Tire Sales

[HEEP]

So, I have been purchasing tires from Sams Club recently, due to the price and extra service that they have. Looking at tires for my 2500 Chevy. Talked to them again about prices and they stat that they will not sell them to me because it is 7% over on tire size from stock. Any other places doing this? Really like buying from them, but they are loosing a sell from me.

Seems like I could sign a waiver or something. Hmmm

[Z06vette]

They will only install what mfr posts on the door sticker, orig equip replacement. Costco does this as well. We have not been able to get around it in out area, or up in NJ. I even asked if I brought all 4 wheels to them, but no go.
Scott

[HEEP]

They tried to claim breaking performance issues and I told them that since I still have the original pads on there with 205000 miles I think my brakes are ok. :popcorn2: :popcorn2:

[Stuart Adams]

Liability, people blaming others, lawsuits etc.

Even BMW and others wont take trade ins unless mfg wheels are put back on.

[SWAPMEETCRAZY]

A little off subject but still viable..I resell 20-30 golf carts a year...in 2012 some bean-counter decides that they are not going to install rear shocks on any Ezgo cart and still dont since....1000's of these out there without rear shocks now...and guess what my attorney friend said about me reselling these carts especially lifted ones......Yeah u can imagine.....yes they all leave with shocks!! And as a side note these carts all have the brackets for shocks...just looks to anybody looking at them like shocks were left off...thats the big factor in court of law..........jim

[Vince@Meanstreets]

A little off subject but still viable..I resell 20-30 golf carts a year...in 2012 some bean-counter decides that they are not going to install rear shocks on any Ezgo cart and still dont since....1000's of these out there without rear shocks now...and guess what my attorney friend said about me reselling these carts especially lifted ones......Yeah u can imagine.....yes they all leave with shocks!! And as a side note these carts all have the brackets for shocks...just looks to anybody looking at them like shocks were left off...thats the big factor in court of law..........jim

laws and lawers are only out there because of the stupidity of othere's. funny how that works.

[HEEP]

I would be willing to sign a waiver if they had one. I'm just wonderng if this will bleed over to all tire shops. A chevy 2500 4X4 looks really stupid with the 245 size tires on it. Not sure what Chevy was thinking on that one.

Maybe I need to start looking for a used tire machine and balancer for the garage.

[Hydratech®]

Buy whatever tires you want, say from www.tirerack.com or whatever to only obtain the tires themselves - nothing out there that says what tire you can buy over the counter for what ever purpose. Obtain physical possession of them, then take your rims and tires to just about literally any place that can mount and balance them and be done. Call it a specialty offroad / special purpose vehicle or whatever (been there done that countless times). It relieves 'them' of any determination of actual use, blinding them to only the (simple) task at hand of "mount and balance".

Right?

:gitrdun:

[Stuart Adams]

I would be willing to sign a waiver if they had one. I'm just wonderng if this will bleed over to all tire shops. A chevy 2500 4X4 looks really stupid with the 245 size tires on it. Not sure what Chevy was thinking on that one.

Maybe I need to start looking for a used tire machine and balancer for the garage.

Unfortunately they will never offer you a waiver for that.

[SSLance]

I've purchased 285/75/16s for my 2002 2500HD several times from Sams. Not sure why I didn't this last time though, can't remember though. I ended up at Discount Tire across the street and they didn't have any trouble at all mounting them up for me.

BTW, I have about 210,000 miles on my factory brake pads as well on this truck...what is it with them anyway? :D `

[Vince@Meanstreets]

I've purchased 285/75/16s for my 2002 2500HD several times from Sams. Not sure why I didn't this last time though, can't remember though. I ended up at Discount Tire across the street and they didn't have any trouble at all mounting them up for me.

BTW, I have about 210,000 miles on my factory brake pads as well on this truck...what is it with them anyway? :D `

I thought I was good with 156K on mine. I did turn the rotors once. 05 Burb

[HEEP]

I need to urn the rotors on mine, but the pads are still over half. I guess with the compression braking these trucks have, it just doesn't take as much.

I have noticed that since installing EFI Live, some of the compression braking is gone. I can live with that due to the alternative of the truck just running better.

[Moose]

www.discounttiredirect.com have someone else put them on.

[Che70velle]

I thought I was good with 156K on mine. I did turn the rotors once. 05 Burb

My brother has an 04 burb, with like 215k on it now. 2nd engine, 3rd transmission, 2nd rear end assembly, and original pads front and rear.

I've ordered tires from summit, had them shipped to my house, took them and had them mounted and balanced, off the truck of course, for less coin than local tire shops want around here. It seems to me as though every tire store owner that I know is trying to put themselves out of business...

[HEEP]

That's why I have been shopping at Sam's for my tires. The local shops are just too high when you price them out. The offerings there just work out price wise.
I know I can go anywhere for tires, it's just that the using my money wisely takes me there.
I have another avenue of course, just the ability drop it off and get a rotate and balance while I shop, makes it just easy.

[130fe]

I have bought my last couple of sets of tires on EBay. Discount Tire Direct sells them on there with free shipping and no sales tax. I take them to the local discount tire shop and have them installed. You can purchase the tire certificates after the purchase by calling their 1 800 number.

[Stuart Adams]

How much money are you guys saving buying and installing not at the same location. Just curious

[Stuart Adams]

Also how does rotations, flat repairs, mileage warranties play into this equation?

[Che70velle]

Stuart, I've saved $150.00 on a set of 35"s before, but it's always an easy 100 dollar bill by shopping around.
I rotate my own tires. I've never had a flat that was covered by warranty, and the bogus mileage warranties that are offered are complete jokes. Nobody can drive their car "perfect" enough, for the tire manufacturer to step up and write a check. Those worked years ago, but for me, the warranty is a gimmick. I don't even ask about the warranty any more. I bought tires from a shop for YEARS and had a great relationship with the owners. We raced cars together, and were great friends, until the tire manufactures started looking for ways to choke the refunds down. It got to where the shop owner wouldn't return my calls because of their embarrassment on a "warranty" that wasn't.
Nowadays I shop around, save money, and I have another guy that mounts them for me locally. I live very remotely, and I put a LOT of miles on my stuff, so my tires don't last long enough to bother anyway.
For what it's worth, Discount Tire offers free rotations for ANYBODY.

[TheJDMan]

I have a local tire store that charges $10 per to mount tires and I use Dyna Beads for balancing. I can install the beads thorough the valve stem once the core is removed so no need to pay for balancing. I have encountered places that won't install oversized tires and I suspect these places have enough business with the vast number of non-car people that they don't feel it necessary to deal with big wheels and tires.