TonyCool

I'm in need of new rubber and I'm trying to decide where to have them installed on the east side (Kirkland, Bellevue, Redmond) in WA.

The best price I have found is tirerack and they have a bunch of installers on the eastside:

Omni Brake & Alignment
Firestone Complete Auto Care
Eastside Automotive & Tire
Elliott Tire & Service
Tru Line Bellevue INC
Auto Dynamix LLC
Goodyear Auto Svc Ctr #8837

Non of which I'm familiar with.

Costco also has a good price and I find their road hazard warranty appealing but I'm hesitant to get them installed there. Has anyone installed their corvette tires at the Costco in Kirkland and if so how was your experience?

Do you have any recommendations as to where you guys shop for tires and where to go to for tire installation on the east side?

Thanks,

Tony

2000 Vette Guy

I bought a set of Bridgestone's earlier this summer at Costco. Price was the best I was able to find. The service was outstanding, the guys took extreme care and didn't leave a mark on anything. I would highly recommend them.

ErikwithAK01

Do NOT let Costco people touch your wheels. A Corvette is WAY too nice of a vehicle to get thrown into, and spit outta that place, but maybe the wife's Kia. I know it's farther North than your looking at, but competition tire in Marysville has NEVER damaged any wheels I've put through there, and I have put a lot of different wheels through their shop; ultra thin wall, large diameter, drag radials, 33" mickey thompsons, comp-R's, and even a few sets of stretched tires, chrome wheels, painted, doesn't matter. Food for thought.

last901

I am also negative about COSTCO. I tried COSTCO in E Wenatchee for a leaking run-flat on my home from Chelan. The manager there was a Corvette owner and did everything he could to help, but he says to me that COSTCO's policy on run-flats is not to repair, or service them. I presume they will sell you a set, but who knows what they will do from that point on? I suppose if you're not going to get run-flats, it may not matter.

I did however, buy a set of run-flat Michelin pilot sports from Discount tire in Redmond. I was very happy with both the price and the service. One thingI would watch for - and this may be true of other shops - is their extra warranty at - in my case - $40 per tire. The regular warranty still applies but I seem to recall there was some time and/or mileage limitations, probably pro-rated. I declined since I drive only < 4K per year. BTW, the COSTCO guy told me thy have a price-match "guarantee" with Tire Rack so if you do choose COSTCO, be sure to ask them about it. If memory serves I believe I paid about $1500 for a complete set.

Otherwise everything was fine. They had to order the tires for me, but it took only 3 days.

BTW, for any of you considering staying with run-flats when you replace your tires, the Michelins are much quieter than the OEM Goodyears. I had considered replacing them with non-run flats, but after making it all the way back from Chelan on my deflating run-flat by adding air at every town on Hwy 2 with an air hose, I'm sold on them (RF's) now.

JETninja

Discount Tire in Redmond near the 202 has flush lifts so they can take lowered cars. I use them for my Z and my M3...

mikeCsix

TruLine lifted some paint on my wheels, but otherwise did a good job with both an alignment and road force balance.

You might consider Cantrell motorsports. Check the threads but I think there is a Discount Tire in Kirkland or Redmond that comes highly regarded.

The main issue is does the shop have a hunter road force balancer on hand. This machine really helps to get wide tires balanced properly.

Mwtpde

I have had excellent luck with Truline in Bellevue. I use Tire Rack and ship them to Truline. They work on a lot of high end cars and take a lot of care with the wheels. My friends take their Porsches there as well and have also had good results. I have also used Firestone in Redmond and would not recommend them. They mounted my tires backwards on 3 out of the 4 wheels the one time I tried them.

Johnz02Z06

I live in Everett and go to Les Schwab by Silver Lake on 112th. I buy all tires from tirerack.com and take them there.
They have always done good work for me.

0Luke@tirerack

Thank You !!!

00Midnight

Omni knows specialty cars and has the knowledge AND equipment to handle any wheel without damage. 8 years ago I had built a show VW with lowered and custom built suspension and they did the alignment, tire mounting (custom wheels) and identified a potential problem with a new ball joint. ($50 to them fixed it). Honest people there too! BTW, I now buy my tires form Tirebuyer.com. With their specials they always beat TireRack and others.