http://www.fishin.com/forums2/images...quote_icon.png Originally Posted by waterdog101 http://www.fishin.com/forums2/images...post-right.png
I can't tell you what tire will get the best traction, but I can give you a tip that will save you a couple hundred bucks, let your local big tire store give you a out the door price on four tires you choose, then go online to one of the discount tire direct stores and get the price on the same tires you liked, some will say free shipping, but only if they ship them to your local big tire store, so they can charge you 29.00 or more per wheel to mount and balance the tires for you, buy the tires from the one that will give free shipping to your home, but before you buy the tires, look on ebay for the same tires, ebay was giving a 100.00 discount for buying the tires through them, when I bought mine, and they will ship free to your house, then load the tires in your truck, take them to walmart and get the tires mounted and balanced for 14.00 or less per tire. you will save a couple hundred bucks, I called my hometown big tire store and got a out the door price, then asked him what would he mount them for if I already had the tires and he said 35.00 per wheel, mine is 22 inch wheels, I bought them through ebay and got the 100.00 discount, and walmart mounted the 22" tires for 14.00 each and I think they will mount smaller tires for 9.00 per tire. hope this helps someone save a buck or two.

Quote Originally Posted by MrSplitshot View Post
So feed the beast (Wal-Mart) that doesn't give one **** about you and the online retailers with no local investment, making it a lot harder for your small independent businesses (that built this country) to stay afloat. Do you know how much money local tire guys have to spend on their people, insurance, and the equipment that is required to mount and balance wheels and tires correctly, especially a 22" rim? They aren't getting rich mounting them at $35, I promise you. I wouldn't let Wal-Mart touch the tires on my kids tricycle, much less my truck...but good luck!

Personally, I'd just go to my local tire guy and let him earn my business by taking good care of me...even if it costs me a few more bucks up front.

(Also, check the DOT codes on your tires from eBay...you might be surprised at how old some of them are, before they ever see the pavement under your truck. Tires do have a shelf life that affects them.)
everyone is entitled to their opinion, and as the old saying goes, opinions are like belly buttons, most everyone has one. what I posted was a fact, by going the route I said in the above post, I saved myself a little over 200.00 for the same exact set of tires. why should I care for a local tire store that tried to take me for 200.00 bucks, as for the age of the tire, the tire were new, shipped from discount tire direct through ebay, and the walmart store tire changing machine, did a great job at a cost of 56.00 instead of 140.00 I posted this only to save someone a little money, but if some have money to throw away, it's their money. personally, I didn't like the way my local tire guy tried taking care of me.