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: Who has the best prices on tires?


kingofthehill
09-10-2007, 08:24 AM
Looking to get some new rubber. Who has the best prices these days? Thanks!

Lethal Tendencies
09-10-2007, 11:07 AM
I purchased my tires for my C4 from The Tire Rack. Great prices,and superfast shipping

shrub
09-12-2007, 01:13 AM
Try tire easy.com I have bought a lot of tires through them always good prices for instance I just put new shoes on the vette...275/40/zr/18 non run flat...Master craft $109 per tire plus shipping...

They ship Fed Ex but shipping included was still cheaper than I could have gotten the tires anywhere else...including tire rack...

Wyndin
09-17-2007, 05:55 AM
Try tire easy.com I have bought a lot of tires through them always good prices for instance I just put new shoes on the vette...275/40/zr/18 non run flat...Master craft $109 per tire plus shipping...

They ship Fed Ex but shipping included was still cheaper than I could have gotten the tires anywhere else...including tire rack...

tireeasy.com?? Never heard of them before? I personally have always used TireRack.com. They seem to have pretty good prices most of the time.

mrc4
09-21-2007, 05:54 AM
Tirerack or Discounttires is usually the best prices online.

-Adam

kingofthehill
10-03-2007, 03:04 PM
Thanks guys, I called all companies and Tirerack had the best price, so happy to say I have new rubber on its way. :)

DVD
07-10-2008, 05:29 AM
I hope you have tire machine not everybody will install tires if they don't sell you the tire I live in naples fl.

wpac4
07-11-2008, 03:03 PM
Just the opposite around my neck of the woods, they'll sell me the tires but are unable to mount them.

99vette
07-11-2008, 03:20 PM
You need caution when buying tires from non local vendors.

Example Tire rack tends to have cheaper prices BUT they are selling OLD tires.
As you know due to all the tire failures the feds want tires sold to be within a set timeframe.

Tires have date codes of when built.

Larger tires like we use are not sold in volume as smaller tires so when a vendor makes our's they do it in one build batch and then the tires can sit for years before even being sold.
Feds want it that tires are not older then total of 6 years.

I and others got screwed with Tire Rack.

4 years ago I spent over $1.600 for Sport Pilots, went racing and failed tech because the NEW tires were made 4 years before even being sold.
I would highly suggest you make it clear you want NEW tires with present year data codes in writing of order and if getting older ones refuse to accept them.

Big E
07-11-2008, 03:25 PM
Tire Rack has the lowest prices.I even have a dealer account with Kauffman and they cant even compare to tireracks prices,even with shipping.I dont know about the dates but they have good deals.Just put new ones on my 85. I love my vette:cheers:

engineers vette
07-16-2008, 07:42 PM
Watch the dates ANYWHERE you go. Sears and SAMS sell old tires too , as do many local "good ole boy" shops. Old tires are bad news. On the otherhand if you buy mail order Wal Mart will mount and balance them no prob.