how much should a shop charge for wheel truing?
04-11-06, 08:24 AM
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how much should a shop charge for wheel truing?
I made friends with a car today, and my front wheel is badly out of true. I want to have it trued up while I'm at work; how much should a local shop charge me to true both of my wheels? They're standard, non-race wheels.
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04-11-06, 08:27 AM
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Usually shops charge between $10 - $20 per wheel. The average is about $14-$15 per wheel. If you made friends with a car hopefully the wheels are trueable.
04-11-06, 08:33 AM
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We made nicey-nice. They're not taco'ed or anything, but they're out of lateral and vertical (?) true.
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$20 or a little less seems pretty standard, but you may get charged more if the wheels are really out of whack or if there are bent spokes to be replaced. I hope they can be fixed.
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Vertical truing can be more of a problem, specifically if the rim has a flat spot. A wheel has its shape because of spoke tension, and flat spots in the rim don't become un-flat by removing some of the spoke tension. Most good shops will tell you your prognosis after an initial look.
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Originally Posted by No_Minkah
I made friends with a car today, and my front wheel is badly out of true. I want to have it trued up while I'm at work; how much should a local shop charge me to true both of my wheels? They're standard, non-race wheels.
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Originally Posted by No_Minkah
I made friends with a car today, and my front wheel is badly out of true. I want to have it trued up while I'm at work; how much should a local shop charge me to true both of my wheels? They're standard, non-race wheels.
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If the wheel can be trued, about $10-20 per wheel. Otherwise, they will recommend a new rim, in which case it will be the cost of a new rim, maybe new spokes (if they want to do it right), and about $25-35 labor.
