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Old Jan 9, 2021 | 01:33 PM
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Looking at purchasing a set of Toyo R888R's here in the next week. Anyone know who has the best pricing? Thanks in advance.
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Discount Tire is usually within a dollar of the cheapest prices I see. They also price match and tend to get tires fairly quickly. I recommend ordering from them and searching until they get to you.

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Old Jan 10, 2021 | 10:56 AM
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I suggest finding a tire installer with the Hunter Revolution tire changing machine along with the usual Road Force balancer. Our Z06 wheels and tires are very difficult to work on and the Revolution makes quick and damage free work of changing tires. I had to contact Hunter to find an installer near me with the Revolution but glad I did. I ordered tires from Tire Rack and they shipped them to the installer, an approved Tire Rack installer. It was a Firestone company owned store that had the Revolution; most independent shops (and Chevy dealers) do not as it is fairly expensive but apparently the corporate office felt it was worth it. I agree. --Bob.
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Old Jan 10, 2021 | 02:48 PM
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so...last Spring I bought a set...ordered them from...wait for it...WALMART.com

The fronts were normal price, but they had some special on the rears, I got them for $340 each, 345/30R19s...so, be patient and shop around....
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Old Jan 10, 2021 | 05:06 PM
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Good luck finding R888Rs. At least for the sizes I need, they are sold out nationally with the word from Toyo being that they don’t have an ETA on production.
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Old Jan 10, 2021 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Twin_Guns21
Good luck finding R888Rs. At least for the sizes I need, they are sold out nationally with the word from Toyo being that they don’t have an ETA on production.
And those sizes are?

295/30/19 seem to be in stock fairly often and I waited a week for my 345/30/19s
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345/30/19 are currently sold out everywhere nationwide. I got a nail in one of mine and have been calling everywhere, but no dice. Some people are saying they are supposed to receive a shipment in a week so we'll see.
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Old Jan 10, 2021 | 10:53 PM
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345/30/19 are currently sold out everywhere nationwide. I got a nail in one of mine and have been calling everywhere, but no dice. Some people are saying they are supposed to receive a shipment in a week so we'll see.
I ordered a pair of R888R in 345/30/19 back in November and the suppliers still haven't gotten back with a definitive ETA. Did you go through Tire Rack or a big chain? Wish us luck I guess...!
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Originally Posted by afunk
I ordered a pair of R888R in 345/30/19 back in November and the suppliers still haven't gotten back with a definitive ETA. Did you go through Tire Rack or a big chain? Wish us luck I guess...!
Try Discount Tire. Mine came in within a week and this was at the end of December.
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Originally Posted by JasonVette
And those sizes are?

295/30/19 seem to be in stock fairly often and I waited a week for my 345/30/19s
345/30/19. Where did you get yours at? I’ve called every tire store (and they’ve in turn called Toyo) and nobody has them. Toyo says they don’t have an eta either.
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Originally Posted by Creatre
345/30/19 are currently sold out everywhere nationwide. I got a nail in one of mine and have been calling everywhere, but no dice. Some people are saying they are supposed to receive a shipment in a week so we'll see.
can you PM with the contact info for your “some
people”. Appreciate it!
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Trackdaytire.com might have the best pricing. Use MSRVIP as coupon code.

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Old Jan 11, 2021 | 10:16 AM
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Trackdaytire is the place that said the 18th, as well as Summit Racing. I'd prefer discount tire though since I only got a flat and would like it covered lol.



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