cheapest place i can for tires: tirerack.com
cheapest place for tire installation/balancing: Fussell $15/tire

anything cheaper before I take the plunge?

8/30/2005 11:18:37 AM

i'd recommend Sam's Club for decent in-person (rather than online) deals

-ZiP!-

8/30/2005 11:41:06 AM

ah you're right, how could i forget about Sam's, I used them a long awhile ago...they do have good prices, the cheapest i could find are some dunlops for $91....

but i'm leaning towards some kumhos which sams does not carry
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Kumho&tireModel=ECSTA+ASX&partnum=245WR7EASX&partnum=44WR7EASX&vehicleSearch=true&place=28&index=28

8/30/2005 12:19:16 PM

I got a set of these from TireRack and got Hubcap Heaven to put them on for me. They charged $75 for all 4 and they worked with me on an appt time so I didn't have to miss much work.

Locally I think DiscountTire.com (they have one store on Six Forks, one on Hwy 55) list ASX's on their website, check with them for pricing.

8/30/2005 12:34:25 PM

actually i had called Discount Tire just before your post what a coincidence....unfrotunately they they are appx $100 more...

- 225/45/17 (front)
- 245/40/17 (rear)

discount tire ($595 total)
- fronts: $305 (pair/installed)
- rears: $290 (pair/installed)

tirerack ($494 total)
- fronts: $182+$20 (shipping) + $30 (local install/balance)
- rears: $212+$20 (shipping) + $30 (local install/balance)

8/30/2005 12:45:08 PM

ok i'm going with Tire King in Chapel Hill

apparently they can get the same tires around the same price,and they only charge $7.50 to install/balance per tire

8/30/2005 3:22:09 PM

I got 4 new tires installed with extended tire warranty for $240. I can get them balanced, checked, and rotated for free through the warranty.

8/30/2005 3:25:37 PM

^ so why don't you reveal the source and/or more info, i would love to get in at that price

8/30/2005 3:36:51 PM

probably b/c they were like 165-60-13s or something

8/30/2005 3:46:24 PM

yah i wanna make sure we're comparing apples here, not apples and oranges

8/30/2005 3:47:45 PM

ive got some 225/45r17 kumhos 712s for $425 a set installed+alignment checked at merchants in cary. of course i had to bargain with those bastards, cause they wanted to charge me over 500 or so when i first walked in.

8/30/2005 9:11:23 PM

when you say $425 a set you mean two tires? or 4? the prices i posted are for all 4...

8/30/2005 9:32:57 PM

i mean a set of four tires mounted and balanced and my alignment checked

8/30/2005 11:50:47 PM

teach me your awesome bargaining skills....i want to get it down to $425

8/31/2005 12:31:48 AM

igor - check your pm, thanks for helping out

9/1/2005 10:00:47 AM

igor please help me out, they need your reference to match the price thanks

9/3/2005 5:50:49 PM

you might want to check out edgeracing.com

i checked your tire size and they dont carry kumhos but they do have toyos, pirellis, hankooks and the like and honestly i havent found a cheaper place online for tires period. way cheaper than tirerack or anything else ive seen. just a suggestion unless youve already pulled that trigger...

9/3/2005 8:19:41 PM

sorry, i know its irrelevant and all but what are these going on? a cobra or something?

9/3/2005 10:37:22 PM

check out vulcantires.com for cheap falkens and kumhos.

9/3/2005 11:13:18 PM

^ thanks, looks like exact price as tirerack.com

i'm still looking for igor to help me out!

9/28/2005 12:31:44 PM

^^ optimusprimer....not irrelevant, actually very relevant i should have mentioned...

it is going on a 2001 bmw 330ci

9/28/2005 1:16:04 PM