Re: Buying Tires Online

Well, well, well....I've certainly gotten myself into yet another predicament! Thanks to the previous tire post, I went looking up the General Grabber AT2 tires that I am simply nuts for and.....what's this? Walmart has them for a ridiculously low price? Only $135 each, but it's a season closeout. I paid $171 each (including shipping) for a set back in 2015. Wasn't planning on buying more till next year, but that's a mighty fine price.

Now for the kicker - General Tires has a $50/$70 rebate per set of (4) tires bought between 1 SEP 2017 and 15 OCT 2017. That would make these tires $117.50 each!! :shock: Limit (2) rebates per household! WOW!! ...These are LT tires folks, not passenger.

Here's the link to the AT2's at Walmart:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/General-Grabber-AT2-Light-Truck-and-SUV-Tire-265-70R16/14964166

and here's a link to the rebate form from General Tire, including tire models in the rebate program:
http://i.walmart.com/i/rb/GT16_MakingTrails-PROMO_RebateForm_Standard_v3.pdf

[b:f215ea63a5]YT, please forgive if this post falls under the "precise definition" of advertising, but just wanted to share this awesome deal with other members who might be interested. [/b:f215ea63a5]



For a brief user review of the Grabber AT2 tires, let me say this - on our previous vehicle (the '96 Suburban) that we lost in an accident, it had these tires on. It's my honest opinion that them being LT tires (tougher than 'P' tires) and the great traction likely saved our lives. On our current truck, these AT2's replaced Goodyear HP (street) tires. This truck replaced the Burb. When we got home from down south after the accident, there was snow on the ground. The truck with 16' enclosed trailer couldn't even get through the yard in 4-LO!! So I ordered the AT2's and, not only do we have MUCH better traction in snow, but also on the 20+ miles of gravel, and a lot less tire noise compared with the Goodyear HP street tires! They're not perfect, but IMO, they are THE closest thing out there to a true all-season tire without shelling out $300+ per tire for the BF Goodrich. With Winter coming up, maybe you have more ice in your area (we normally don't have much glare ice) so you may be better off with a true Winter tire. In any case, here's a good promotion for anyone who might be interested.

I've always been a Goodyear (Wrangler) fan, but as long as General keeps the Grabber AT2 line going, I'll never switch! I rate quality and performance (safety) over value, but here's the best of both worlds.

Good looking tire, is it too much tire for a two wheel
drive Tacoma in Alabama?

There are interesting deals on Ebay. I once bought a set of four Cooper tires for my wife's Chrysler T&C. Price for the set was $410. But-they had a $100 discount on orders over $400, so the final price was $310.

I have them on my 2 wheel drive Dakota here in Ohio. On back only. These tires I was able to save from the other Dakota that was totaled by a stop sign runner. I think an all season tire on front is better than them on all 4 corners on a 2 wheel drive. Better in snow or bud than the Firestone Destination on my other Dakota that is 4 wheel drive but they are probably better on ice than the Grabber.

I just checked on new tires Tues and was given a quote. Then I read about buying on line so I
checked using the exact same tire I was quoted on, price difference of almost 300.00 cheaper on
line with free shipping. I would have to pay for mounting and balancing but I am sure it would be
less that 300.00

(quoted from post at 04:48:23 10/06/17) Good looking tire, is it too much tire for a two wheel
drive Tacoma in Alabama?

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To be honest, if you're looking for longevity of the tire (some last 100k!) and absolute best comfort, then you might want to look elsewhere. The AT2 is moderately aggressive. Reports on this model show that on dry paved roads, it can be a little bouncier and a little less responsive if the road isn't perfectly smooth - and let's face it, what road is??

On the other hand, to be able to get these for $117.50 (after the $70 rebate), then have them mounted/balanced, that's a pretty darn good deal in my book! I found a couple of other sites that were almost as low as Walmart but not quite there, but they didn't advertise about the mfg'er rebate, and probably had shipping (...I didn't check)

Where we are, we have long, cold Winters with plenty of snow. In Spring, lots of mud both in the yard and on the 20+ miles of gravel to get to town. When the roads are dry there is lots of sand in places, often ruts from after raining - oh, and we RARELY get on an interstate anymore. These tires are rated.....I think to 106MPH, but we never get over 70!! Nearest interstate to us is I-29 just across into North Dakota and we rarely go that way. So this is a good tire for is.

If you get a lot of ice, then maybe separate Summer (or all-season) and Winter tires would be better. There was ice in Arkansas, but not enough to warrant special Winter tires - but then we didn't have to be out in it! After folks passed, no more need to be in glare-ice-country, so back here we came. I would imagine places like Ohio and Pennsylvania, New England, and other places would get a lot more of the wet slippery Winter conditions than we do. ...It just depends on your needs.

I've tried the Cooper tires, but they were a harder rubber, so didn't work as well for all-season tires. One of our trucks has a Firestone Destination tire for the spare (apparently from when truck was new! :shock: ) but I really know nothing about them. Have been so aggravated with Goodyear those last few years that I simply don't want to go back - so don't miss out due to my reservations with them. Choose a tire based on YOUR needs. Remember, it's the life of YOUR family that will rely on them!

...But this IS one heckuva deal! :lol:

From the small holes in the outside row of bars, it appears you could install studs in that tire. Irun studded snows on my Tahoe from 1 Nov to 1 April. With my floor jacks and 60 gal compressor I can swap them out in 30 minutes. Used to be 20 minutes. LOL

Ivan ...... I've been told that there are a lot of tire shops that are very reluctant to mount tires that the customer has purchased elsewhere. I guess I can see their point. I think (not sure) that many years ago when Costco started selling tires, they just sold the tires and didn't have their tire shops like you see them having today. A lot of those dealers near Costco stores refused to mount Costco tires, once again I understand them doing that. Mind you, they make good money mounting and balancing tires no matter where the tires were purchased. I've always been surprised how much they charge for that extra service.

Gordo -- Yep, you can buy the tires either with studs or without, but the holes are there and ready just the same. ...Can't remember if there were holes on the last set I got, but the tires that came on the Burb had the stud holes already there.