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Old 05-01-2008, 04:47 PM
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Is the price right?

Ok so i stopped by my local tire shop and got a qoute for all this stuff.

set of 325-60-18 procomp xtream all terrains

set of 18x9 XD rockstars

set of bilstein 5100's front and rear

everything installed and allignment and balanced with nitrogen filled tires for 2912.54 is it me or does that seem just a lil high? any help would be great guys
 
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Old 05-01-2008, 05:56 PM
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Old 05-01-2008, 07:17 PM
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$3k does seem a little high. Wheels and tires are roughly $2000, so that leaves another grand for a set of shocks and some nitrogen. does it need an alignment?

I'd get another estimate to see if they're on par with someone else.

have you got a break down on what they're charging you for parts?
 
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Buy online and save lots of Green
 
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Old 05-01-2008, 09:11 PM
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Nitrogen is horsesh*t IMO. The air we breath is made of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen. And tire shops expect you to pay extra for nitrogen. I never understood that.

Besides, my uncle owns a tire shop and says it isn't that much of a difference. He doesn't carry nitrogen for that reason.

You can find everything cheaper online. Then I'd call a different tire shop and ask them how much to mount, balance and install them.
 

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Old 05-01-2008, 09:30 PM
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I paid $50+ tax to get my last 2 sets mounted at a local tire shop
 
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Old 05-01-2008, 10:34 PM
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3k does seem a little too exorbitant. Wheels and Tires are between 1900 and 2200 online and without the nitrogen, all you are looking at is the price for labor and balancing. Im with jk on this one, call and get quotes for labor and save yourself some ends by buying online.
 

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Old 05-01-2008, 10:59 PM
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that is what i was thinking that that was over priced. i weas looking at this place called desertrat.com and they had some pretty good deals. anyone ever had any experience with these guys?
 
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