515 Champagne Drive
Toronto, Ontario
M3J-2C6
401/Allen Road Area
My front tires were wobbly between 90-100km/h so I decided to get them balanced. I came across this shop browsing other forums. I wanted to balance my front wheels and get my front calipers painted. I decided to visit them on Saturday (but they are open on Sunday…yes, open on Sunday).
It was a little busy - there were a couple guys waiting to get their wheels balanced as well. I got my name put on the list and I was told it would be about an hour before my car would go in. I checked with my gf in terms of timing, and it didn’t work out. Alex offered to keep my name at the top of the list so that when I came back later in the afternoon, I’d be the first one in the shop.
Sure enough, when I came back, my car went in right away. Off came the wheels and on went the caliper paint while he balanced them. He asked if I wanted the back done as well - I decline. He told me he was going to do them anyway for no charge. After about 45mins - I was out the door. It took so long because it was a pain in the ass to get my wheels off - they were extra careful not to scratch my center caps but that certainly shows the level of attention to detail and care.
It was a good experience - service was fast, and most importantly, my tires were balanced. The only thing was that the the “cold setting” on the water cooler wasn’t working (like wtf). So I had to drink room temperature water
Here are the services they offer:
$25.00
Removal of winter wheels.
Installation of your summer wheels.
$40.00
Removal of your winter wheels.
Balancing your winter OR summer wheels.
Installation of your summer wheels.
$50.00
Removal of your winter wheels
Balancing your winter wheels.
Balancing your summer wheels.
Installation of your summer wheels.
$60.00
Removal of your winter wheels
Balancing your summer wheels.
Paint your calipers (Black, Red, Blue & Silver only)
Installation of your summer wheels.
$50.00
Paint your calipers (Black, Red, Blue & Silver only)
$60.00
Paint your calipers (Black, Red, Blue & Silver only)
Balance your wheels
$60.00
Switch over 17" winters to 17" summers (TIRES ONLY)
This is if you have 17" wheels, with 17" snow tires, and 17" winter tires.
I’m glad it worked out well for you Sam. Post some pics of those calipers, and yeah, what kind of balancing machine do they use? Is it a Hunter DSC 9700 by any chance?
I can’t recall which balancer he was using - I’ve asked him to post some responses here. Keep an eye on this thread and expect a response from Alex shortly.
I don’t wanna bash on the balancer that you use as I have no personal experience but ever since I got my wheels balanced on a Hunter DSC 9700, I will never use a different balancer. My rims are dented too but they feel perfectly smooth, even at 200kmh.
However, for rims that aren’t dented, I’m pretty sure that your balancing machine is probably more than enough for most.
Btw Benson, I had a very bad experience with OK Tire, I will never go back to one.
