Which Tires are good at a budget?
Registered User
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 418
From: Stop drag racing a rally car, and you'll be OK
Car Info: WRX STi
Originally Posted by XxPLoSiVexAzNxX
kumho asx or mx?
Registered User
iTrader: (4)
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 3,670
From: East Bay / Pomona
Car Info: '02 PSM WRX
Originally Posted by dizmfker
how long does tirerack usually take to ship a set of tires.. i need some right away. im debating whether to pick up two used ones or to order a set online
I used to work at America's Tire and I've seen it done before. So if you get them to price match it, you'd save that much, and if they have the tires at a local shop, they won't charge you shipping either which is ~ 40?
Originally Posted by STi-owns-evo
it's probably better to call an America's Tire Co. and order it through them and pricematch it. I say this because any place you don't buy the tires from will charge you up the butt for them to mount it. It's really up to whomever gives you the quote, but mounting is $1/inch + balancing $1/inch so, if you have 16s, that's 16x2x4=$128.
I used to work at America's Tire and I've seen it done before. So if you get them to price match it, you'd save that much, and if they have the tires at a local shop, they won't charge you shipping either which is ~ 40?
I used to work at America's Tire and I've seen it done before. So if you get them to price match it, you'd save that much, and if they have the tires at a local shop, they won't charge you shipping either which is ~ 40?
Who has the lowest price for the Hankooks so I can price match them at America's Tire Co.?
If I purchase the tires through America's Tires, they will mount and balance for free?
Registered User
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 388
From: AZ
Originally Posted by pleiad7
Roo and I have had the ASX's on our FXT, and he's right, they were done at around 10k (down to the wear bars). IMHO they had decent dry grip and cornering stability for an A/S tire, if I kept them inflated at ~41/39 psi... maybe that accelerated their demise. Nonetheless, they annoyed me with their "wandering" and busy steering, which turned into full-blown tramlining 2-3k miles ago. Toward the end I was constantly fighting the steering wheel because they just wanted to follow every rut and groove in the road... really annoying!
We just swapped them out for a set of BF Goodrich G-Force Sport. Haven't put them through their paces yet, but they are quiet, track well, and grip like mad.
We just swapped them out for a set of BF Goodrich G-Force Sport. Haven't put them through their paces yet, but they are quiet, track well, and grip like mad.
just killed me a set of the gforce sports. i wasn't that impressed with those tires. and if you hate the wandering, these are just as bad. not the most quiet of tire. i don't even think mine last 15k.
Registered User
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 144
From: Vineyard Ditch, SoNoCo
Car Info: Rally box NFG white
Originally Posted by prspect06
Who has the lowest price for the Hankooks so I can price match them at America's Tire Co.?
If I purchase the tires through America's Tires, they will mount and balance for free?
If I purchase the tires through America's Tires, they will mount and balance for free?
Edge Racing http://www.edgeracing.com is the cheapest place to get the RS-2s.
You will have to pay mounting and balancing seperate at America's. But maybe if you order through them (and get the price match) they'll cut you a deal on the mount/balance/warranty. Just seems to depend on who you talk to...
Originally Posted by 4S-TURBO
Edge Racing http://www.edgeracing.com is the cheapest place to get the RS-2s.
You will have to pay mounting and balancing seperate at America's. But maybe if you order through them (and get the price match) they'll cut you a deal on the mount/balance/warranty. Just seems to depend on who you talk to...
You will have to pay mounting and balancing seperate at America's. But maybe if you order through them (and get the price match) they'll cut you a deal on the mount/balance/warranty. Just seems to depend on who you talk to...
Registered User
iTrader: (4)
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 3,670
From: East Bay / Pomona
Car Info: '02 PSM WRX
Originally Posted by prspect06
There's a post above that talks about price matching w/ America's tire. If I get a price match, then mount/balance should be free, right?
the artist formerly known as mcdrama
iTrader: (23)
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 6,428
From: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA.
Car Info: WRBP 2015 WRX Premium/CVT
I always buy tires from www.discounttiredirect.com(America's Tires) because when you take them to one of the retail stores, it's only $11 per tire to get mounted. balanced, and toss your old set.
Registered User
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 144
From: Vineyard Ditch, SoNoCo
Car Info: Rally box NFG white
Originally Posted by ucbsti
yeah, edge will also hit you with 70 bucks in shipping
take the edgeracing website print-out to america's showing your tire size and price
ask them to match the price
they will order your tires
you don't pay shipping
america's will charge you their regular price to mount + balance
**and that's how it's done, people!**
Registered User
iTrader: (4)
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 3,670
From: East Bay / Pomona
Car Info: '02 PSM WRX
Originally Posted by 4S-TURBO
yea, so what you do is:
take the edgeracing website print-out to america's showing your tire size and price
ask them to match the price
they will order your tires
you don't pay shipping
america's will charge you their regular price to mount + balance
**and that's how it's done, people!**
take the edgeracing website print-out to america's showing your tire size and price
ask them to match the price
they will order your tires
you don't pay shipping
america's will charge you their regular price to mount + balance
**and that's how it's done, people!**
You don't pay shipping as long as the tires are at some store close to the store you're buying at. If they have to order them, it's something like $10/tire which isn't bad.
But other than that, that's the way it's done.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post