrenches to the factory spec torque setting.  I look
> up the setting before I go and tell them what it is.
> 
> Has anyone had any good luck with a tire shop in
> Northern, VA, DC or MD that they could recommend?
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