Tires from Amazon?

[Cylvertip]

Anybody but tires from Amazon?  They seem to have a good deal with free shipping on the BFG's I want.  Plus, Pep boys has a deal with them to install for $19.99 a tire.  Pep boys quoted right at $1450 for the same tires.  Amazon is $249 a tire plus tax and $19.99 install.  Even if I have to throw in $20 a tire for lifetime balance and rotation, seems hard to beat.  Pep boys usually gets my tire business as they have been competitive and good to work with. 

[Special T]

let me get this straight... Pep boys quoted you $500 more but will mount your Amazon tires? they charge you $120 more for mount balance etc... and are ok with that? Kind of sounds like a no brainier especially if you have TPMS sensors

[Cylvertip]

The Pep Boys quote was mounted, balanced, and out the door with lifetime rotation/ balancing.  Total price with Amazon tires looks to be a couple hundred less.

[trapp01]

Yep I bought mine from amazon. I had Schwab mount them up for $150. Still ended up saving around $800. I rotate my own tires and schwab charges $20 to fix a flat.

[Fl0und3rz]

I have, but Discount Tire had same price on Goodyear Duratracs when it was time to replace them.

[h2ofowlr]

See if discount tire will match those prices and do it.  Some things I just won't give my money to Amazon for.  Don't care if I save a few bucks.

[huntnfmly]

I've done it and discount tire will match the price for the tire and whatever it would cost to ship.
Saved me $700 on a set of bfg km2

[jackelope]

Pretty much everyone selling tires will price match as long as we're comparing apples to apples....We will, but if it's a place like Amazon or tirerack.com we add $20.00 to each tire price to account for shipping, etc. Most places make almost no money off of tires...they just hope to get the wheels off the vehicle to inspect brakes and shocks and such. Schwab lovesssss to replace shocks and struts.

We will not install Amazon or any other mail order company tires. It's just not worth it.

[PlateauNDN]

  bad brakes, need them done asap and we can't let you leave the lot for liability reasons.

[jackelope]

bad brakes, need them done asap and we can't let you leave the lot for liability reasons.

I've heard of this. Straight BS. I have made people sign an invoice acknowledging their car was unsafe to drive, but you can't forbid someone from driving away in their car. Do what you have to do to CYA and let them roll.
 

[724wd]

I bought my Michelin's on amazon. saved almost $100 per tire. but I also go them mounted and balanced for free... pays to have family with the right equipment 

although... dang. My dad closed his shop. No more free alignments, tire mounting, body work, paint, windshield installation...    @woodchuck, you don't know anyone with that kind of hookup, do you? 

[Special T]

I think we are going to see more  of this drop ship lean inventory in the pipeline. I talked to a Tire shop manager whom said he is increasingly seeing online prices being shown to him that are lower than his purchase price.  If there is no return on holding inventory Tire stores wont hold stock except for the really quick movers, which is hard with all the sizes and brands out there,and/or for the really good customers... In short this is a is an acceleration and  thinning out of the supply chain.

What does this mean for consumers...

Freebees are going away. you are now going to pay for everything. If you have a blow out and need an XYZ brand tire and size you are going to pay a premium unless you can wait. I belive we have already seen a rise in the number of small  independent used tire shops that are certified installers for drop ship companies. They will only hold used inventory and virtually no new tires. Most people have noticed the rise in used tire shops popping up everywhere. In order to survive selling your service your overhead and investment in inventory has to be low.

If you run non stock tire size you should own a full sized spare for your ride on a wheel. If you have a pre 09 non TPMS  vehicle then you can probably get away with just the tire just in case. most tire shops wont install a tire older than 7-10 years old. If its already on a wheel you can swap it out yourself.

This is a great resource for Pre 09 vehicle so that you can source a spare on a wheel.
https://www.crawlpedia.com/bolt_patterns.htm

[Woodchuck]

I bought my Michelin's on amazon. saved almost $100 per tire. but I also go them mounted and balanced for free... pays to have family with the right equipment 

although... dang. My dad closed his shop. No more free alignments, tire mounting, body work, paint, windshield installation...    @Woodchuck, you don't know anyone with that kind of hookup, do you? 

I may know a guy...

[Mudman]

I buy trailer tires online.  Been good tires, better then Les Sch expensive flats.  Schwabby mounts em and it saves me half with a better tire imop.

[WSU]

Sooooo, what's a good all terrain tire to buy for an F150?  I haul heavy loads occassionally, pull a large (for f150) travel trailer often, drive in snow at times, and drive on logging roads (including timber co crushed rock that seems to eat tires) often.  I'm not into offroading and the majority of the use will be to and from work/around town. 

If the OP doesn't want me to hijack, let me know and I'll delete.