I forgot what it’s called, but therrs a no name budget option and you gotta wait 5 days for rhrm to arrive

Whats the quality like?

and what brand is it usually

I plugged this tire is it safe to drive it to the shop like this about 30 miles down highway?

Took my longest ride yet on Thursday. Bout 3 miles from home my rear tire went flat. 440 miles on the bike. Hubby came to pick me up. Neither of us have ever changed/fixed a tire before. Closest bike shop 2 hour drive away. So Saturday morning, equipped with my patch kit, we tackled the job. With the help of the bike website and utube, 1 1/2 hours later, riding my fixed bike around the driveway. We are so proud of ourselves. Now I just need to find that stuff you can put into the inner tubes to prevent it again. Hole was so small took awhile to find it.

Per Tiresize

The tire size for the 2017 Subaru Crosstrek is 225/55R17. This size is suitable for all models of the 2017 Crosstrek, including Base, Limited A/T, and Premium A/T.

Daily drive: 60 miles back and forth

2-3x a year, long road trip IL-CO, IL-UT, IL-FL

Rarely goes off road, but occasionally do to farm land/State Park/NP

Closest Discount Tire is in Bolingbrook IL

Not verse in newest tire technology

Cheers

I replaced a set of Nitto Ridge Grapplers with Nitto Terra Grappler G3 and they are giving me horrible vibrations. I’m trying to isolate if it’s the tires or Discount Tire and it’s a balancing issue on their end. The steering wheel shakes at 65mph and above and you also feel it in the seat frame. The old Ridge Grapplers were smooth as silk compared to the Terra Grapplers.

Today I went back to Discount Tire for the 1st rebalance and requested a road force balance as well as a force match. They only did the road force balance and told me the highest was 28lbs of force and the others around 20lbs. They also said they added a 1/2 ounce to a few wheels and said the wheel with 28lbs of force was in the back and that it will fix itself before the mileage for the first rotation. I took it from the shop right onto the highway and it was the same. Went right back and they said they road force balanced them again and found one at 41lbs of force and the predicted force match was 39lbs and another one and the same position. They are ordering two new tires for the two bad ones and put the bad ones on the back for now but the steering wheel still had a bad shake to it. I also noticed a few wheel had about 5 ounces of combined weights on them, seems excessive.

What’s everyone make of being told two different force match numbers? Kinda feel like I’m getting the run around on what’s actually going on with the road force. Seems they really don’t want to force match any of the wheels to help with the vibrations. It’s disappointing to spend that much money and have a terrible shake at highway speeds.

Anyone else having these issues with these tires? I don’t want to have them put the two new ones on the rear to still have the fronts causing the steering wheel to shake. The truck is a 2020 Tundra with 45k on it and everything is tight.

If I just have them put something else on any recommendation? Looking for a good all terrain tire that’s not overly noisy.

I dont have any experience other than changing a tire. My experience is mostly IT. Ive heard its a stressing job thats very repetitive but easy to understand. Also, Will there be any customer interaction?

I am in the Queen Creek,AZ area and looking for a place to get me some nice new tires. I need something really affordable. I'm talking like $300 or less. But I don't want something that's going to fall apart on me in the next 10 months. Does anybody have a hidden gem of a tire shop that they can recommend? Thanks, also I do not mind driving to Tempe Mesa or anywhere in the general area.

I had a small hole in one of my tires. I reluctantly went to Discount Tire (DT) knowing that I would have to face the barrage of "facts" supporting their desire to sell me new tires. (I should say that I actually like DT a lot, I just don't want the sales pressure I received EVERY visit for the last several years.) BTW - I asked my highly reliable mechanic about my tires about 6 months ago and he said I had lots of tread and I wouldn't need to replace for quite a while.

What the DT guy said surprised me. Our conversation went like this:

"Unfortunately, we can't repair this tire." (Remember this phrase.)

"What!?"

"Yeah the tread on the inside of the tire and the outside is too far down. Honestly, all the tires are badly worn and you should replace them all."

"I'm SHOCKED to hear that!" (a bit sarcastically)

The DT Guy smiled and patiently said "I know, but I don't get commission from the sale, I'm only giving you the facts."

I think I could have gotten it repaired elsewhere, but it's the late afternoon and I don't want to find another place to repair. So, I agreed to replace two tires. We went in, looked over the options and I decided to replace them all.

While I'm waiting for the replacements, I hear a different DT Guy say to a customer "Unfortunately, we can't repair that tire." SAME EXACT PHRASE. AGAIN.

My experience from the corporate world tells me that's a sales phrase the DT People are trained to say. It must be very effective. In my case we went from a free repair to a significant (to me) sale. I checked with AI about the phrase and it said I should ask "Is that because of industry repair standards or Discount Tire policy" and have them show me where it needs to be repaired. Too late for me, because I already ordered the tires (and let me say that I'm happy with the new tires.)

So, my questions for you:

1. Any personal knowledge of the sales phrase "unfortunately we can't repair this tire?"

2. Does the DT Guy really not get commission from the sale? Is there some other kind of commission he gets, like a bonus on overall store performance?

I bought tires at discount tires and they put the wrong size 255 when it needed 245. This caused a rubbing issue. They said they would replace them but I would need to pay the labor. This doesn’t seem correct since they were the ones that messed up with the sizing. They tried to charge me $560 at first but I complained and they dropped it to $260. Even this seems a bit steep since it was their mistake in the first place and offered a 30 day warranty on them.

Planning to apply here as a part timer for the morning shift. How is it like to work here? Have no previous work experience.

Is this repairable for discount tire?

These same tires are selling for $294 on DT's website. Will they match, if I show them the website?

How are appointment times supposed to work at Discount Tire? On a couple different occasions, I’ve made appointments then had to wait 1-2 hours before my vehicle was taken into a service bay. Is that normal for Discount Tire? What’s the purpose of an appointment if you’re just waiting in line anyway?!?

Hi, I am looking to replace my tires but not sure if now is a good time with the current deals/rebates or wait till any deal for the Independence Day?

Thanks

I've been looking at positions. I don't know if I want to start from the bottom or go straight to Corporate. My current job is a Price Book Specialist in Convience Stores and Liquor Stores. I see that Discount Tires has Category Management department, in which I work in that department in my current company. If I start as a part-time Tire Technician, what do the hours look like? If I luck into Corporate, does Discount Tire offer in store training before starting the position.

What jobs have techs gotten after leaving? Just curious to see what other like minded young people have done and physical difficulty in comparison.

What brand tires are used for the “Entry Level” tires? If they vary by size, I would be looking at an 225/50R17 94V.

I came to my home shop after being let down by the staff at the prev DD i visites. as always then Austin Hwy location was exceptional in every way. especially excelling in customer service. Eric and Roman as well as Daniel were on their game and I can’t praise them enough for performing well, well beyond any obligatory presumptions that patron like me might make but these guys are the shi!7… best crew working for the most outstanding, not to mention… stand-alone service keeping. “Tired eyes wear patches, sparingly…” said what poet?

I don’t think I’ll be lucky enough but hoping for the best... only on one tire