List of Reputable Tire Vendors?

[NSXaholic]

Tires are obviously something that all of us regularly purchase. It would be nice to have a hyperlinked list of, say, the top 10 tire vendors with member opinions on service and delivery. If this was located in the FAQ it would be easy to click-through and find the best price for those that are comparison shopping. The added benefit is that many of these vendors also sell rims, which is also a frequent upgrade/purchase item. I couldn't find such a list in the FAQ or on a quick search through the archives. Do we have something like this and/or is there a reason we don't have it??

Here is a list of tire vendors that I know of. Please feel free to add to this list. I have not yet had to replace my tires, so I can't comment on service/delivery issues.

(1) Tire Rack: www.tirerack.com
(2) Tread Depot: www.treadepot.com
(3) Online Tires: www.onlinetires.com
(4) Just Tires: www.justtires.com
(5) Tires.com: www.tires.com.

Regards.

 

[nsxtasy]

I don't think vendors 2 through 4 get a whole lot of sales nationwide, and any data is likely to be spotty. A lot of folks use Tire Rack or Discount Tire Direct (a.k.a. Discount Tire, and tires.com). In my experience, both have excellent prices and excellent customer service.

 

[nsxprimer]

A tire company I have dealt with for more than 30 years should be added to the list. They are local, though, and not a mailorder/internet operation. The company is Radial Tire Company in Silver Spring, MD. They have a great reputation in the Washington, DC/Mid-Atlantic area for competition cars, autocross, gymkana, and high performance vehicles, and at one time they were the go-to solution for the dreaded front wheel shimmy problems on BMW 3-series cars. They also do lots of daily drivers, mama-mobiles, and other plebeian rides, so their volume is high enough to offer excellent prices along with their excellent service. They will soon be fitting a set of Dunlop Star Specs on my 1991 stock-wheel NSX. Couldn't recommend them any higher!

 

[vivanshah]

Nice, I'm down in Maryland often... Maybe I'll check them out next time.

In Pittsburgh, I've been happy with highland tire for my dd, but went to mcb autosport for my NSX.

 

[mochanges]

Vulcan Tire is supposed to be decent. Flipping through Grassroots Motorsports usually leads to good dealers.

 

[jwmelvin]

I've had good experiences with TireRack, Discount Tire Direct, and Vulcan Tire.