Tire Store Recommendation
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Laughing Gas
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Tire Store Recommendation
Since I may not be buying from my original dealer and since I already bought wheels, I am looking for a recommendation of a place to buy tires and installation.
2017 F450 Platinum
22 inch American Force Wheels
2017 F450 Platinum
22 inch American Force Wheels
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I might be more inclined to use Amazon (especially Amazon Prime) if I were to order tires other than a dealer or tire store. Local Ford Store will match price of any tire store but it has to be a brand carried by the Ford Store.
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Laughing Gas
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Who would you trust to install tires if I buy through Amazon? Local ford store? Discount tire?
Since it's a new truck I wonder if they will do more harm than good
Since it's a new truck I wonder if they will do more harm than good
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Cargo Master
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I always know what I want and refuse to listen to tire salesmen about recommendations. They are driven by profit margin for a particular brand or model and are trained to steer you to their most profitable offerings. I have run Michelins for years and every venture away has been a disappointment. The stores don't like them due to a low profit margin and always try to redirect my interest. In this area Dunn Tire has been reasonably good to us and as was pointed out good service means a lot in the tire business. I only wish they understood "get you out of here in and hour" means 1 hour, not 2 or 3.
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Hate to break it to you but I've seen a large number of Cooper tires with "Made in China" stamped right in the sides of them.
In addition to that, I've never seen a Cooper or Goodyear that would stay round after getting a few thousand miles on them.
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I used to run Kelley Springfield tires back in the 80s and had good wear and great traction with a fairly aggressive tread pattern. Good Year owned them from 1935 on and absorbed them into Good Year in 1995. It was the oldest tire company in the US. Their prices run lower than Good Year and performance years ago was much better than the Wrangler line from GY. Maybe the Wranglers do better now but I could not get more than 25K miles out of them back then. The Kelleys would give me 35K.
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Certainly. Find the tire you want then go to their manufacturers website. Look at "where to buy" and choose a store or two or three in your area then go interview them to see which one you feel most comfortable with. Everyone has different experiences even with the same chain or even the same individual store. Establish a relationship with a store and use that repeat customer status to your advantage in the event of a disagreement. One size does not fit all, especially with tires and tire stores. And for the record, Sears Roebuck probably sells the most tires in the country and has the most outlets. Might be another place to look.
