I just found out that one of my tires has a nail in the sidewall and Costco will not repair it. They will give me a pro rated price on 4 new tires, (currently have Bridgstone Revos) but my only options are BFG or Michelin (thats all the sell now). So as of now I have the BFG AT/KO on order. I went with stock size, as that is the only option is 16 inch. The Revos are only 2 years old, and I really liked them. Anyone have any other suggestions?
One bad tire, have to replace all
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Just bought the Michelins from Costco last month...good price, good street tire....and they fill with nitrogen!
Take your business elsewhere. Need one, make you buy four????
dtrout- if you don't have that many miles on your existing tires, it would probably be a lot cheaper to just buy one new Revo somewhere else. Why are you set on sticking with Cosco?
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They are not making me buy all 4. I am under the impression that you cannot replace one tire without causing driveline damage, is this not the case? The tires are worn to about 7/32, so about half of new. They will not install the 285/75/16, due to size limitations, otherwise would go with that.
Go with the 285s, but don't take them the truck, take them the wheels and tell them it is for a 2003 Chevy 2500 HD.
dtrout- if you are concerned about uneven wear on all tires => TC wear, just have the tire installer manually "wear" the tire down to match the tread depth of your other tires. Firestone did this for me upon request.
alaskacruiser said:
Yup, I'd definitely explore this route and then look for a used tire. There's no way I'd buy a new set!!!
Here was my thinking:
Let's say he pays $150 for his 1 tire, and he's good to go for the next 25,000 miles ( he states about half the life is left).
His alternative is getting a new set for 125/ea for $600 and gets 50,000 out of 'em.
To me it's like leaving money on the table. He can get the next 25,000 miles for half the cost/mile than if he goes ahead and gets a new set.
It's not mega bucks either way but dammit man I'm cheap!!!!
Let's say he pays $150 for his 1 tire, and he's good to go for the next 25,000 miles ( he states about half the life is left).
His alternative is getting a new set for 125/ea for $600 and gets 50,000 out of 'em.
To me it's like leaving money on the table. He can get the next 25,000 miles for half the cost/mile than if he goes ahead and gets a new set.
It's not mega bucks either way but dammit man I'm cheap!!!!
two words... llanta usada
or so the signs around here say
just watch the mfg date stamp on the sidewall.
or so the signs around here say
just watch the mfg date stamp on the sidewall.
I would probably get a pair of tires (new pair on one axle, old pair on the other axle). I don't believe their is a viscous center diff on the 100 and you don't have TRAC to confuse the issue, you basically have an open center diff. I can't see any reason you would need to replace more than the one bad tire.
Jim_Chow
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As long as the f/r diffs are open, I don't see why one newer tire would cause any damage. When you turn, the open diff automatically compensates for the difference in distance travelled. Wouldn't that be the same as having a tire that's, say, 0.1" larger in diameter? I guess a new tire might affect the tow-in interacting w/ the lateral slope in the road if the tire were in front. Could you run a 5 tire rotation, but not rotate the new tire out until the mileage has caught up w/ the other 4 tires. I noticed that my OEM spare is a never-used 3 yr old Dunlop, while the current tires (only 3K mi on them) are Bridgestone HT's. The specs say the dunlop is 0.1" larger, giving one less revolution per mile.
What if you have 4 identical tires, but one is under-inflated? That would change the diameter, but doesn't damage the drivetrain, right?
What if you have 4 identical tires, but one is under-inflated? That would change the diameter, but doesn't damage the drivetrain, right?
I thought the 100 was full time 4WD.firetruck41 said:
It’s the viscous coupler that allows the FT4WD not to bind up while driving.
as soon as you buy the new 4 tires he will take your old ones and resale those. if you do buy the new tires make dam sure you take your old tires home with you.and watch his face change colors.i hate cons.
Discount will give you money for you old ones if they are re-sellable.
It is fulltime 4wd, but there is no viscous coupler, same as the 91-92 FJ80, it is just an open diff. The viscous coupler is what essentially makes it a limited slip diff, allowing the front/rear to "lock" (just during the slippage) if there is too much slippage.DMX84 said:I thought the 100 was full time 4WD.
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