not sure if someone said this (I read some replies) but I bought an exact alloy wheel for her 2016 Kia optima in case she had a flat. the only negative is that that tire doesn’t have a TPMS inside. but it looks the same as the other wheels. With a steel rim, you have to fix the other tire (which you’ll do anyway for a spare) but to replace it on the car.
That is the deal. They could find them in trailer but not regular AT style. I like AT even though this one is only 2WD as I do take it some places where they are an advantage. They new ones are 215/70/15. The old ones were 205/75/15.
I am sitting at the shop now. The tires going on are Yokahama Geolanders which I have had before and liked. I looks like I am getting new ball joints at the same time as well. I was concerned about wear on the old tires and that is why.
with all due respect, are you sure your upper control arms are okay?
We used to have tons of S10s in our fleet and the upper control arms bushings had a short life span
what about your lower control arm bushings, pitman, idler, and inner- and outer tie rods?
you’ll need an alignment after the ball joints
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Yeah, I can find P215/70R15’s, but adding the A/T’s to it does limit what’s available…
I agree with db4690 above, I’ve done plenty of bushings, idler arms, etc etc etc…
If you went to a 215/75R15 tire, it would open up a whole new world for tire choices and the A/T tread design… And it should fit with no rubbing…
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I don’t know for sure but having 2 new All Terrain tires on the rear and 2 regular tires near the end of their use just does not sound like something I would want to do.
More common then you would think in the southern rural areas… 
I’m sure that’s true for any poor area.
Some of those poor areas have huge houses…Lots of money moving out in the rural areas, and yes sometimes they have old farm/work trucks that they don’t spend a lot of money on… Heck I would only need 2 A/T tires on my truck, I have a rear locker for posi traction, but only RWD, I could go more places with A/T tires vs street tires… lol
But we all (not directed at you jtsanders) need to remember that just because we live whatever lifestyle we live, does not mean the rest of the country lives the same way… Not everyone can go out and pay cash for a new vehicle or even afford to buy a new vehicle on payments, nor buy 4 tires at a time etc etc… So we should respect that, if you can, that’s great, if you can’t that’s OK too…
I was thinking about people that can’t afford 4 tires at once and not cheapskate rich guys that just won’t buy 4 at once. Both types are in every state.
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I 100% agree with you…
I know people that have multiple degrees from extremely elite and prestigious universities and earn FAR more than me
And they should . . . imo, fwiw . . . be comfortably able to literally throw down the money for a new car every so many years
Yet they’re living high off the hog, FAR beyond their means
And they’re financing their cars
While me, the blue-collar college dropout with a bad back, arthritis and a disability earning a modest income is the one that actually did buy a new car for cash
I’m not bragging. It was just to put things in perspective. You guys know what car I bought, so it’s not as if it was a really big deal, in the grand scheme of things
I’ve crossed something off the bucket list . . . buying a new car . . . and it’s possible I’ll never do so again, for all I know
I live within my means and have a job that’ll give me a modest pension when the time comes to hang up the wrenches
Yep! The shop took care of all of that. The control arms were replaced and the front-end aligned.
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The shop also picked the alloy rim for the spare. I think they figure that there is less chance of corrosion under the truck bed where it lives.
The other two tires still have some life on them but will likely be replaced before winter if I drive this for long. It looks like I will be getting a newer truck as well as a car soon after one was destroyed by weather and the other quit on my last night. That was a 1997 F250 light duty that has been a love-hate since day one. It served me well but the time has come…
That’s what happened to one of my old cars a few months ago
One of the many unavailable . . . and unrepairable . . . parts disastrously failed on the freeway
I got it going long enough to drive home
But on the drive home, I told myself “It’s over. This car will NEVER be driven again. I’m buying a new car this weekend.”
This had been going on for awhile. Every single weekend I was fixing the car, seemingly throwing money away. And it was clear it would NEVER reach the point of finally being a reliable car. @bcohen2010 are you listening?
Todays average income for Nashville is about $74,000, with the median household income is around $79K per year. Salaries in Nashville tend to be below the national average. Just to set the tone here…
Back around 2015-2016ish, (so things were somewhat cheaper then) I had a customer come in needing a set of tires on his not overly priced luxury car. He said he needed to put them on credit (before we even talked money), so I ran his credit, at that time we had to ask and add the gross yearly income, his was $300,000 a year, his tires were about $1,200… I soooo wanted to ask WTH??? but I didn’t…
I have also had customers that looked like they didn’t know when their next meal was coming from have Top credit and able to spend whatever was needed for their (rather it be cash or credit) vehicle for maintenance or repairs without even thinking about it…
I have just about seen it all (or close anyway), from Huge Country Music stars to NFL/NHL Players to people living in their vehicles… lol
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Yep! I didn’t feel that way until last night. Apparently the transfer case and head gasket??? let go at the same time. I got it to the nearest town and then had it towed home. I was on a camping trip so had all my kayaks and gear, etc. in the truck. I wasn’t ready to just let it go and need to get all this stuff out. The cost of the tow vs. getting all it taken to my place was probably the same and the tow was easier. Limping it to town helped but the T case was locking up as I pulled in.
Basically I knew it was over. It will never be driven again besides onto a trailer to go away. I don’t feel I was throwing a ton of money at it lately but think that was coming and with two major repairs on top, it is time to call it quits.
Yes, I have a 2018 F150 5.0 Coyote I am going to get.
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If you’re anything like me, there’ll be 2 primary feelings
relief that your days of driving a questionable vehicle are over
and happiness about the new vehicle
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Thursday while visiting a used auto parts facility I saw a rare sight, don’t you have a collection of these?
That Starbucks latte is worth more than the car
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