This is my first time posting so go easy. If you are in market for tires, this seems like a good deal to me. I jumped all over it.

Treadepot is providing an instant $75 off if you order a set of 4 tires before July 7th. In addition, Treadepot offers free shipping. On top of this, there are a few manufacturers mail-in rebates available (Goodyear and General Tire). Their prices seem slightly higher than TireRack's (TireRack charges shipping). However, the $75 off plus free shipping more than offsets TireRack's lower price. MUST USE CODE- DCTD75 (it is stated on their website).

Here is the website:

Treadepot LINK

Here's the math from my deal:

4 General Tire Grabber HTS 235/70R 16 tires

4 x $95= $380
less instant savings $ 75
less manf. rebate $ 50
Tax $ 0
Free shipping $ 0

Total after rebate $255 delivered

Has anyone ever ordered from this site?

ScAndal said:Does anyone know what it would cost to have the 4 tires put on?

ScAndal

$3.50 a tire at WalMart

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=495845

Mounting and balancing prices depend on the size of the tire. In general, I think it's about $20 per tire plus stems and disposal fees. If you need more certainty, go onto TireRack. Go to the installation link and input your zip code. You'll see installers in your area along with the prices they charge.

4 $58.00 $ 232.00 195/70R14 ALTIMAX RT BSW 91T
DCTD75 $ -75.00 $75 OFF TREADEPOT PURCHASE
SubTotal: $ 157.00
Sales Tax: $ 13.92
Shipping & Handling: $ 0.00
Total: $ 170.92

Subtract $50 rebate and my total for 4 tires will be $120.92

Last time I checked with my local WalMart they charged $7 to mount and balance a tire.

Thanks OP for the deal. You saved me about $70 as I was about to order them from TireRack. TireRack is actually backordered until 08/02/2008 anyway.
Thanks to others for their comments on past orders.

WDEagle

You should stick w/ the 175 for the following reasons:

1) 185 will reduce the amount of torque to the ground, hence increasing the feeling of no power
2) you'll throw off your speedometer AND mileage indicator w/ the 185
3) heavier tires in the 185, though it may not be enough to make much of a diff

You most likely won't need new rims for the 185.

Have you checked General Tires? They're offering a $50 Visa card. All things being equal, since it sounds like a commuter car, I'd go for the longer wear, i.e. the Kumho's.

vickh said:trying to decide between:

Kumho POWER STAR 758 82H Mileage Warranty 40,000 UTQG 400 A B

versus

BST PNEUMANTIC 82H BL Mileage Warranty 40,000 UTQG 200 A A


I also have a choice between 175/65R14 & 185/65R14 for my 98 corolla. If I'm replacing all 4 can I pick either size?

The 185/65R14 have more rebate eligible tires and better prices, but the 175's are currently on my car, so would I need new wider rims to accomodate the increase?

yuletak said:You should stick w/ the 175 for the following reasons:

1) 185 will reduce the amount of torque to the ground, hence increasing the feeling of no power
2) you'll throw off your speedometer AND mileage indicator w/ the 185

 


will it actually reduce the power, or just feel like it? corolla's don't have a lot of HP. It's a commuter car so gas consumption is important, but I do need it to accelerate onto hwy ramps!

will the mileage indicator /speedometer register lower miles?? a lot??

vickh said:I also have a choice between 175/65R14 & 185/65R14 for my 98 corolla. If I'm replacing all 4 can I pick either size?

The 185/65R14 have more rebate eligible tires and better prices, but the 175's are currently on my car, so would I need new wider rims to accomodate the increase?

You can use either size ,, both were original equipment sizes ,, tire sizes are plus or minus 6% with the manufacturers... a 205 in one brand may be wider than a 215 in another brand... within a brand the sizing usually is consistant... In many Japanese cars the speedometer/Odometer runs FAST ,, this has been the subject of class action lawsuits against Toyota/Honda and Mazda as a fast Odo means your warranty runs out faster! ... putting a 185 on the car may actually put the Speedo/Odo closer to true ,, the best way to check accuracy is with a GPS unit giving actual realtime speed ... I would look at the "FET" on each tire ,, it is $0.10 per pound of rubber ,, more tax equals heavier tire that takes more power to spin... also look at the "revolutions per mile" number in the tire specs... I predict very little difference between the 175 and 185...

I see that a 1998-2002 Corolla has a digital Odometer ,, you can always get it adjusted by Dashpro.com

vickh said:
will it actually reduce the power, or just feel like it? corolla's don't have a lot of HP. It's a commuter car so gas consumption is important, but I do need it to accelerate onto hwy ramps!

will the mileage indicator /speedometer register lower miles?? a lot??

It will reduce the power to the ground. While the HP is low, you should be concerned with torque, and the Corolla is also low in this department.
Unless you drive it back-to-back, you probably won't notice the difference, and even if you do you may not notice. Personally, I just get a fuzzy feeling knowing I've got as much as I can without throwing off anything else too much.

You'll be about 2.2% off from the 175 if you use the 185 AND considering that both sizes are true as neidermeyer said. But without having the tires to actually measure, you'll just have to take their word for it or see if you can find it in a local store. So to give you an example, if your speedometer is true, a reading of 60mph is actually 61.3mph with the 185. Or if you drive 10k miles on the trip meter, you'll put on approximately an extra 220 miles.

WDEagle said:yuletak said: ... you'll put on approximately an extra 220 miles.

That's one way to improve your MPG.

so 185 will save approx 2.2% on the odometer??

Thanks for the advice, got the 185 Dunlops:

Line Item# & Description Qty Price Amount
------------------------------ --- ------- -------
1 266002066 4 $58.00 $232.00
P185/65R14 SIGNATURE BSW 85T
2 DCTD75
$75.00 $-75.00
$75 OFF TREADEPOT PURCHASE
SubTotal: $ 157.00
Sales Tax: $ 0.00
Shipping & Handling: $ 0.00
Total: $ 157.00

-$50 rebate (hope it'll come!)

GREAT DEAL!!! The 175 kumho's were a better price OTD @ $100, but these have twice the mileage warranty, better specs