payntor Posted February 6, 2008 Share #1 Posted February 6, 2008 can anyone recommend a good on line automotive tire retailer? thanks for your reply, jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Terror Posted February 6, 2008 Share #2 Posted February 6, 2008 Honestly I think you should come to Riverhead NY and buy them from Scottys D&E Tire Service but if you need to buy online www.tirerack.com is good. I will tell you though that I would shop local as buy the time you pay shipping and then pay to have the tires mounted any good shop shold be right at the same price. Figure about 10 per tire for shipping and about 15 for mounting (Lowball price). When all the numbers are crunched you really dont save much if any. Also if you have a problem with the tire try getting anyone local to warranty it which means now you have to get it dismounted and ship it to them. Local is the best bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payntor Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted February 7, 2008 I will tell you though that I would shop local as buy the time you pay shipping and then pay to have the tires mounted any good shop shold be right at the same price. thanks scott. jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Terror Posted February 7, 2008 Share #4 Posted February 7, 2008 Your welcome Jim. Let me know what you are looking for. I own a Tire shop and can tell you about what you should be paying so you know if they are in the ballpark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild hair 39 Posted February 7, 2008 Share #5 Posted February 7, 2008 note:if you buy tires from a independant,dealer,even thro they are large in your area,and it is a brand name tire,the warrent may not be any good out of there area,i put goodyears on my van form a local dealer,runed a tire in denver,goodyear would not do the warrenty,cause,the local dealer,carred the warrent,that is my worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dray Posted February 7, 2008 Share #6 Posted February 7, 2008 i ordered my tires from phat performance and i know if you do a search on the site you will find a lot of people order from southwest moto when i ordered my tires i only saved a couple bucks and it took almost two weeks to get my order you may want to keep that in mind as the people that order from Southwest moto only took a few days http://www.phatperformanceparts.com/ http://www.swmototires.com/ good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payntor Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share #7 Posted February 7, 2008 thanks dic and la for your input. scott, i'm looking to replace the tires on my 65 corvette which has spent most of it's recent life in the garage. i put bf goodrich ta radials g/70-15 on it 35 years ago. thanks, jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Terror Posted February 7, 2008 Share #8 Posted February 7, 2008 Dray he is looking for Car tires and not the bike. I use southwest moto for my bike tires too. Jim there is a part of the size missing. Im thinking it is a 225/70R-15. In the 60s they never made made the BFG Radial T/A. and I think back then it was a H78-15 bias. Just check the size on the car and I will get you the info that you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneck Posted February 7, 2008 Share #9 Posted February 7, 2008 thanks dic and la for your input. scott, i'm looking to replace the tires on my 65 corvette which has spent most of it's recent life in the garage. i put bf goodrich ta radials g/70-15 on it 35 years ago. thanks, jimDon't worry about putting tires on that old thing. just give me your address and I will come haul it off so you won't have to mess with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarges46 Posted February 7, 2008 Share #10 Posted February 7, 2008 Wouldnt that be nice eh....Got any pics of that car! Love those old year vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted February 7, 2008 Share #11 Posted February 7, 2008 http://www.tirerack.com/ has been good for me. Have ordered twice from them and I have tires via UPS in a few days on my pourch! Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payntor Posted February 8, 2008 Author Share #12 Posted February 8, 2008 scott, i bought the tires in the early '70s when the first t/a came out. and yes i think the 225/70-r15 tis the metric equivalent. mike, no you can't haul it back to texas. but if you're real nice i'll let you drive it next time you're in town. jeff, thanks for the input. rick, these photos are really old and faded. '74 sunrise on daytona beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted February 8, 2008 Share #13 Posted February 8, 2008 WOW...love that car. I want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance Posted February 8, 2008 Share #14 Posted February 8, 2008 mike, no you can't haul it back to texas. but if you're real nice i'll let you drive it next time you're in town. Does that offer go for me too? By the way, I can't believe you drove it on the beach. IN THE SALT WATER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsonrl Posted February 8, 2008 Share #15 Posted February 8, 2008 Great car... Do you have the Discount Tire chain in your area? I have used them a few times. Once a customer, free rotate and flat repair for life. Even if you buy a new car and tires did not come from there. If you are in their system, your always a customer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarges46 Posted February 8, 2008 Share #16 Posted February 8, 2008 NICE! Thanks for posting the pics! Those old ones are beauts for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86er Posted February 9, 2008 Share #17 Posted February 9, 2008 scott, mike, no you can't haul it back to texas. but if you're real nice i'll let you drive it next time you're in town. . Does that offer go for me too? By the way, I can't believe you drove it on the beach. IN THE SALT WATER! Better be careful with those offers, Jim! We've got over 4 thousand members here. Hmmmm...Let's see....at 10 miles each.... thats 40,000+ extra miles on that 'vette! By the way, I'm in Winfield every Sept for the Walnut Valley Festival! I'll call next year. I might even let you drive my '50 Jimmy Stake Bed that I bought this year in Winfield and drove home to Ga! Hey Vance, he ain't worried, salt don't effect fiberglass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted February 9, 2008 Share #18 Posted February 9, 2008 I'm not much on Vette's, always been a Mopar guy, but that is the one style of Vette that I have always loved '63 to '66 with that body style if I'm not mistaken. The '63 was the split window....very nice ride, I'd love to just look at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance Posted February 9, 2008 Share #19 Posted February 9, 2008 Hey Vance, he ain't worried, salt don't effect fiberglass! True Todd, unfortunately the whole car is not made out of corrosion resistant material. Anyone who lives near the coast knows that salt water can rust everything, even your tennis shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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