Thanks for all the educated guesses, (no offense, brothers). I never gave a tire mount, balance & alignment a second thought prior my owning one of these beasts, but perhaps, paranoia will pay off. The two shops I'm considering for the honor of doing business with me, both use the Hunter 9700 machine. Not that they know how to use it, but at least it's on premise. I'm still debating the alignment portion, unless the shop genius can point out something I'm missing without sounding like he just needs the practice.
Oh - just curious again. Has anyone ever tried to negotiate a road hazard warranty whereby the shop agrees to replace TWO tires if one is destroyed, say after 10K of wear? In the interest of keeping all things equal on the same axel, I don't think such a plan should be out of the question.
With appreciation to all of you,
Ron.
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Good s**t happened.  69 was worth the wait.
'92 stock semi-pristine ebony - 160K
'96 Grand Caravan - 240K
'01 Miata SE - 79K
'07 Chrysler Pacifica - 60k - future money pit.
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