Ever buy from Tire Rack? (brake, valve, sell, engines)
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TireRack is phenomenal and one of the few online resources I would trust my money to when it comes to tires.
I've also used Discount Tires' website (www.tires.com) with great success.
Like others have said, just be sure you know and trust the installer. The only problem I have ever had with TR was with an installer they recommended. They gouged my new rim, but eventually made it right by buying another one.
Yet research and tests show that as tires get old, even if they have never been driven a mile, they begin to dry out. And after 6 years of age, can become dangerous.
Agreed. "Should" be OK is not enough for me at 70 mph.
Given the very reasonable price for quality tires today, I cannot understand how people will scrimp in this critical area. It's the only area that connects you to your braking, handling, and accelerating powers, BTW.
Like we used to say about guys who wore 10 dollar motorcycle helmets: If you have a 10 dollar head, wear a 10 dollar helmet.
Otherwise, use the best possible equipment.
Agreed. "Should" be OK is not enough for me at 70 mph.
Given the very reasonable price for quality tires today, I cannot understand how people will scrimp in this critical area. It's the only area that connects you to your braking, handling, and accelerating powers, BTW.
Like we used to say about guys who wore 10 dollar motorcycle helmets: If you have a 10 dollar head, wear a 10 dollar helmet.
Otherwise, use the best possible equipment.
Agreed! I have always found that spending money on good tires is money well spent. Of course, when you drive with 'brio' it is necessary, even if it costs more.
I always try to buy from Tire Rack (once in a while I get in a bind and can't wait for tires to ship in). Back when there was an active rallycross scene in Chicago, the Tire Rack generously lent us field space on their warehouse grounds to run our events and even helped defray some of the costs. Unfortunately the Indiana State Police shut the events down because we were kicking up too much dust which would frequently drift across I-80.
EDIT: Heh, you can still see the rallycross course we carved out on Google Maps.
Thanks....another question....there's been a lot of controversy lately about tire retailers selling what look like new tires but they're actually tires that have been sitting on a shelf for close to 6 years....6 old tires have been shown to be an issue at coming apart during driving resulting in a crash and possibly death.
Does anyone know if Tire Rack checks for that stuff and discards any tires that have a date of manufacture that exceeds maybe 4 years?
Those dudes do so much volume that I doubt any tires have a chance to sit around for anywhere near 4 years.
Is your shop okay with taking on the install without the profit margin of providing the tires?
I have a good local shop that I deal with, but i have always bought their tires, just curious as to the etiquette here.
Tire Rack has a national network of pre-approved installers who have already agreed to install tires shipped to them by Tire Rack. They may not make any markup on the tires but they'll still gladly take the $80-$100 mounting/balancing charge for half an hour's worth of work.
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