I’ve noticed the white letters starting to look a bit worn at 34k miles so I called to dealer for a quote to flip the tires to hide the white letters and rotate the tires. I was told $92 to flip the tires, balance, and rotate. Does this sound about right to do it? It’s not a crazy cost, I thought it would be closer to $60. I’ve always had muscle cars with exposed white letters so I’ve never gotten more than 20k miles out of a set of white letters, so I’ve never seen them get torn up, likely because they didn’t spend any time offroad.

 

Around here $22 to $25 per wheel is the going rate to remove / mount and Road Force balance.

 

Ok so not bad then. Thanks.

 

I don't understand, worn sidewalls? Is that from scuffing curbs? If you just need a clean whitewalls, buy some bleach-white at the autostore. But $100 remount and balance, sounds right for a Dealer.
Not sure what the correct rotation path to advise given you are turning all 4 inside out, and I'd bet $ that the Dealer won't do what you ask of them.

 

I’m constantly cleaning the sidewalls. I end up off-road a lot and the edges of the raised white letters are starting to chunk and in areas do not have a clean defined edge. The marks wouldn’t be near as noticeable on the black side wall.. They are the same Goodyear Wrangler Fortitude HTs that are on many models and depending on trim level have either the white letters visible or hidden. It’ll still follow the same rotation pattern after they’re flipped. Rotation only works to negate the tire’s wear pattern so running a non directional tire without an inner/outer designation won’t matter and if anything will be even better for longevity.

 

I'd have a hard time dropping a Benjamin to flip tires that already have 34K on the clock. Save your money, get you some cleaner and clean them up, then spend that money on new tires mounted the proper way when yours wear out.

 

The quote is a fair price for the labor. But that is a better idea, brake cleaner and some rubbing will take the color right off. I would get at least 4 cans of brake cleaner. Other more aggressive option would be to used a orbital sander with fine grit paper and the color will right come off.

 

I'm wondering why you want the Ford Dealership to perform that activity as opposed to one of your local tire shops. You haven't even called them as a consideration, just wondering why.

 

I agree with that. Walmart in my area was 15 a tire when I had some tires swapped to different rims last year.

 

With winter coming and 34K on those tires it sounds like an opportunity to go tire shopping.