Best price for TSLs? Buying tires (ordering) hopefully today!

[Bax454]

Hi cruiserheads,
I have been searching around a bit, but always helps to have more eyes on the net. I am buying a set of 4, I already have a decent sized spare.

Q78-16LT, TSL Bias
Part #SST(SAM-53)

The best total price, I have found, including shipping is $1,151.96 @ http://www.4wd.com/ (Free shipping)

Anyone aware of any other places, or coupons/codes specials going on?
Shipping would need to be to USA 97338

Thanks,
Tyler

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi all,

The TSLs on my FJ40 I bought several years over the phone from 4 Wheel Parts Wholesalers, then they shipped the tires (for free) to my local 4WPW store.

Good luck,

Alan

 

[Bax454]

Thank you Alan. I looked into 4WParts today, but the price still does not make up for the ~140 mile round trip to the closest store. I may call back and plea my want to buy local and see what they can do. Thanks

 

[mr jits]

America's Tire will price match.

 

[Bax454]

Thanks @mr jits ! I just walked out of Americas Tire in Salem and gettin the hook up. I told them I would rather shop local and they are helping me do so.

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi all,

So Bax454 have you bought tires? How good a deal on TSLs were you able to find?

Regards,

Alan

 

[Bax454]

Americas Tire, matched the price at 4wd.com, which is the best price I found online (with free shipping). So they matched the price and discounted the mount and balance (Which is going to be a pain I would imagine)

$1,153.00 for SAM-53 (Q78LT16's) BooYa

 

[Bax454]

Also very happy I can support a local shop! They wanted by business and they got it! I just have to wait a couple few weeks to see my new pizza cutters!

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi all,

Cool!

Let us know in a few months what you think of these new tires.

Regards,

Alan

 

[Bax454]

Still working on the wheel selection.... taking awhile, but it may just end up being trail and error. In the mean time, my oldest is using the tires as a jungle gym.

 

[chappysfj40]

Summit had old school smoothie rims. Just a thought.

 

[Bax454]

Got some 4Runner wheels, will deal with any spacing issues after I run them a bit. Here is the rubber:

 

[Bax454]

@Josie'sLandCruiser - update you you!

Tested out the new tires this weekend. Saturday at Tillamook State Forest with my oldest 5yo daughter and Sunday at Sand Lake with my whole crew.

I am very happy with the tires, it pretty much made it a cake walk, yet we did not do anything technical and it was fairly dry in the woods. Need more testing, but thus far I don't think I would ever choose another tire. My 80 is not a daily driver, but it seems I still drive it 3-4 times a week for errands or to pick the kiddos up from school/daycare.

In the sand, aired down to around 12 seemed to be enough to sput around in the winding sandy tree trails. I even tried to get it tied up pretty well to get to know the tires on the sand a bit. All I did was run out of power unless it was a steep incline. No flotation, but it seemed to move forward instead of down while under power; again, unless I was on a steep incline.

The "Bias ply effect" is amplified a bit on a 6000 lbs rig and it is a bit narrower than society these days are used to. They do have some flat spots until you get down the road a couple miles. The one negative is hugely outweighed by the other benefits of 27/32" monster lugs! I did also get my caster corrected and for a 22 year old rig that I beat up on the woods all day, still drives right down the interstate for over and hour to get home with barely a knee on the wheel.

Another wheeler even made a quick video:
(My daughter is in the yellow shirt in the beginning)

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi all,

Cool! Keep the pics and videos coming!

-Alan

 

[chappysfj40]

Nice vid. I do miss Tillamook

 

[Bax454]

Here is another video a guy posted on our run. I wish there was no music, but more pictures and footage than I took, which was none.