DanInVa gave some good advice. There are a ton of weights and styles. Figuring even a basic 'set' of FN's, MC's and steel wheels in .25, .5, .75, 1 and 1.25 - that's 5 different common weights in 3-4 'styles'. That's from a shop perspective, depends what you work on. If it's mostly yourself and your buddies, retail will require a wider variety.
I can't agree entirely, my experience has been if you set the weight and use the proper weight for the application, clip on's do well. You have to pay attention to what you're doing. A square faced rim requires a matching profile weight clip, if you try to attach a rounded style clip to a square faced rim or vice versa it won't grab well. Some are a pain and if you over beat them on it will stretch the clip. Toss it and get a new weight.
Stick on's can be useful for aluminum wheels but even cleaning the inside of the rim it can be a pia. Some stick well others not so much and almost fall off. Also requires paying attention to the balancer and wheel type so you know if you're adhering a stick on to the inner portion with a clip on outside, stick-on on the inner and outer or a center balance method with a stick-on in the center of the rim etc. Some aluminum's just don't allow for any form of clip on.
I'm not sure what you define as 'truck' or 'basic' car. If you mean light trucks (f-150's, rangers, ram -, silverado's etc) and passenger cars (mix of foreign and domestic, nothing fancy like top end sports cars).. it also depends on your area. In my area, the shop I worked for (west st louis) did m&b for around 24.95. The price fluctuated, was often reduced if all 4 were being done, if it was part of a tire purchase through the shop etc. Doing this on the side, people tend to be cheaper not more expensive than retail shops. It was more of a service than a money maker. A tire patch (not plug) was pretty pricey at $31.95 (in comparison to other local shops) - that was to dismount, buff, patch, remount and spin balance. It was way cheaper in more rural areas. For instance a local small town guy with a farm shop only charged $10 for a patch but not sure if he balanced them or not.
The only places I saw charging high prices ($75-80 a tire) were shops which had specialty no touch mounting equipment and the capacity to do larger low profile rims like the 24's found on some dodge ram's and custom wheels.
Semi's would be a whole different story and no clue what they run.
This isn't meant as a jab or anything, but since I don't know the experience level of the op I thought I'd throw this in - unless you know the vehicle, please don't get in the habit of making things 'faster' by taking a pair of dykes and simply snipping off the valve stems to deflate the tire(s) before a swap/m&b. Some valve stems with pressure sensors are a metal stem with a bolt style rather than simple pull through, but some aren't. Some look just like a standard rubber valve stem. Wheel pressure sensors are pricey to replace. Also need to be careful during mounts and dismounts to be sure the spoon is in the right place or it'll grab that sensor and snap it right off (or cause the tension of the tire inside the bead to grab it as it stretches the tire off). Learned the hard way on the boss's denali and $100 for a new wheel sensor.
Nice machines, best of luck to you. Just my .02 worth hope it helps.
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