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New tires- should i or shouldnt i? Need advice!

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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 06:22 PM
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Like most of u on here,im planning on getting the cooper zeon ltz 275/60/r20. The cheapest ive found is treaddepot.com and they want $703 shipped. I brought that quote into town fair tire tonight and they told me they would sell me those same 4 tires,mount,balance and give me a four wheel alignment all for $805 total.is this a good deal or should i wait longer for these tires to be cheaper or appear on craigslist at a cheaper price? I dont need new tires but the stock ones suck. Also,i have a guy offering to buy my stock tires for $250 cash which would bring down the price of the new tires to $555.00. What do u guys think? Im looking to buy these this weekend.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 06:27 PM
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NITTO TERRA GRAPPLERS......onlinetires.com...like $115
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 06:37 PM
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Any kind of road hazard included? Sounds like a good price. You'd still have to pay someone to mount 'em. Better to have local contact than some gol' durn furriner.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 06:43 PM
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yeah if i bought them online for the $703 id still have to pay $60 to mount and balance and another $80 for an alignment,so getting everything at town fair tire would be cheaper.should i even bother with an alignment or is this something i need to do when replacing 4 tires?
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 06:48 PM
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An alignment never hurts...did you notice any chop/cupping/fade on your old tires?
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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202.00 each on the terra graps on that onlinetire site
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:18 PM
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im sticking with the coopers. i think ill order them tomorrow
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 08:05 PM
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It sounds like a decent deal considering you have the mount & balance and alignment included. I assume you get some kind of road hazard as well from them? Even if you don't think your truck is out of alignment it's better to have it done when you're spending that much on new tires. I say tell that guy he can buy your old tires right after you get the new one's on, post up when you get it done.
 

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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 08:30 PM
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Hey Town fair tire never told me to get a alignmnet. I just got the tires put on and thats it.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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i have the cooper zeon ltz on my truck and love them. but i paid $407 a tire cuz i have them on 24" rims lol.
 
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