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Old 05-09-15, 01:09 PM
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Default Where does Everyone Buy Their Tires?

I am in the market for new tires. Where are some places you guys recommend to buy the tires?
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Wherever is cheapest! Honestly, once you narrow down the tire size and the type (all-weather/summer/etc) you can search online or call around for the best prices. I find the best prices are usually online, but I usually have Discount Tire do the work on my car.
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Tirerack has some good sales right now.

There are also some good deals on craigslist. I would suggest buying 90% tread and up if youre buying a used one.
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I buy from TireRack.com usually. They'll ship them directly to your installer. Last time though I priced them on Tirerack and asked the local guy if he could beat the price and he could. Costco has pretty good tire deals too, and free nitrogen fill as well.
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Tire Rack is good, especially on their discontinued/clearance items; however, once you factor in shipping, it's often more than what I've compared on ebay or other places.

No doubt a trust-worthy company to do business with though.
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Check the dealer, I know what your thinking but I just bought tires at the dealer and they had close to competitive prices, washed my car, and had me in a loaner car for the day at no extra charge. I found by the time I keep looking for the the cheapest price, drop off or wait 4 hours for the install, how much money and time did you really save?
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Usually STS. Its usually a little more then tirerack but u get free tire rotations so ends up cheaper.
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Discount Tire aka America's Tire in California.

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Thanks everyone, I usually use tire-easy.com since they have the lowest prices online. I would then turn to America's tire for price match but it seems they are around the same price(looking at the Hankooks V12). I will search on tire rack and costco as well. Thank you everyone.
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tires.com aka discount tire way cheaper then tire rack and they have free shipping.
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Discount tire direct and you can bargain in the 3 year unlimited mileage road hazard warranty. I was able to get Falken tires for my Vossen 20s for 650 shipped.
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discount tire.
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I just checked discount tire
225/35/19 cheapest is $200ish

Tirerack is $125 ish
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Does anyone recommend any tire brand? I need tires for my wheels and im looking for 245/30/20. The people from discount tire told me that I need a tire that's 91 or higher on the max load so it can support the weight of the vehicle. I've only found two but there reviews are bad and I'm not looking to buy tires that won't do me any good.
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Originally Posted by MIca250
Does anyone recommend any tire brand? I need tires for my wheels and im looking for 245/30/20. The people from discount tire told me that I need a tire that's 91 or higher on the max load so it can support the weight of the vehicle. I've only found two but there reviews are bad and I'm not looking to buy tires that won't do me any good.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes


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