Tire Warranty

[bcusitsjeff]

Thought this may be relevant in here. About to get a new set of tires from America’s Tire. What are your guys thoughts on getting their certificates? Worth it? Anyone that has gotten it had any issues with a claim from an off roading incident?

 

[85straight]

Thought this may be relevant in here. About to get a new set of tires from America’s Tire. What are your guys thoughts on getting their certificates? Worth it? Anyone that has gotten it had any issues with a claim from an off roading incident?

Road hazard is cheap insurance, just don’t tell them it happened off road lol.

 

[Itaro]

Thought this may be relevant in here. About to get a new set of tires from America’s Tire. What are your guys thoughts on getting their certificates? Worth it? Anyone that has gotten it had any issues with a claim from an off roading incident?

Totally worth it. You’ll still have to pay a small fee (around $40) for the replacement mount/balance and new cert. I’ve been tagged once for $80 because the closest replacement needed to be shipped but way better than full cost

 

[bcusitsjeff]

Totally worth it. You’ll still have to pay a small fee (around $40) for the replacement mount/balance and new cert. I’ve been tagged once for $80 because the closest replacement needed to be shipped but way better than full cost

Road hazard is cheap insurance, just don’t tell them it happened off road lol.

Sweet. Thanks guys. You made up my mind. Lol.

@Itaro Danny said you’ve been driving your truck around with 285’s and 4.88’s? How has that been?

 

[4runner DOA]

Get them. The guys I go to don't even ask anymore. Mostly because I take the blown tire off and take it over in the back of the Tacoma so they haven't seen the rig in awhile. Hahaha.

 

[Itaro]

Sweet. Thanks guys. You made up my mind. Lol.

@Itaro Danny said you’ve been driving your truck around with 285’s and 4.88’s? How has that been?

It’s a fucking go-cart. Fully loaded with RTT, 500 extra lbs of steel, ass-ton of camping bullshit and I’m able to accelerate up hills. Before I was creeping along at 60ish and hating life. Mileage is about the same from what I can tell so we’ll see what I get around town

 

[AssBurns]

I’ve only done it once on my old car and it was extremely convenient. I haven’t done it on my offroad vehicle yet. I always seem to find/buy tires through some sort of deal instead of going through my usual tire shop. I just take the tires there for mounting. I got lucky once and got a set of 4 brand new Pro-Comps for $270. Saved 66% off sales price. Last set I got for a way better deal on amazon than any tire shop I called, so I wasn’t able to get any sort of warranty. I’ve always been pretty lucky with not slashing many tires either (unlike @4runner DOA). 2 tires total and that’s pretty impressive I’d say with the amount of stupid shit I do. Last one was an old worn out tire so I wasn’t too mad.

But I guess back to the topic of your question. If you get a good enough deal on tires through a shop, then definitely get a warranty. If you do what I’ve done and find better deals through a third party, then obviously you can’t.

 

[4runner DOA]

I’ve only done it once on my old car and it was extremely convenient. I haven’t done it on my offroad vehicle yet. I always seem to find/buy tires through some sort of deal instead of going through my usual tire shop. I just take the tires there for mounting. I got lucky once and got a set of 4 brand new Pro-Comps for $270. Saved 66% off sales price. Last set I got for a way better deal on amazon than any tire shop I called, so I wasn’t able to get any sort of warranty. I’ve always been pretty lucky with not slashing many tires either (unlike @4runner DOA). 2 tires total and that’s pretty impressive I’d say with the amount of stupid shit I do. Last one was an old worn out tire so I wasn’t too mad.

But I guess back to the topic of your question. If you get a good enough deal on tires through a shop, then definitely get a warranty. If you do what I’ve done and find better deals through a third party, then obviously you can’t.

Most of my slash/replaced tires was when I was running duratracs. I've had 1 km2 puncture, but something nailed it on the inside. I've got sidewall slashes right now that I'm not worried about.

 

[bcusitsjeff]

I’ve only done it once on my old car and it was extremely convenient. I haven’t done it on my offroad vehicle yet. I always seem to find/buy tires through some sort of deal instead of going through my usual tire shop. I just take the tires there for mounting. I got lucky once and got a set of 4 brand new Pro-Comps for $270. Saved 66% off sales price. Last set I got for a way better deal on amazon than any tire shop I called, so I wasn’t able to get any sort of warranty. I’ve always been pretty lucky with not slashing many tires either (unlike @4runner DOA). 2 tires total and that’s pretty impressive I’d say with the amount of stupid shit I do. Last one was an old worn out tire so I wasn’t too mad.

But I guess back to the topic of your question. If you get a good enough deal on tires through a shop, then definitely get a warranty. If you do what I’ve done and find better deals through a third party, then obviously you can’t.

Thought I was about to get a good deal with America's Tires matching Amazon prices, but when they saw how low it was, they changed their mind. Then showed them the Discount Tires Direct invoice that I currently have open and they told me at the store they couldn't match it. (even though they're the same company). Might just save the extra $140 and wait till the tires from DTD get in (said could be a few weeks or even a few months) and put that $150 towards getting my regear done. Have 14/32 on my current tires currently so I'm not in a super big hurry to get them in. Just kind of a convenience thing

 

[AssBurns]

Thought I was about to get a good deal with America's Tires matching Amazon prices, but when they saw how low it was, they changed their mind. Then showed them the Discount Tires Direct invoice that I currently have open and they told me at the store they couldn't match it. (even though they're the same company). Might just save the extra $140 and wait till the tires from DTD get in (said could be a few weeks or even a few months) and put that $150 towards getting my regear done. Have 14/32 on my current tires currently so I'm not in a super big hurry to get them in. Just kind of a convenience thing

In that situation just go wherever has the best deal. No rush means save your money for gears and lockers.

 

[85straight]

Check https://www.tirebuyer.com/
Most shops go through the same distributor and these are probably some of the best prices you can find. There’s typically extra discounts if you send the tires to a shop on their approved list for say $40 off, the tire itself is also $20 off just because. Add in some other promotion like a holiday sale and could see $50-$60 off per tire total. Ends up being wholesale price sometimes
I used to work at a shop and lost a fair amount of business to this website even though they were actually one of my major distributors

 

[Captain Magma]

Thought I was about to get a good deal with America's Tires matching Amazon prices, but when they saw how low it was, they changed their mind. Then showed them the Discount Tires Direct invoice that I currently have open and they told me at the store they couldn't match it. (even though they're the same company). Might just save the extra $140 and wait till the tires from DTD get in (said could be a few weeks or even a few months) and put that $150 towards getting my regear done. Have 14/32 on my current tires currently so I'm not in a super big hurry to get them in. Just kind of a convenience thing

If you get them on DTD, you can still get certs for them. I got mine added when i had them mounted and balanced at my local DT. Supposedly you can add them in your cart (Ebay) but I couldn’t find it.

I’d call and double check, either with DTD or your local store, but it didn’t seem like a big deal for them to add it after the fact

 

[HolyHandGrenade]

I’ve used the DTD warranty a couple of times. I asked when I bought them if it covered offroad use. I was assured that it did.

When I needed to use the warranty, I told them that I cut the sidewall on a rock while off-roading. It was not an issue.

 

[4runner DOA]

I’ve used the DTD warranty a couple of times. I asked when I bought them if it covered offroad use. I was assured that it did.

When I needed to use the warranty, I told them that I cut the sidewall on a rock while off-roading. It was not an issue.

Yep. I just call them, tell them to order one because I slashed it, and then go drop it off when it comes in. No questions asked usually. Except how did I fit a 315 on a 2007 4runner. Haha.

 

[HolyHandGrenade]

Ha! Yes. I had a similar conversation.