How long does it take to put new tires on a car?
A set of tires? It depends on vehicle and the methods employed by the installers.In simpler times (read the 90’s) I was able to install a set of tires from the time the vehicle left the ground to the time it touched the ground in about 10–15 minutes. These days it takes considerably longer.Back then tires were both smaller and I didn't have to bother with cleaning hubs and the inner mounting flange of the wheel, or worry about TPMS sensors or resetting the TPMS system. Most wheels were steel back then rather than aluminum.Back then a tire was considered balanced when it had less than 10 grams of imbalance. Today its 5–7 grams of imbalance (you also didn't have to worry about uncoupled balance. Today you do)Front start to finish an hour today is a reasonable amount of time to purchase a set of tires and have them installed provided the installer isn't too busy. In that hour this allows the installer toPull the vehicle in and properly lift it.Scan the TPMS system if required and diagnose any problems.Disassemble the vehicle and inspect for defective and worn components as well as clean the wheel and hub mating surfaces and fasteners.Dismount the tires and in the case of a direct TPMS system with a wheel mounted sensor, remove the sensor from the wheel and replace all the soft and wear items (sensor nut, valve core, any gaskets)Remount the sensor and mount the new tires then balance the wheel/tire assembly to within 4–7 gramsInstall the wheels back onto the vehicle by hand or with a torque limited impact wrench and torque the fastening system to spec as well as making sure the tires were pressurized to spec including the spare.Initialize and calibrate the TPMS system if required.Also if the vehicle uses nitrogen you have to fill, purge and fill the each tire to reach a level of nitrogen purity required for it to be effective.
New tires and now car pulls to the left?
My guess is no they did not tweak the front end and yes you need an alignment. A car does not necessarily have to pull per se to actually need an alignment. An alignment should be performed about once a year to assure proper tire life. What it sounds like is that your tire wore in a way that compensated for the vehicle being out of alignment. Now that you have new tire on the old tires and their wear patterns are gone and the vehicles true alignment is showing through, which happens all the time. As a rule of thumb you should ALWAYS have your vehicle aligned when you put on new tires. If you think they messed with it hop under the car and check the jamb nuts and the inner tie rod for markings, if you have never had that vehicle aligned before and they have nicks on them like a wrench was there then maybe they did, but I don't know anyone who would take the time to do that. Take it to a shop that does free alignment checks, they're out there everywhere and have them role it, then take a look at the specs. What you should do is tell them that your car pulls, but not what direction and then once they tell you that your car needs an alignment asks to see the specs. Once you see the specs then ask them, based on the specs, what way would the vehicle pull. If it matches the way it pulls then voila, get it aligned and your good to go. You may also have bad front end parts.
How much do new tires cost?
There's a question highly dependent on context. You can get rather cheap tires in smaller, common sizes around $300 installed. A set of good tires in a reasonable size, width, and profile will run in the neighborhood of $500-800 installed. Then there are massive foot-wide tires on super cars that easily start at $1000 installed for a set and can run over $1000 per tire.Check out the Tire Rack (http://www.tirerack.com/index.jsp) to find tires for your particular car or size. Add around $50-100 for what you will find at a shop as an installed price. An example of a nationwide tire install shop is Discount / America's Tire (http://www.americastire.com/)Finally...don't cheap out on your tires. Don't think that you don't need high performance tires just because you drive slowly and carefully. You do need high performance tires for when it's damp and foggy and you didn't see that motorcycle coming.
How long does it take to put new tires on a car?
What's important is not how long it takes, it's that you get good tires installed properly. Tires are so critical to safe operation of an automobile that you should take extra time to make sure you do it right. It's the same with "gauranteed 15 minute Quick Lube oil changes". That's exactly what you DON'T want when having the oil and filter changed on your $5,000 automobile engine!! You want trained professionals using the best parts and equipment to do the job right in a reasonable amount of time. The tire pressure sensors need special attention in many cases, so make sure the tire dealer knows the sensor system was working OK when you brought the car in and says that it will be working after he changes the tires.
How long does it take to get new tires?
Today I had a flat tire and the man said that it can't be fixed and my spare is dangerous to drive on and ready to blow. He said I have to get new tires and he took the measurements and is gonna tell the lady at the auto shop about it. We dropped my car off and put my key in the door. I need 2 new tires so just out of curiosity how long do you think it will take for me to get my car back?
Question about New Tires and PSI?
The only reason I chose such dimensions for the new tires is because I didn't want to throw the speedometer off. Although the two different wheels have the same overall circumference, the rim and tire sizes are different. Because it is a different size tire, I will need different PSI, what will that be?
How long does it take to get 3 new tires put on your car at Walmart?
Pick up the phone and find out.
Should I replace the tires before selling my car?
Okay, do not replace the tires before you sell your car. The money you spend on tires will be lost and the person that ends up buying the car will ask for less then what you want even with good tires. I would only buy new tires for the car if your car looks really bad (lots of scratches, dings, and various other imperfections). From experience, the majority of used cars that are sold by private owners have bad tires or half worn out tires. Whatever you do, do not reduce the price and start out at a reasonable or higher price so you get what the car is actually worth.