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Yep, for my 911, I take all 4 wheels off, and go to the Porsche repair shop that has a tire machine that can replace my tires with no scratches on the wheels.
For the El Camino, I just go to the tire store, but it is a decent shop. Not a Wal Mart, or Costco! I remove all the trim rings and the center caps before hand, and I put them in the bed, with strict instructions, do NOT let the tire guys put them back on. They are easy to tear up and break if not done right. As soon as I pay for the tires and they hand me my keys, I pull up front and loosen each lug nut, and use my torque wrench to tighten them to 95 foot pounds. Some of the lugs are under tightened, and some are on way too tight.
I had to replace the studs on both front hubs from some tire monkey messing up the threads. All of them, not one was right. Now after 300K+ miles the lug nuts will spin back on by fingers with no issues.
Like quick oil change places, I hear way too many horror stories to trust anyone else to do it.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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