I just got off the phone with my local tire place and I am about to order Bridgestone s-03's. They want $200 a tire without installation. I told him that I can get them for 155 a tire from tirerack and he told me that it would basically come out to the same price after install b/c of shipping and he is a licencend dealer for tirerack.

He said that istall will be over $30 per tire. Is that right?

But if I order through them they will align the car for free ($60 value)

I find it hard to believe that a $155 tire will wind up costing me $230 when I am all said and done and installed.

Thank sux

 

i thought mounting and balancing is free..a friend of mine has a car mod shop and i can even buy the tire and rims set that the price is much lower than the other tires stores and i do not even need to pay tax on them nor s/h....and they m&b for me for free too...

 

But maybe that is a special deal for just you?

 

i'm pretty sure mounting and balancing is usually free

 

if you order the tires from them mounting and balancing should be free. If you order themf rom tirerack you will then be charged mounting and balancing from the shop you take them too. Try a americas discount tires store.

 

yah i think so too..but most of the customers pay cash and they do not need to pay tax..and m&b is free for everyone and s/h is free for everyone too..so i might just get a cheaper price than anyone else...

 

If memory serves, Tire Rack has a listing of preferred dealerships that will install their tires. When I checked the cost were between $12-15 a tire. I don't remember if that included balancing the tires.

 

Try American Tires...my friend just some S-03s there. They matched Tirerack's prices.