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If the word comes down from up high and the BFG AT's are not offered at launch here is what I plan to do.
first: talk to my dealer. When I bought my second jeep I wanted BFG AT's and the dealer was willing to "buy back" the stock tires at their cost and "sell" me BFG AT's at their cost. I only paid the difference and the tires were on the jeep when I picked it up.
second: if the dealer I decide on will/can not do this I will contact local tire stores that sell both the tire that comes on the FJ and the tire I want. At this time I am undecided between the BFG and the AT Revo. This what I did with my first jeep. As long as my jeep had less then 100 miles on it they were willing to swap them. I ended up paying a litte more then when I went through the dealer but it was still better then buying them outright.
third: No dice with the dealer and if I can't find a tire installer willing to work with me. I will probably end up buying the tire I want and sell the "new" tires on ebay. Not the best situation financially but I still get the tire I want and am able to recover some of the money from the "new" tires that came on my FJ
fourth: If none of these situations seem to work out or if I decide that I want a set of rims and tires for offroad and a set for on road, I'll end up getting steel rims and new tires and just swap them out. This is the most expensive option but it also gives me the most flexability.
Current Tire Prices per Tirerack.com (I have not shopped around yet so if you know of a better deal please let us all know)
BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO
Size: 265/70QR17
Price: $166.00
Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo
Size: 265/70SR17
Price: $118.00
Not everyone knows that some dealers/tire sellers are willing to work with you so I hope this helps.
-Granger
first: talk to my dealer. When I bought my second jeep I wanted BFG AT's and the dealer was willing to "buy back" the stock tires at their cost and "sell" me BFG AT's at their cost. I only paid the difference and the tires were on the jeep when I picked it up.
second: if the dealer I decide on will/can not do this I will contact local tire stores that sell both the tire that comes on the FJ and the tire I want. At this time I am undecided between the BFG and the AT Revo. This what I did with my first jeep. As long as my jeep had less then 100 miles on it they were willing to swap them. I ended up paying a litte more then when I went through the dealer but it was still better then buying them outright.
third: No dice with the dealer and if I can't find a tire installer willing to work with me. I will probably end up buying the tire I want and sell the "new" tires on ebay. Not the best situation financially but I still get the tire I want and am able to recover some of the money from the "new" tires that came on my FJ
fourth: If none of these situations seem to work out or if I decide that I want a set of rims and tires for offroad and a set for on road, I'll end up getting steel rims and new tires and just swap them out. This is the most expensive option but it also gives me the most flexability.
Current Tire Prices per Tirerack.com (I have not shopped around yet so if you know of a better deal please let us all know)
BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO
Size: 265/70QR17
Price: $166.00
Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo
Size: 265/70SR17
Price: $118.00
Not everyone knows that some dealers/tire sellers are willing to work with you so I hope this helps.
-Granger