# Tires from tire rack **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [March 27, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires-from-tire-rack/78292 "2013-03-27T01:53:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nitram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@nitram](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nitram)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires-from-tire-rack/78292/1 "2013-03-27T01:53:53Z")
I have always been amazed how the Tire Rack people stay in business. Actually not how, but why people use their product. Any time I have shopped for price of tires, when you add the cost of getting the tires mounted/balanced etc., it doesn’t compute for me. Plus you may well have problems with warranty issues, ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires-from-tire-rack/78292/2 "2013-03-27T02:07:19Z")
I used them a few time while in Anchorage, I got good service and having studded tires delivered mounted and balanced on wheels, ready to install, was a major plus. Now with Costco, Sams, and Discount Tire, I don’t use them (don’t need winter tires in Dallas). But I’d have no problem using them if the price was reasonable. And I don’t think there’s a warranty issue. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires-from-tire-rack/78292/3 "2013-03-27T02:07:26Z")
On two occasions, when I bought winter tires pre-mounted on wheels, Tire Rack’s prices were definitely competitive. Naturally, I did not have to pay for mounting in these instances. Plus, at that time, the availability of winter tires at brick & mortar stores was…not great. However, now that winter tires are more widely available–at Costco for example–I think that Tire Rack’s competitive edge has probably been eradicated. But…if I lived in a rural area with few retailers and no warehouse clubs, I would probably have to consider Tire Rack for my tire purchases. I think that a lot of the decision-making about whether to buy from Tire Rack and other online tire retailers has to do with where somebody lives. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires-from-tire-rack/78292/4 "2013-03-27T02:40:51Z")
Many times “enthusiasts” want a “special” tire available from few other outlets…Obscure brands of high-performance tires in little-used sizes is what keeps Tire Rack in business. Car buffs who live outside large population centers have a very limited choice of tires and are willing to pay a premium for what they want… ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires-from-tire-rack/78292/5 "2013-03-27T02:45:52Z")
They also sell several lines of suspension and brake components, I used them for those in the past. Also LOTS of different wheels. I’d have to check out the local shops and [rockauto.com](http://rockauto.com) these days. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires-from-tire-rack/78292/6 "2013-03-27T05:25:07Z")
That was my experience anytime I looked at them for tires and did the math. It just wasn’t worth the hassle factor or especially if you had a problem. Is it the tire, the wheel, the balancing, or what and who is responsible and what do you do about it today? ---
**Author:** ![bloody\_knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@bloody\_knuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bloody_knuckles)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 7:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires-from-tire-rack/78292/7 "2013-03-27T07:04:51Z")
My dealer will mount and balance any set of tires from Tire Rack for $50. If I buy new TPMS sensors they install them as well. When I buy tires from Tire Rack I always wait for a promotion that includes a sale and a rebate. Even after shipping and my $50 installation it is usually hundreds cheaper than most of my local shops. And the local shops always press hard for nitrogen filled tires, lifetime flat repair, blah, blah, blah. I have repaired one flat in 20 years and it cost me $10. I don’t need the hard sell for unnecessary services. And like VDCdriver, I have bought several sets of winter tires on wheels that came mounted and balanced. They use a Hunter Road Force Balancer which is MUCH better than standard spin balancing. All in all I would say that Tire Rack has earned my business over and over for 15 years.