Is TireRack worth it after shipping, mounting?

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10-27-2014, 01:30 PM

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Nathan F

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Shop for tires locally and then come back and answer your own question.

Ya know, I would... but I'm kinda tied up here serving in Afghanastan at the moment so I figured I'd pass the time trying to learn what I could from the resources I had.

10-27-2014, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dunning Kruger Affect

Make friends with your local Discount Tire manager, and if DT doesn't have a set of tires you're looking for, they'll order it for you through TR. I bought my Rivals through DT and came out $10 ahead (no shipping, mounting and balancing, less taxes, etc).

Also if you tell them that you can get a set of tires that TR does have cheaper, they'll beat the price on the spot. I think when I got tires for the Mazda2, I picked up some rock hard Yokohamas that were $10 cheaper on TR, and the dude knocked off $15 per tire in store while ordering.

Thanks for the tip! Sounds like that will be a good strategy for when I get back.

10-27-2014, 01:39 PM

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Finally got some time to log in and check this. Thank you all for the feedback and tips. I'll be sure to use as much of that as I can when I get some summer wheels. For now, I placed an order for General Tire Altimax Arctics from TireRack. Got a good deal with a rebate and used their local installer options so I could make it as easy as possible for family members helping me keep the car in shape. I'll need the winters by the time I finally get home from this deployment.

I'll be peeling through the forum in no time to find a wheel/tire combo to buy on TR - unless I snag the 6ULs.

12-09-2014, 05:25 PM

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I know it's an old thread, but when I shop for tires on Tirerack, I wait for their clearance items. I just picked up 2 Goodyeaer F1 Assymetric 245/40/17 for $112 a piece. Pay attention to the DOT though.