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Old Sep 1, 2009 | 04:15 PM
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i need to get some new tires for the xb. where do you guys go online? i used to shop at edgeracing but they shut down. price is a factor guys.
Old Sep 1, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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Tirerack.com or Discounttiredirect.com

Tire rack has some slightly lower prices but you pay for shipping. DTD has slightly higher prices, but free shipping. You have to compare.
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The cheapest online place for tires that I know of:
http://tires-easy.com

I have never ordered from them, so I can't vouch for their service, but the prices are incredible.
Old Sep 1, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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Compare different sites. I just bought mine from
www.onlinetires.com
Old Sep 1, 2009 | 11:18 PM
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http://discounttires.com/index.php
Old Sep 1, 2009 | 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by CIONIDE
The cheapest online place for tires that I know of:
http://tires-easy.com

I have never ordered from them, so I can't vouch for their service, but the prices are incredible.
Holy crap! Those are not cheap. I checked on the RE-11s and they want about $20 more than Tirerack. Per tire. And $17 more on the Z1 Star Specs from Dunlop.

AVOID.
Old Sep 2, 2009 | 12:12 AM
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I don't know that I would go so far as to say "AVOID", but it is obvious that you should compare pricing at various online sites. Different sites can have better prices on some tires, and worse prices on others. When I was shopping for Falkens, tires-easy had prices about 10% cheaper than DiscountTireDirect, and TireRack doesn't carry them. Just do your homework... if one site had the best prices on all tires, they would be the only company in business.
Old Sep 2, 2009 | 12:26 AM
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True, just start from the tire you want, and go from there.
Old Sep 2, 2009 | 01:29 AM
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Yeah, all of those sites definitely have good prices but for the tires I want (Z1's) TireRack seems to be the cheapest.
Old Sep 2, 2009 | 05:37 PM
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i actually placed an order on the site cionide suggested. they had the cheapest price for what i needed. thanks cionide!
Old Sep 2, 2009 | 10:34 PM
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You're welcome.
Old Sep 4, 2009 | 02:13 AM
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has anyone ordered from discounttires.com... they have the better price for the falken 452's that i'm looking to purchase...
Old Sep 4, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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Never ordered from them but they are like the 2nd biggest seller compared to Tirerack so Im sure you wont have any problems with service.
Old Sep 4, 2009 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by XD40tC
Never ordered from them but they are like the 2nd biggest seller compared to Tirerack so Im sure you wont have any problems with service.
I think you're talking about DiscountTireDirect.com which is not the same as discounttires.com.
Old Sep 5, 2009 | 04:13 PM
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btw, my tires got here 2 days after i ordered them. lightning fast shipping.
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what happened to edge racing???
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Originally Posted by DJ_FroZone
what happened to edge racing???
The recession claimed another victim; it happened quite a few months ago.
Old Sep 28, 2009 | 11:06 PM
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i miss edge racing , i got my rims and tire from them before. Great people to work with.
Old Sep 29, 2009 | 01:06 AM
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Pick you tire then check price and availability at the major sites listed. Those listed are all decent companies with no major problems. Personally I lean toward Tirerack.com...
Old Sep 29, 2009 | 03:35 AM
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I'm gonna get my wheels from tirerack.com and my tires from discounttire.com because tirerack.com doesn't carry Falkens.
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