Tire Rack purchase
Thought I'd pass on a positive online purchase experience.
I bought a set of tires from Tire Rack this past week and I was impressed with how fast I got them. My order was confirmed on Wednesday via email at 2:16 pm. The tires arrived at my house on Thursday at 2:41 pm. Not too shabby. Shipping by UPS was only $35 for all 4 which I thought was reasonable considering the weight. Now I gotta find someone to mount them. |
They're a good outfit.
Make sure you find a place which will Road Force (or dynamically) balance the tires using a Hunter 97XX machine. Expect to pay $100-$125 to have them mounted and balanced. Be aware that I've twice had to return tires to Tire Rack because they were too far out-of-round to be properly balanced as measured on a Hunter machine. I don't know if this was just bad fortune, or if these discount sellers get lesser quality tires than the Mfrs. authorized dealers. Good luck! :cheers: |
I have also purchased from Tire Rack, and had an overall great experience, and received my 4 tires quickly, with reasonable shipping, like $32. :cheers:
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Tire Rack
I have bought several sets of tires from them. I have not had a dissapointment yet. I always have them shipped directly to my installer to save hassle on my end.
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+1 on the good experience with Tire Rack. I recommend them often.
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The 2nd were Michelin Sport Pilots, same situation. Tire Rack didn't put up any fuss, they exchanged the tires. But my project was delayed a couple more weeks in each case. :( A word to the wise: ALWAYS use a Hunter 97XX machine to dynamically balance your tires ( also called Road Force) and require that the tech give you a printout for each tire (the machine will provide this). Check this beforehand as some shops don't invest in a printer, if they don't, go somewhere else that has the full Hunter kit. Tires are a pretty big continuous investment in your car. Not getting them right the 1st time can mean hundreds of dollars spent with no return due to premature wear and/or poor driving /handling characteristics, at which point, why buy Premium tires at all? The same is true if you buy from a Dealer, make sure they use the Hunter machines and get a printout. I wonder how many Dealers just make them work for unwary customers. |
I would love to buy some tires from Tire Rack, but they are out of my size- 265/35/19 in PS2's. Couild be a couple weeks or a couple months. They don't know when Michelin will make them again. :eek:
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I ordered some tires a while back for my Lexus from Tire Rack and I was impressed with how quickly they got there. But then I had to pay to get them put on, and it ended up costing me almost the same beause the Lexus dealer had a special on tires if you bought them and had them mounted at the dealer.
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I've ordered 1 tire from them....it was out of round. They sent a replacement in a timely manner but the annoyance of going to the wheel shop twice sucked.
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