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| - I came here after a few other tire shops just couldn't seem to get rid of the heavy vibration of my new aftermarket wheels / tires noticeable at any speed over 65mph. The wheels / tires were larger than the OEM on the F-Sport edition, but nothing too crazy and the car was still brand new. Every shops balancer would indicate the tires were on point, so I was starting to think it was coming from the spindles or hubs on the car's drivetrain. This is odd with a new car, so I insisted they balance the tires with forced weight as if they were still mounted on the car. I remembered seeing this it at a trade show where it could get a more accurate reading by actually applying pressure to the tire equivalent to the displaced weight of the car like it was riding on the highway at high speeds.After a bit of research, I found it on the Hunter website and from there it showed what shops in Las Vegas close to me that actually had the Hunter GSP 9700 Road Force Touch installed. Knowing they run about $15K I was not surprised to see most at luxury car dealerships service centers, but I was surprised to see this Firestone location had one of the 3 in the city. That's where I found myself driving quickly to this Firestone shop andirons inquiring how they had one, they said most new store locations will get one installed. I was sure this was the answer, but just in case I opted for the lifetime balancing price which is very reasonable. They had to actually dismount one of the tires according to the computer and once it was remounted along with the other 3, I was good to go. Their report showed all tires were off quite a bit prior to the balance when the other ship said tires were perfectl. I immediately test drove it on the highway and there it was, that smooth ride I remembered, which made me a very satisfied customer to this shop. I will be back and If you are having issues with your tires vibrating, shaking or jumping, let these experts fix you right up. I highly recommend this shop. Thanks guys!
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