Snow tires

[J-Ri]

Originally Posted by sickcallawayc12

An okay range for tires and professional install is $400. I stay in this budget whenever I tire shop, which has been just about every November the past 4 years. Spending more $ gets you more quality of course.

For a car, yes. My 195/75/14 Goodyear UltraTracks(? something like that) were $72 each. That's with a slight discount from the tire store, and installing them myself.

The most I ever spent on snow tires was $180.00 x4. Those were 235/85/16 BFG Commercial Traction T/As. They're actually not technically snow tires, but are better than any tire I've ever had for any vehicle. They grip ice like most tires grip snow. They grip snow like most tires grip wet pavement. They grip... well, you get the idea. My big V8 won't even start to spin them on dry, clean pavement.

EDIT: I just looked on tirerack, and the BFG Commercial Tractions are $120. I don't know where I got $180 from.

[skibum1111]

$120 for tires? I wish. I just replaced all 4 on my truck, cost me $660 just for tires. Then the install and alignment by the dealer, plus a few other things like oil change, rear axle oil, cooant system service and the total was $1100....

[sickcallawayc12]

Yes for a car, I should have said that.

[speediva]

I spent about $750 on 5 tires (effing full size spare) for my Stupidru. And of course I went with what I read in consumer reviews instead of getting what I really wanted, and I ended up with the crappiest tires known to man - Goodyear TripleTreds. After the install, I thought the handling felt soft, so I figured some goofball didn't bother to check the air pressure... I was right... they were all about 10lbs OVER inflated! The tires do have good wet/snow traction, but the sidewalls are about as sturdy as the sidewalls on my Huffy.

[2.2 Straight six]

there's huge demand for winter/snow tyres over here this time of year with all the eastern europeans going home for christmas. we don't need winter tyres here in the uk so it's a pain to get hold of them for customers.

to make it worse, some manufacturers don't have long enough production runs and snow tyres aren't available until after winter.

crazy.

[J-Ri]

Originally Posted by skibum1111

$120 for tires? I wish. I just replaced all 4 on my truck, cost me $660 just for tires. Then the install and alignment by the dealer, plus a few other things like oil change, rear axle oil, cooant system service and the total was $1100....

$120 each... $480 total. The tire size makes a big difference in price, especially if the rim size is over 16.5". Of course, being a mechanic and doing all my own work saves a ton of money, plus my 235/85/16 are strictly truck tires. The ride is harsh, and the sidewall flex on turns is amazing. Going to a smaller (but better riding) 245/75/16 is $10 more for the same tire.

[skibum1111]

$120 each? I couldn't find what I wanted for that price out here, 265-75-16 bfg at/ko's cost me $165 each. And that was with a discount from the shop I buy tires from all the time.