Best place for tires?
#16
09-26-2008, 08:44 AM
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After more research I'm pretty sure that I'm going to get the General Grabber AT2's. Out the door cost at Discount tire in Bellingham will be $604.54US or $625.27CDN at yesterdays exchange rate. Hulluva lot better than the $918CDN quote from Tireland in Poco for BFG AT KO's. Want to support local but that's $300.
#18
09-26-2008, 07:37 PM
Careful about bringing tires over the line... they have to be made in USA (or not say where they are made) or customs won't let you take them.
Unless you get them mounted on your truck down there and let the tire shop take the old rubber, then you should be alright at the border... if they don't ask, don't tell!
Unless you get them mounted on your truck down there and let the tire shop take the old rubber, then you should be alright at the border... if they don't ask, don't tell!
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09-30-2008, 12:51 PM
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10-01-2008, 11:43 AM
I've been interested in an MT tire. I'm not too worried about the noise, but I am concerned about wet traction and to a lesser degree snow. You know how much rain we get in the lower mainland. One of the things I like about the Grabber at2's is how they rate well in the wet and have the snow flake. Has anyone had good results in those areas with an MT tire?
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10-02-2008, 11:10 AM
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#22
10-02-2008, 07:28 PM
That pretty much sums it up, until. You can also get mt's sipped(sp) to have them perform like a winter tire. I think kal tire does have a machine in certain areas to do the work, and it is only about $40 per tire. You can go onto their web site and see what it is exactly.
#24
10-12-2008, 03:30 PM
Well, I ended up changing my plans in the end. With the dollar tanking the way it has, the financial benefit of buying in the states basically disappeared. The best price for Grabbers I could find locally was pushing $900. I ended up getting a set of Dunlop Radial Rover RVXT 31's from Cdn Tire for $127 each. The tires look pretty good, are extreme snow rated and have decent internet reviews. The price was so good that I ended up buying 5 so now I have a new matching spare as well so I can rotate them. All in all I am satisfied. Would have been nice too bump up to 33's, but I really didn't want to have to buy wheels as well.
