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More inflation - new tires edition

I partially bought a truck at auction just for the 10 decent tires on it. 11.00r20s, but still.
 
Prices are just stupid. I've been looking at tires for the new buggy build and everything is 1k+ fucking shits dumb!
 
I was pricing some 195/50/16's for my commuter Hyundai accent, as it's in need of some tires soon. The cheap china maypops that I put on it last time, went from $50 per tire to $90 per tire in a year and a half. Pretty awesome. I can't wait to see what it will cost to put tires on the truck when I need to.
 
I'm due for a new set of 37's for my Jeep. I'm contemplating selling off the Jeep and buying a stock flattie that runs on little tires. I don't need a friggin crawler in Michigan anyway. I should have sold it when I left California.
 
D-Rat said:
After 40k miles on Grabber x3s on my Ram, one is starting to come apart. In 2018 I paid $275 a tire for these. They are now $475. I keep hearing 7-8% inflation but its sure as hell not what I am seeing. Going to Bfg kos on the truck. Will be just over $2k out the door for 4, no certs. 35 12.50 18s.

Add that to the $13k for new AC in the house a couple weeks ago.
I might need to go flip burgers on weekends despite a 6 figure salary.. #FJB.

Ok, i will quit whining now. If you voted for this asshole, though.. enjoy a nice bag of dicks.
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The 7% inflation is a total bullshit number from the fedgov .

That purposely does NOT include food or fuel . You know, the two things you have to have to live ?

The liars in DC would be terrified to Clark out of their armored cars if they told the truth that inflation is 35%

Although you’d think even the dumbest democrat would be able to do basic third grade math and figure it out on their own .
 
4 new tires for the truck. 295/65r20. $2000 out the door. Insane, but ran my factory ones to the point of them being completely bald.
 
I'm running the maxxis razr at's on the truck. They're high, but lower than the big brands. Good luck from them too. Ran the milestar xt's before this set, got 44K out of them on a gasser 2500.
 
YotaAtieToo said:
Want to be sick?

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:barf::barf::barf::barf::barf::barf::barf::barf::barf::barf:
I get they're a specialty tire, but for fucks sake $6500/4 is absolutely insane.
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Lol I pay one tire at times.
IowaOffRoad said:
ThePanzerFuhrer step in here and let ‘em know how much construction tires have went up. I’m sure it’s in line with ag tires :barf:
Help make the crybabies feel better:flipoff2:
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lol I just looked at the books the other day. I spent 60,000 in tires last year. Almost 10,000 an employee . :homer:

I always try to have spares and extra tires laying around. That way I can buy up the low mileage take offs, good user loader tires, new otr when they are on sale. If you need it today the tire shops really like to pork it to you. You are buying to put on the shelf and it seems like they try hard to get your business.
 
ThePanzerFuhrer said:
Lol I pay one tire at times.

lol I just looked at the books the other day. I spent 60,000 in tires last year. Almost 10,000 an employee . :homer:

I always try to have spares and extra tires laying around. That way I can buy up the low mileage take offs, good user loader tires, new otr when they are on sale. If you need it today the tire shops really like to pork it to you. You are buying to put on the shelf and it seems like they try hard to get your business.
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I used to run tractors with 77x48x32 skidder tires. Not cheap :laughing:

Like I said, just charge more for rock :flipoff2:
 
About a month ago I got (4) 31x10.5-15 Goodyear Wrangler Authority ATs for my EB for $700 ($160/tire + taxes & fees) out the door at Wal-Mart.
My shitbox XJ needs new tires and its going to be just under $1400 for (4) 35x12.5-15 Falken Wildpeak ATs. 3 years ago I got the same tires for my wife's JKU, in 17", for just under $1100.
 
This is why I stick to factory take offs. Tires alone run ~$100-150 per tire for new take offs or tire and rims run about $800-1000 for a set of 4. Usually in the 265/70/18 or 275/70/18. Just find a size that everyone takes off to “upgrade” then you have a supply of cheap tires.
 
SLOWPOKE693 said:
When I bought the first set of 37x13.50x17 Cooper STT Pros back in late 2017 for our JKUR I believe I paid $1399 with free shipping from Walmart.Com. In 2019 I bought a set of 40" STT Pros and got them for slightly over $1700 with free shipping. I bought another set of 37x13.50's back in November and those fuckers were $2300 with free shipping. W.T.F. :shaking:
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I priced 12.5 37 inch Coop's back in May of 2022 at Discount, local tire places, etc. They were all within $10 of each other. By the time I pulled the trigger in September, the cheapest I could find them were $115 more per tire.

In 4 months, $100+ buck increase per tire.
 
D-Rat said:
After 40k miles on Grabber x3s on my Ram, one is starting to come apart. In 2018 I paid $275 a tire for these. They are now $475. I keep hearing 7-8% inflation but its sure as hell not what I am seeing. Going to Bfg kos on the truck. Will be just over $2k out the door for 4, no certs. 35 12.50 18s.

Add that to the $13k for new AC in the house a couple weeks ago.
I might need to go flip burgers on weekends despite a 6 figure salary.. #FJB.

Ok, i will quit whining now. If you voted for this asshole, though.. enjoy a nice bag of dicks.
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What size?
 
current prices for the tires that cost me $450 with tax and mounting at the local shop 3 years ago.
shit's crazy. I thought I'd finally reached a point in life where I didn't have to buy cheap tires, but damn.
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SMI17 said:
Prices are just stupid. I've been looking at tires for the new buggy build and everything is 1k+ fucking shits dumb!
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This kind of stuff has slowed my Land Cruiser build waaaaaay down. I’m going to have the whole truck finished and then have to wait 4months to save up for tires to be able to drive it :laughing::laughing:
 
I bought little 32s for the mall crawler in BFG AT flavor. $254/tire last year. $290/tire. I don't run them year round but have them on right now for shit weather. Got 30k on a set of summer tires that still look new. I'll be running those SOBs heavily once it warms up.

I'm getting everything through discount tire and use their card to pay it off over a year. Reduces the blow. Also they got road force tire balancers now which is fantastic. I've got 33" muds on the old truck and the road force balancing smoothed them bastards right out.
 
DirtRoads said:
This kind of stuff has slowed my Land Cruiser build waaaaaay down. I’m going to have the whole truck finished and then have to wait 4months to save up for tires to be able to drive it :laughing::laughing:
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I'll have more into tires then C/Os by the time I can hopefully buy 5 47 LTB sticky or 43SX stickys
 
Is Interco still in business? In the 90s Super Swampers were everywhere. Now...
 
Seems like it might be a good time to put my old stock Firestones up for sale...
 
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