Under normal circumstances I avoid extended warranties like the plague, but on the Cooper STT-Pros I picked up a couple months ago from AmTire I popped the extra $40/per for the warranty. I pained me to spend the money but I've heard nothing but good about their warranty service and I killed 2 sidewalls on my last set of tires in 2 years so I figure if I get one of the 5 replaced I'll be good and 2 would put me well ahead of the game at roughly $300 per tire. The store manager specifically said they would cover off-road damage, so we shall see!
LR3 Blew a Tire. Can I Get 2?
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Under normal circumstances I avoid extended warranties like the plague, but on the Cooper STT-Pros I picked up a couple months ago from AmTire I popped the extra $40/per for the warranty. I pained me to spend the money but I've heard nothing but good about their warranty service and I killed 2 sidewalls on my last set of tires in 2 years so I figure if I get one of the 5 replaced I'll be good and 2 would put me well ahead of the game at roughly $300 per tire. The store manager specifically said they would cover off-road damage, so we shall see!
ColoDisco
Explorer
As a Land Rover and Audi tech I can say we frown on different tread types but different wear rates were never a issue.
I too swear by discounts warranty. And you don't have to buy the tires there to get the warranty. I bought my BFG MT KM2's through my dealer at a discount and bought the warranty separate. Had to replace a sliced sidewall tire and paid $30 for the warranty on the new tire. That was on my 95 D1 and never noticed any diff wear issues, drove it with one new and 3 75% tread for roughly 10k miles before I sold the truck.
I too swear by discounts warranty. And you don't have to buy the tires there to get the warranty. I bought my BFG MT KM2's through my dealer at a discount and bought the warranty separate. Had to replace a sliced sidewall tire and paid $30 for the warranty on the new tire. That was on my 95 D1 and never noticed any diff wear issues, drove it with one new and 3 75% tread for roughly 10k miles before I sold the truck.
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rcharrette
Adventurer
Interesting topic as I went through this a year or so ago. I was traveling in Durango, CO and cut a tire badly. We went to a local (national chain) tire shop and they said I needed to replace all 4 tires as it was an all wheel drive truck. I explained the tires were fairly new but he insisted. Next I called Land Rover in SLC, UT where I bought the truck. He spoke the service guy at the tire shop got the tread depth of the old tire VS new and LR said it's not a problem, put it on.
I hung upend told the tire shop to just do it, one tire. I was floored when the manager came back and refused to do it. He said 4 tires or none! I then tried (on LR's advice) to just purchase the tire so I could take it down the road to another shop and have it installed. Again they refused to sell me one tire!!!!
So, I drove home on the spare (full size) and ordered one off of tire rack.com once home. It was pretty crazy.........
I hung upend told the tire shop to just do it, one tire. I was floored when the manager came back and refused to do it. He said 4 tires or none! I then tried (on LR's advice) to just purchase the tire so I could take it down the road to another shop and have it installed. Again they refused to sell me one tire!!!!
So, I drove home on the spare (full size) and ordered one off of tire rack.com once home. It was pretty crazy.........
Stoffregen Motorsports
Explorer
I used to run a tire cutting machine at a race tire shop back when I was a kid. Shaving a tire is not only common, sometimes it's the only way to get a tire totally round.
I agree with you about the center diff though. Splitting hairs.
How does the machine work/what does it look like? Google it and I'm not sure I've found the right machines or really understand how it works.
I was imagining a giant razor and a spinning tire - how far off am I?
Thanks,
Ian
jymmiejamz
Adventurer
I believe that was a common thing, I just don't think that is something many places do. This is a Land Rover, not a race car.
Stoffregen Motorsports
Explorer
Exactly that, except the razor is a razor sharp disc spinning on the spindle of a motor. It works much like a lathe but you can adjust the pass to make a crown on the tire tread instead of going flat across.
It is a race car thing but adapted for race car use from big rig tire technology.