Thanks to a generous donation from a reader, coupled with a very generous donation from another reader, I think I’ve got the money to replace the Jeep’s rear tires. And I just got back from trying to do exactly that.
Unfortunately, I live near a very small, dying, not-functional-in-an-exemplary-manner desert town, and all it got me was grief. So I guess I’m gonna have to go online.
First thing I’ll need is a size equivalence chart, because the one fellow told me the size that’s on the Jeep is discontinued. I suspect he means it’s been discontinued by the one brand he deals in, but I don’t know and must now endeavor to persevere.
What’s the indicated size on there now?
31 X 10.50 R 15
Looks like http://www.tirerack.com has a few. Shipping might kill ya though.
Don’t ignore Amazon. You can often get free shipping.
Not discontinued, just not popular. If you have some salvage yards in the area check them. Fits 98-00 Durangos and older s-10 blazers. P265/75R15 are very close also.
Roger
http://www.treaddepot.com/tire/90000002713.html
That’s what Ide buy
Mike
Mike’s link shows a $125 price for Cooper AT3s in your size, amazon has a couple no-name brands at that price, most in that size are more spendy. I’m assuming your primary concerns are round, rubber, holds air, and lasta a good long while, with brand name being way down the list on importance.
Fair number of amazon listings in the $140-160 range, which may be worthwhile considering shipping cost of something non-amazon (Amazon wants $160.00 for the AT3 Mike linked to.) Some of those look to have pretty aggressive tread, which may be an advantage. Don’t forget shipping to a commercial address is cheaper than to a residential one, so if you trust the tire guy in “town” or have access to a commercial addy, shipping to there saves a few bucks. I’d guess your tire guy might mount & balance for free if he sells ’em, charge for that if he doesn’t. (If you have a bullseye level and some water you can do your own balancing).
Thanks for the info, guys. That’s very useful, though I have to put some more money in the bank account before I can buy online. But Mike, that’s exactly what I’m looking for.
E-mailed you some tire commentary.
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Have you tried tirebuyer.com? They ship to your local installer (who then charges you to mount and balance them, but you expected that, no?).
I dealt with them once, no complaints.
I used this calculator for my toyota because I still use the rims from when we bought the 96 truck new.
http://tire-size-conversion.com/tire-size-calculator/