Does anyone know of a good place in Northern California that does tire shaving, mounting, and balancing? I just got a set of Toyo Proxes RA-1 and it's recommended that they be shaved to at least 6/32" before track use. I know of a place called Custom Alignment in Mt. View and they quoted me a price of $35 per shaved tire and $113 for the mounting and balancing. Seems a bit high to me but then again I'm new to R comp tires.

i'm sure you can get it done cheaper since custom alignment is a super premium shop. have you tried wheel works?

have you driven on them yet? Usually places will not shave used tires, because the road debris can damage the shaving machine.

BTW, what wheels and tires did you get? I have RA-1's & wheels I'm trying to sell!

I haven't driven on them yet. The tires are still coming. I got a set of used EVO 8 OEM Enkei wheels for cheap. 17x8 +38. Perfect offset and width for 235/45/17 RA-1's. I found a good place in Castro Valley called Roger Kraus Racing. He'll do shaving, mounting, and balancing for $45 per tire. Not bad.

are you going to heat cycle them? you should do that at least 2 days before your first track event.

I've read a usage guide on the RA-1's and they said there's no need to heat cycle them. But shaving to at least 6/32" is highly recommended.