Anyone Order From SimpleTire?

[BlueThunder4]

Has anyone ordered tires from SimpleTire? I’m looking to order 6 Toyo M154’s from them and when I asked about tire dates they stated they can’t confirm DOT date codes from their suppliers but they are within 6 months to 4 years old??? That seems like a really broad range. Has anyone here ordered from them and if so how old were your tires and what was yours experience like? They seem to have good prices, but if the tire is approaching four years old that kind of negates any benefit of price.

[Finance]

I got a Toyo from them once, it was only a couple of months old.

[Gary RVRoamer]

It's true that THEY cannot certify what the factory warehouses will send. Tires are made in batches by the factory and some sizes are in low demand and only get a batch made every year or two or three. However, most sizes get used up quickly enough that new batches get made all the time. Toyo makes most RV & truck sizes right here in the USA (big rubber plant near Atlanta), so most inventory is really fresh. Whether your size M154 is one of them, I could not even guess. Your chances are excellent that the tires will be under 6 months old, but there are no guarantees if you need a low-demand size.

[Jim_HiTek]

I ordered a set of 4X 22.5's last August from Tires-easy.com and had the same problem...they couldn't tell me at all what the date codes might be. But...they had a love 'em or return them policy. I had to pry out that they'll even pay for return shipping.

Crossed my fingers and ordered anyway. Then I find out that 3 of them came from one warehouse, the other from a different one. Oh oh.

But when they arrived, they were all from the same overseas shipment apparently as they all had pretty much the same date codes. All were under 6 months old. So now they're installed and I'm a happy camper with saving over $1,000.

[BlueThunder4]

Thanks all, yes kind of a cross your fingers situation I guess. Unfortunately we have 245/70/19.5 so Im sure they aren’t as popular a size as the 22’s but I’m hoping I get lucky.

[hawkeye1995]

I did a few years ago, they were 19.5 70 225. They were about 8 months old. They were Gladiator brand. I just ordered 2 to put on the front, because the old Michelin tires were cracking so bad. I was happy, have had no problems with the tires in 2 years. Only bad thing, I guess Gladiator went out of business, because I was going to orders some for the back, but no one carries them anymore. Oh well, hope the last for at least 5 more years. Will be looking into other brands.

[guardrail53]

I have used Simple Tire 3 times, and the tires were all with in 6 months old! 255/70/22.5 were the size for my MH. I ordered the front 2 first, directly from Simple Tire, then got the back 4 on Ebay, for 4 for the price of 3! And they came from Simple Tire! Score!
I also got tires for my son's work truck for a birthday gift, and they were a couple months old!
Shop around, get your best price, as the deal I got on Ebay, was from Simple Tire, just through Ebay, buy it now price, and I saved the cost of one tire!
Simple Tire also runs 30% to 40% off deals certain times of the year, so if not in a hurry, you can save a lot! Rail!

[Tha_Rooster]

I used them for a cost reference, went to a local tire shop and received same price and didn’t have to deal with ordering and hauling tires.

[tim.kyfl]

What about install? Are most tire shops accommodating on the install? This has always been a question in my mind.

[TonyMac]

Originally Posted by tim.kyfl

What about install? Are most tire shops accommodating on the install? This has always been a question in my mind.

I called around to several tire shops about install before I bought from SimpleTire. Some said they would not install tires bought elsewhere, some said they could not handle 22.5s, but my local Les Schwab dealer said 'ship them to us, we'll be happy to install for $50/tire using balance beads, and we'll call you when they get here.' Easy-peasy, and they warrant their work nationwide.

I bought Hercules tires from ST and they were less than 6 months old and all from the same batch. I intend to do it again.

[Jim_HiTek]

Originally Posted by tim.kyfl

What about install? Are most tire shops accommodating on the install? This has always been a question in my mind.

In Milton-Freewater Oregon, the Les Schwab there wouldn't let me ship tires to them. This was last August 2019. There was a newer tire shop up on the main highway just before the border into Washington and they were happy to let me ship them there. $45 each for mounting the 4 rears. I'd bought balance beads from Amazon. Also bought brass valve extensions.

The day after the tires arrived I showed up with my RV per agreement and the owner was there and a little testy that I didn't buy from him because he sells the same brand. Only when he quoted me several days prior, his were $100 each more. I didn't feel bad about saving $400 though.

I've also had a Love's tire shop install a set of 22.5's and those were $40 each but 4 years ago. Balanced and mounted. They have the big spin machine. I asked and they said any Love's would do them. And didn't mind if you had them shipped right to them. Fairly standard I gathered.

I checked with a couple other local shops where I was and only that one would mount them after I had them shipped to them.

[texasrs]

I ordered from Simple Tire 2 years ago. I had them shipped to Nat'l Indoor RV (about 8 miles from my home) for installation. All were less than 6 months old. Good price for all 8 Michelins.

[ljjohnson9]

Looing for a place to get mail-order tires (simpletires) installed near Bastrop/Austin for my Motorhome.



Size is Goodyear G670 RV, 245/70R19.5 G

[aether_one]

I thought Simpletire gave you a list of installers in your area?