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frontpageRokket | Staff posted Apr 13, 2023 2:18 PM

Auto Vehicle/Passenger Rollback Tires Event (various brands/sizes)

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Walmart has select Auto Vehicle/Passenger Rollback Tires Event (various brands/sizes) on sale from $50.86 listed below. Shipping is free, otherwise, select free curbside pickup if stock permits.

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Walmart has select Auto Vehicle/Passenger Rollback Tires Event (various brands/sizes) on sale from $50.86 listed below. Shipping is free, otherwise, select free curbside pickup if stock permits.

Thanks to Deal Hunter Rokket for finding this deal

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  • Please refer to the product page for sizing/vehicle fitting chart; installation is not included
  • Product will offer a 90-day return w/ purchase
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Selman
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I've had times in my life where I needed to go with the discount tire brands, but if someone can afford to spend 30-40% more on a tire, they'll get far better stopping distance and handling that could save their life. When looking at something like touring tires, they'll even pay for themselves as they last longer. Tirerack.com does some very good analyses of popular tires and rates their performance in categories like dry, wet, snow, noise, etc. That extra couple hundred dollars every 3-6 years is probably worth it most of the time.

If you are going budget brand, I'd stick with a budget brand made by one of the top manufacturers (e.g. Goodyear, Continental, etc.). Douglas tires are made by Goodyear. You aren't going to get there latest technologies, but you'll get a tire that has a long reputation.
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Selman
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Better constructed tires means many things. Better rubber compounds for traction in varying conditions. Any manufacturer can make a soft rubber that grips in warm weather, but at colder temperatures many compounds become excessively stiff and perform poorly. Also softer rubber tires may have good traction, but they may wear excessively. I implore you to go read some of the dozens (perhaps hundreds) of shootouts Tirerack had done that show tires head-to-head. You'll see very different performance across tires even when they have equal cross-sectional width and and nearly identical treadwear ratings. Construction also entails how water sipes are formed. Better all season tires are able to offer good dry handling while still maintaining good traction in wet or snowy conditions.

The conventional measure of one direction handling are skidpads, and dynamic handling (as in emergency maneuvers) are slaloms. This is very basic stuff that is covered well in testing that you can research if you desire.

None of this is to knock your sister's tires. There are bare minimum standards that exists for the manufacture of tires as you point out. It's not about fear. It's about understanding that extra money spent can actually buy better performing tires that can make a vehicle stop faster and handle better. I'm glad you mentioned tire wear, because that's another area where better tires drop off far less than others. This is the hardest area to find data on as most tires are tested new. I could link you to a Michelin study, that's shows variance from new to old across brands, but there's too much bias there as Michelin conducted the test. Just talking about anecdotes like you were, I can tell you I bought Falken tires once. They offered very good out-of-the-box performance when new, but boy did they become shit in the wet once slightly worn. I wish there was better testing to know that could happen. On the other hand, I've had Yokohama Avid Ascend GTs that maintained impressive all weather performance their entire life, and they are fairly cheap for what is offered.
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Hearsay and pure silliness. A tire manufacturer is not going to risk its reputation by having the same model sold in Walmart as it sells via other retailers be made differently. The only issue might be that a tire may sit on Walmart's shelves longer than it should if it is a tire that does not sell well.
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Apr 13, 2023 2:52 PM
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laidbackinNCApr 13, 2023 2:52 PM
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I bought a set of tires from Walmart one time... brand name was one I'd never heard of, Radar Dimax, but they were cheaper than anything else for a car I was planning to eventually sell. The tires were just fine. Maybe a little more noisy than others, but that seemed to go away with time. Only problem was getting them installed at Walmart took most of a morning, and then they closed their tire shop during covid so I didn't get any benefit from the free rotations as I'd hoped. When I sold the car, they had about 15K miles and were still in very good condition.
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Quote from laidbackinNC :
I bought a set of tires from Walmart one time... brand name was one I'd never heard of, Radar Dimax, but they were cheaper than anything else for a car I was planning to eventually sell. The tires were just fine. Maybe a little more noisy than others, but that seemed to go away with time. Only problem was getting them installed at Walmart took most of a morning, and then they closed their tire shop during covid so I didn't get any benefit from the free rotations as I'd hoped. When I sold the car, they had about 15K miles and were still in very good condition.
I've had times in my life where I needed to go with the discount tire brands, but if someone can afford to spend 30-40% more on a tire, they'll get far better stopping distance and handling that could save their life. When looking at something like touring tires, they'll even pay for themselves as they last longer. Tirerack.com does some very good analyses of popular tires and rates their performance in categories like dry, wet, snow, noise, etc. That extra couple hundred dollars every 3-6 years is probably worth it most of the time.

If you are going budget brand, I'd stick with a budget brand made by one of the top manufacturers (e.g. Goodyear, Continental, etc.). Douglas tires are made by Goodyear. You aren't going to get there latest technologies, but you'll get a tire that has a long reputation.
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TruongKyApr 13, 2023 3:14 PM
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i have their tires for bmw i3 on Save for Later list for months, no price change or discount
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Quote from laidbackinNC :
I bought a set of tires from Walmart one time... brand name was one I'd never heard of, Radar Dimax, but they were cheaper than anything else for a car I was planning to eventually sell. The tires were just fine. Maybe a little more noisy than others, but that seemed to go away with time. Only problem was getting them installed at Walmart took most of a morning, and then they closed their tire shop during covid so I didn't get any benefit from the free rotations as I'd hoped. When I sold the car, they had about 15K miles and were still in very good condition.
I bought my Pirelli P-zeros from Walmart during covid when the tire shops were closed and not many people were driving. They cost twice as much now.
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Quote from TruongKy :
i have their tires for bmw i3 on Save for Later list for months, no price change or discount
Popular tires probably aren't going to go on sale nearly as often as odd sizes. Tires are often recommended to be thrown away after 6 years of age. The regulatory body over tires says 10 years. I'd guess that they are doing rollbacks on tires that are 3 years old or so just to get them out before they get too old. I would decline a tire if it was manufactured more than a couple years ago.
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clinteastwoodApr 13, 2023 3:37 PM
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If you buy tires from walmart, get them installed with lifetime rotation somewhere else. I wouldn't recommend using them for install.
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arribasnApr 13, 2023 3:37 PM
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I agree to check manufacturer date on clearance tires, you don't want something that has been sitting around a couple years already

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HapShaughnessyApr 13, 2023 3:42 PM
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Beware shipping. Wallyworld uses FedEx, which lost the initial plus a replacement shipment. Both appeared 2 months later in dribs and drabs, even after having a FedEx VP (I messaged on LinkedIn) try to shake the bushes to find them.
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desynergyApr 13, 2023 3:44 PM
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Still way higher than what I paid in 2020. Almost 20% higher.
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vmfungApr 13, 2023 3:46 PM
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Any recommendations for tires that would be better in desert heat?
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I was told by reputable mechanics to never buy tires from Walmart..Supposedly tire companies make tires just for walmart and they cut corners to make them cheaper...
Hearsay and pure silliness. A tire manufacturer is not going to risk its reputation by having the same model sold in Walmart as it sells via other retailers be made differently. The only issue might be that a tire may sit on Walmart's shelves longer than it should if it is a tire that does not sell well.
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PeteyTheStrikerApr 13, 2023 4:00 PM
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Man there are so many brands of tires I have never heard of before, did something happen in the last two years that more companies jumped into the Tire making game? I got an AWD vehicle so go through tires a lot so I am usually pretty up to date but man.
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Quote from Wildwilly23 :
I was told by reputable mechanics to never buy tires from Walmart..Supposedly tire companies make tires just for walmart and they cut corners to make them cheaper...
As mentioned above, incorrect. If they make a model tire it will be the same through all retailers. What your mechanic friend might have been talking about is the Walmart Specific brands, those might be on the cheaper side cause of cost cutting.
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