Info needed: New TIRES

[Les Kovacs]

Hi Eric....yup....Sylmar went from $200/tire (700x16) NDT or NDCC (6 months ago)to $255/tire as quoted me last week.

In 2016 I got royally screwed by Willy's Acres and will not deal with them even though they are only a 25 minute drive from my house. For local jeep parts I deal with Brian Asbury (Acton, Ontario) or Ralph Journeay (Niagara Military Parts).

Posters on this site have turned me onto Huron Tire east of London, Ont. They sent me an estimate for (2) 700x16 NDCC tires for $216.00/each.....best deal yet in Canada.....however, also on this post several members like Bob Carriere can import tires from the US....you do the online purchase from several suppliers that sell the above tires for $130 to $154 US/tire...you just have to figure out if it works for you after the exchange....Bob is in Eastern Ontario near Sylmar Tire.
I got lucky....a few days ago my in laws in New Brunswick saw an ad in a local buy and sell magazine for 3 brand new (still had the stickers on the tires)STA NDCC 700x16 tires for dirt cheap so they bought them for me.....now I just have to drive to NB to pick them up. I am still however looking at 2 to 5 more tires myself as spares and Huron Tire of Bobs offer looks to be the best.

Best of luck.

lesk

[maple_leaf_eh]

You can't bring tires to Ontario after the family vacation to the Maritimes to Ontario. You're supposed to carry a lobster trap on the roof of the car!

[Les Kovacs]

Hi maple_leaf_eh.....been there and done that....I do not think that returning with a lobster trap applies after visiting in laws in NB.

lesk

[Bob Carriere]

Sylmar is victim of price increases for tires in the USA and although shipping is "free" fuel cost have gone up so the tires are market up.

The big retailers in the States benefit from purchasing power at lower prices ad they may have a inventory on hand to keep moving..... small dealers or individual buyers like us are impacted by every last minute increase.

Our Chevron tires from STA costed just over $200 dollars some 10 years back the same tires now retails for approx $325 US $$$. Bought any new snow grips for a Ford 250 recently????

That is a better increase/investment than gold bullions....... should have invested in rubber back then and sell them now at the new prices.

Wait until you have to replace one rear tractor tire and see how far a $1000 will go!!

[chris vickery]

Further to Bob C’s point re: regular truck tires.
I do get a bit of a chuckle out of Canadian collectors and their frugality....
Just put a set of Goodyear Duratrax on my F250. Lucky the Company that I work for pays for them. Guys will squawk over a couple hundred bucks for new Jeep tires which really, are oddballs considering they are simply made for collector vehicles yet have little problem buying tires for the family car.
Priorities I suppose.

[rob love]

Personally, I look at the measure of a military vehicle by the condition of the tires, glass and rubber parts. There is no piece of mind like new tires and tubes (except brand new brake systems and brand new wiring harnesses).

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

Wait until you have to replace one rear tractor tire and see how far a $1000 will go!!

Ain't it the truth!

14 tyres required for my 6x6 Landrover and trailer, looking at nearly $5000. A saving of 20 or 30 bucks per wheel equals real money at the end of it all.