Cheapest palce to buy tires?
10-13-2005, 07:21 AM
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Cheapest place to buy tires?
Besides the usually places on the net like Dicount and Tire Rack and the ones in the magazines, where is some places? I have been pricing 33/12.5/15 mud tires all over the place even local and the cheapest mud tire I can get is from the local tire guy and he wants $116 each and they are knock-off Cooper mud terrains. Sometimes I find good deals on the net but then you have to add between $65-85 in shipping so I'am back to square one. I also have been looking into the classified section on here but the most of you who have good deals either will not ship or your on the west coast 
Any ideas? Any secret rebates on the net? I know Pro-Comp has a deal going but like I said that damn shipping is what brings the price up there.
Thanks, James
Any ideas? Any secret rebates on the net? I know Pro-Comp has a deal going but like I said that damn shipping is what brings the price up there.Thanks, James
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10-13-2005, 07:29 AM
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www.tires.com
great prices and free shipping.
If you were closer I could hook you up with some Firestone Destination M/Ts
great prices and free shipping.
If you were closer I could hook you up with some Firestone Destination M/Ts
10-13-2005, 08:09 AM
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Pro Comp is Never a good deal. Their normal prices are as high as BFG and Goodyears, and their sale prices only bring them down to about what they should be, but then you still have to add shipping and local mounting and balancing.
In the past 7 or 8 years, I have bought all my tires (various vehicles) from either Walmart or America's Tire. Tire Rack does not come close - don't be fooled by their 'apparent' pricing - by the time you add warranty and shipping and local m&b they are quite a bit higher than America's Tire (and Americas will price match anyway.)
But WALMART can no be beat, unless you wait patiently and watch your local papers for a really good tire sale somewhere.
In the past 7 or 8 years, I have bought all my tires (various vehicles) from either Walmart or America's Tire. Tire Rack does not come close - don't be fooled by their 'apparent' pricing - by the time you add warranty and shipping and local m&b they are quite a bit higher than America's Tire (and Americas will price match anyway.)
But WALMART can no be beat, unless you wait patiently and watch your local papers for a really good tire sale somewhere.
10-13-2005, 08:56 AM
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WTF? Not in my experience.
You call em up and order the tires you want. When they come in, you go get em installed. I bought 35' BFGs through them, nothing comes stock with 35s... Also bought performance car tires from them in non-stock sizes, and they put them on my aftermarket rims. The concept of not putting on a non-stock size would be dumb - for the car their "book" shows 195/60R15, but 205/50R16 and 215/45R17 came from the factory with sportier options, and ours came with the 17s. Hard for them to sell us 15s. For my F150 they show 235/70R16 but mine came with 265/70R17. Again, they can't sell me those dinky little tires for my truck, they won't even go on my rims. (and I have 18" rims now anyway...) Perhaps it's all in how you approach them.
You call em up and order the tires you want. When they come in, you go get em installed. I bought 35' BFGs through them, nothing comes stock with 35s... Also bought performance car tires from them in non-stock sizes, and they put them on my aftermarket rims. The concept of not putting on a non-stock size would be dumb - for the car their "book" shows 195/60R15, but 205/50R16 and 215/45R17 came from the factory with sportier options, and ours came with the 17s. Hard for them to sell us 15s. For my F150 they show 235/70R16 but mine came with 265/70R17. Again, they can't sell me those dinky little tires for my truck, they won't even go on my rims. (and I have 18" rims now anyway...) Perhaps it's all in how you approach them.
10-13-2005, 09:00 AM
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One place to check is Summit Racing (http://www.summitracing.com/). They have pretty decent tire prices and shipping runs $10/tire plus their flat rate $8.95 handling fee.
10-13-2005, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Flamedx4
WTF? Not in my experience.
You call em up and order the tires you want. When they come in, you go get em installed. I bought 35' BFGs through them, nothing comes stock with 35s... Also bought performance car tires from them in non-stock sizes, and they put them on my aftermarket rims. The concept of not putting on a non-stock size would be dumb - for the car their "book" shows 195/60R15, but 205/50R16 and 215/45R17 came from the factory with sportier options, and ours came with the 17s. Hard for them to sell us 15s. For my F150 they show 235/70R16 but mine came with 265/70R17. Again, they can't sell me those dinky little tires for my truck, they won't even go on my rims. (and I have 18" rims now anyway...) Perhaps it's all in how you approach them.
You call em up and order the tires you want. When they come in, you go get em installed. I bought 35' BFGs through them, nothing comes stock with 35s... Also bought performance car tires from them in non-stock sizes, and they put them on my aftermarket rims. The concept of not putting on a non-stock size would be dumb - for the car their "book" shows 195/60R15, but 205/50R16 and 215/45R17 came from the factory with sportier options, and ours came with the 17s. Hard for them to sell us 15s. For my F150 they show 235/70R16 but mine came with 265/70R17. Again, they can't sell me those dinky little tires for my truck, they won't even go on my rims. (and I have 18" rims now anyway...) Perhaps it's all in how you approach them.
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10-13-2005, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by FilthyRich
I have heard Costco tries to pull some bs like that, but they are the only ones I have heard of
10-14-2005, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by dallison
just got 4 geolanders from tires.com for 400 shipped and a 50 rebate, it cost me 40 to have em mounted balanced and dispose of the old tire
sams club also has great deals
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10-14-2005, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Flamedx4
Forgot about Costco! The local Costco carries BFG and Nitto tires, and they have them in stock in big sizes. Last time I was in there they had the Nitto Mud Grappler in 38" in stock and BFG Krawlers in stock too. No stock sizes there...
10-14-2005, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by outdoorfever
hey Flamed, when you take your truck to walmart, they won't put larger tires than what your truck came with or already has right?
10-14-2005, 04:11 PM
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www.tirerack.com
www.discounttiredirect.com or something like that
Get your price online w/ free shipping, take it some place local and get them to price match.
I got SEARS to price match an online ad and got (5) 37/12.50/15 MT/Rs for under $900...you do the math.
www.discounttiredirect.com or something like that
Get your price online w/ free shipping, take it some place local and get them to price match.
I got SEARS to price match an online ad and got (5) 37/12.50/15 MT/Rs for under $900...you do the math.
10-14-2005, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by FilthyRich
www.tires.com
great prices and free shipping.
If you were closer I could hook you up with some Firestone Destination M/Ts
great prices and free shipping.
If you were closer I could hook you up with some Firestone Destination M/Ts
is Florida close enough to get a hook up? lol
10-15-2005, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by SRV1
What size and are they M/T?
Been there. Prices were fair but still wasnt the cheapest by far.
James
Been there. Prices were fair but still wasnt the cheapest by far.
James
the price went up $3 since last week per tire
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...d=007470&ar=70
