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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 08:06 PM
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Been tire shopping.

And I`m stunned at how the price of tires has gone up! Cheapest place I found for a 30-9.50-15 BFG A/T (just 1) was Ebay at $129+26.25 ship. Local sears wants $155 a tire and that`s before tax.. Tirerack.com was a couple buck more than the ebay tire shop. I may hafta step down from the BFGs but I hate to cause they`re such a good tire.
 
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 08:41 PM
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Ken have you checked out Peerless in Manhattan they have a 30/9.50/15 for $118 you should have a business card out of that grab bag from Crawl 8
 
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 09:06 PM
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Ken, did you check TireRack.com?
Or if you could settle for a different brand, I think I would look at Sam's Club.
 
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 09:24 PM
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Ken here's another place they are out of Topeka and here's the link for the size you are wanting tires-easy.com - Our selection of 30x9.50 R15

3519 Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS
 
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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Did check tirerack.com, ebay had em beat by a few dollars. Sams club wasn`t too bad but my size is special order. Thanks thomas, that looks interesting.
 
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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Tire Rack is good until you factor in shipping same story with Ebay.

And because Goodyear is so pricey I'm looking to move down to either a General tire or Firestone tire.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 04:33 AM
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I've always had Sam's Club come up as my cheapest source for tires. I try to stick with BF Goods on any of my vehicles when I can.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 05:43 AM
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I know this may sound like quite a drive, but give Thompson Tire in Beloit a call. My dad will drive hundreds of miles to get the cheapest deal, and he consistently goes there.

At least call them and ask them, if nothing else, we will be back there on Saturday, and potentially could pick them up for you.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 06:59 AM
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Thompsons is great! Mounting and balance is usually free. Just a short 1 1/2 hour drive from manhappiness.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 08:44 AM
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If you find a tire out of town and need it mounted, we could do that at the house. I have an old manual tire stand etc.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 01:51 PM
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If you find a tire out of town and need it mounted, we could do that at the house.
Del, U might be oversharing.. What you do at your house is your business. LOL!!!
 
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 02:14 PM
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Sorry, I'll try to keep that part of my life private from now on. LOL
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bigswede
I may hafta step down from the BFGs but I hate to cause they`re such a good tire.
Just to muddy the waters a bit but I think I am on my last set of BFG A/Ts. Every set I've had (and I'm on my 3rd) has had one problem or another. That, and their short tire life. I'm lucky to get 35K with them and their E load rating. Every set so far has had at least one tire fail and one was catastrophic. Micky Thompsons are looking interesting.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 11:08 PM
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Did you try Discount Tire Direct? I have gotten a couple sets of tires from them.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 05:55 AM
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How about these? 30-9.50R15-PUMA - Retread Tires from TreadWright, Inc.

I have heard nothing but great things said about the Tread Wright company (including a live conversation, not just web talk). If I ever get a set of new tires for the 'Heap this is the path that I'm taking.
 
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