MOST TIRE SHOPS SUCK ASS, PERIOD. i've had lugs seized up on three different cars of mine--my '90 grand prix twice, and my cobra. this happened at discount tire in hilliard twice, and at firestone tire shop. the second time discount tire spun the stud in the spindle on my cobra :asshole: , and i had to have rob lasota press a bigger knurled stud in place--discount tire DID end up paying for this.
i don't know what these ass--clowns are doing. i've been working on cars for literally 15 years--since i was 16 years old. i've taken the wheels off all of my 5 cars, and all my previous cars COUNTLESS times, and never had an issue. i tighten the lugs by feel, and have never, ever had a problem myself in 15 years. yet out of the 7-8 times i've had my cars to tire shops they've fucked up almost 50% of the time. its bad enough that when i got new tires on the wife's '99 sentra, i put the car on jack stands and took all 4 wheels to discount tire to get them switched, and put them on my car myself.