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You just gotta find a good mechanic

Posted on: January 18, 2023 at 17:04:31 CT

colonel angus beef KC

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It is not easy and sometimes impossible

I was lucky

Also have heard some horror stories about dealer mechanics as they are sometimes the revolving door for ones who want experience

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Looking for new truck tires - Cosmo MU

- 1/18 15:52:03

BF Goodrich… - escalade MU - 1/18 20:29:10

agree, just put them on my tundra - gvblack MU - 1/19 07:59:12

Rent a new truck with the same size tires and - playhard KC - 1/18 19:19:06

Hancooks from Ball & Prier(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 1/18 17:33:22

Junk…too soft(nm) - escalade MU - 1/18 20:28:40

tires should be purchased and installed from a dealer or - alwaysright MU - 1/18 17:06:41

Tire Rack - cooter MU

- 1/18 16:58:49

wild country for quality/price - fatrat MU - 1/18 16:27:48

Highway tread or All Terrain, 2 or 4wd (nm) - smoke MU - 1/18 16:20:20

Highway, 4WD (nm) - Cosmo MU

- 1/18 16:41:04

Go with the Coopers - TigerFan92 STL - 1/18 16:19:29

^^^ This ^^^ I have the AT3 Discoverer's on mine (nm) - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 1/18 16:28:58

3rd this...my last set lasted 75,000 miles. Nm - BandG MU - 1/18 16:54:21

4th I pull hay trailer and livestock trailer - Missiurifarmboy - 1/18 17:06:21

yes ! (nm) - TigerFan92 STL - 1/18 22:12:02

Discount Tire isn't bad.(nm) - AllThingsKC KC - 1/18 16:15:42

after my last few cars - meatiger MU - 1/18 16:13:40

Dealers usually have deals on good car tires but... - BandG MU - 1/18 16:58:10

Dealers dont get special extra good versions of tires. - colonel angus beef KC - 1/18 16:33:28

They also don't tear the hell out of the rims - cooter MU

- 1/18 16:58:23

You just gotta find a good mechanic - colonel angus beef KC - 1/18 17:04:31

Agreed. Finding a good and trustworthy mechanic - cooter MU

- 1/18 17:19:08

Most of the time I have gone - meatiger MU - 1/18 16:37:47

I generally just buy the most expensive new truck I can - Fred G. Sanford USA - 1/18 16:09:33

Kumho's - just for the name(nm) - Mormad MU - 1/18 16:03:11

RE: Looking for new truck tires - MUDude MU - 1/18 16:02:41

Any particular reason why not to go there? (nm) - Cosmo MU

- 1/18 16:47:37

Have they been shidd in? - colonel angus beef KC - 1/18 16:33:56

Why wouldn't you just get a new truck?(nm) - cnk MU - 1/18 15:59:30

I did but it didn’t come with any tires (nm) - Cosmo MU

- 1/18 16:00:23

They're really nickel and diming everything nowadays(nm) - cnk MU - 1/18 16:03:32

that's an extreme add-on pack, bro - TigerNuts KC - 1/18 16:05:44

speaking of extreme, he could try these - Mormad MU - 1/18 16:08:14

I'd give those about 3 weeks of use on pavement (nm) - TigerNuts KC - 1/18 16:09:00

Yeah, but it's only $2400 for those 3 weeks(nm) - Mormad MU - 1/18 16:10:19

I make more than $800/week. Math checks out. - TigerNuts KC - 1/18 16:11:19

sam's club (nm) - ChinaTiger KC - 1/18 15:58:56

Had sh*tty luck with name brand Sam's Club tires. - Tigrrrr! MU

- 1/18 16:45:23

Costco - Rabbit Test MU - 1/18 15:55:40

Agree wholesake clubs are a great option(nm) - implode STL - 1/18 16:06:19

hopefully for his sake your tire takes are better - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 1/18 15:57:16

Go with round not square(nm) - Gyro STL - 1/18 15:53:03

Unless you are climbing steps. (nm) - Tigrrrr! MU

- 1/18 16:46:09

tire shop(nm) - meatiger MU - 1/18 15:52:44

Sometimes the level of your unfunniness is offensive (nm) - Cosmo MU

- 1/18 16:01:29

I laugh at that response - meatiger MU - 1/18 16:04:02