Hunter Highlights Vol. 122

Tom Smith, Service Manager of Infiniti of Cincinnati, recently calculated wheel weight savings of 38-42% after putting hundreds of spins in his Hunter GSP9700 balancer equipped with the new SmartWeight™ balancing feature. Smith called the savings “tremendous””and especially recommended the feature to shops like his that primarily use more costly tape weights. Service operations throughout the country are reporting similar savings in weight use and technician time when using the SmartWeight feature to achieve the optimum balance and ride quality. The SmartWeight feature can be purchased with or installed on Hunter GSP wheel balancers.

The Lappen team includes: Ed Lappen, current company president and grandson of company founder Levi Lappen; Ed’s uncle Harvey Lappen, who continues to work at the company after more than 50 years; and Ed’s brothers, Michael and Harris.

Lappen’s Garage Equipment Division, the Quincy, Massachusetts-based supplier, recently achieved a benchmark of 20 years as a Hunter distributor. Since 1985 Hunter and Lappen’s have partnered to deliver undercar service equipment throughout the greater Boston area.

Founded by Levi Lappen in 1928 to sell auto parts and accessories, Lappen’s Auto Supply Co. Inc., developed a reputation for delivering any part quickly. As a Hunter equipment distributor, Lappen’s keeps that reputation intact. Its large inventory of Hunter products means same-day delivery for many equipment choices.

Lappen’s recently sold its retail auto supply stores, but its Garage Equipment Division is still family-owned, led by family members who apply the same formulas that made the company such a successful parts supplier.