URGENT dealer wants to charge me $145 for "recalibration to new tire size"

[AHenry014]

I bought 315/70r17's and mounted/balanced them myself. I bought the bypass cable and Jscan and recalibrated the Jeep to my new tire size. I dropped my Jeep off this morning to have the wheels road force balanced and they just called to tell me it was all set. They want to charge me $145 to "recalibrate the jeep to the new tire size so the brakes and steering operate correctly". I informed them that I already took care of the tire size change on my own and they told me that yes the speedo would be correct but i might have issues with my steering and brakes.

At the end of the day, I am either paying the 60 bucks they want for the balancing (bargain if you ask me), or 230 dollars which includes the recalibration/tax/fees.

What are they talking about?

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[JTBurns]

I thought when you updated the tire size with JSCAN or another program, that was all that was required. I'd be interested to know if there really is something else that needs done. I feel like they're trying to pull one over

 

[AHenry014]

Yea i feel the same. I am no novice when it comes to this stuff, so it sounded fishy right off the bat. They didnt seem pleased when i called them out on it. When i told them I recalibrated myself I got a snarky response "how did you even do that?". I told them I purchased the equipment and changed the tire size. They continued to try and convince me that there was more that needed to be done.

I told them Id be there in an hour to chat it further, but I think ill call their bluff on this one and refuse to pay for it. After all, all i asked them to do was rebalance the wheels. I didnt ask for the recalibration.

 

[TigerInFL]

i'd tell em to pound sand and then find somewhere new to go in the future.



and beg them to please send you the survey!!!! bet you'll never see that in your inbox.

 

[KevinC]

There is nothing other than what the JSCAN app does. They are just trying to get more money from you. Refuse the work and/or tell them to put it back the way it was and check the JSCAN app when you get home to make sure nothing was changed.

KevinC

 

[AHenry014]

Very cool, you all confirmed my thoughts, just wanted to verify with the crowd. Appreciate it!

I'll be checking the speedo accuracy on the way home....

 

[Pescado]

My dealership wanted to $350 to do it. Said they have to purchase the software from Jeep and download it etc....If they told me $145 I would have done it haha.

 

[chorky]

There is nothing other than what the JSCAN app does. They are just trying to get more money from you. Refuse the work and/or tell them to put it back the way it was and check the JSCAN app when you get home to make sure nothing was changed.

KevinC

^^^^^. This for sure 100%. Check to make sure they didnt ‘do something’. Sad to say i knew some techs who actually did things to get repeat service work. Not cool at all.

 

[Jteakus]

Lies
When you recalibrate for gearing/tire size the auto trans shift points and speedo are what get corrected.

 

[Jeeperjamie]

Sounds like I'd be finding another dealership because that's load of BS. JSCAN or Tazer are all that is required.

 

[Toyfrog]

How would they “recalibrate” the brakes and steering for bigger size? Speedo and shift points I totally understand and those should be done.

 

[AmosMoses]

You can't really blame them. By and large we are no longer capable of critical thinking and we have no curiosity to question authority.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I thought when you updated the tire size with JSCAN or another program, that was all that was required. I'd be interested to know if there really is something else that needs done. I feel like they're trying to pull one over

That is all that is needed! However, it's really simple to put the transmission back in relearn mode, too, with jscan.

There is nothing other than what the JSCAN app does. They are just trying to get more money from you. Refuse the work and/or tell them to put it back the way it was and check the JSCAN app when you get home to make sure nothing was changed.

KevinC

Can't hurt to go through the process outlined by jscan and have the transmission relearn - based on new tires if the size is a lot different.

so the brakes and steering operate correctly".

That's a hoot. Steering has zip to do with tire size, that's all about angles.
Brakes? ABS goes by the sensors at each wheel.

 

[AHenry014]

Well, not much to report as we thought. I walked in and there was no conversation, “please pay this 67 dollar bill for the road force balance of all four”. Seems like they realized they weren’t going to win this one haha.
Thanks again all.

As a bonus, the balance is mint.

 

[willhonkforparts]

I bought 315/70r17's and mounted/balanced them myself. I bought the bypass cable and Jscan and recalibrated the Jeep to my new tire size. I dropped my Jeep off this morning to have the wheels road force balanced and they just called to tell me it was all set. They want to charge me $145 to "recalibrate the jeep to the new tire size so the brakes and steering operate correctly". I informed them that I already took care of the tire size change on my own and they told me that yes the speedo would be correct but i might have issues with my steering and brakes.

At the end of the day, I am either paying the 60 bucks they want for the balancing (bargain if you ask me), or 230 dollars which includes the recalibration/tax/fees.

What are they talking about?

They are completely, 100% full of ahit. It's that simple. There is no "caibration" to the steering or brakes for thwninstallation of bigger tires. Your toe will be off, as that is still set for the factory tires. The larger 315s will be toed in more than the stock tires, simply because the leading edge of the tire is further away from the axle centre line. So, an alignment is needed, but no electronic "calibration", other than what you've already done regarding tire size.

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