This is crazy ! Can't get tires

[rfuerst911sc]

Went to my local tire shop on 8/26 looking to buy four tires for my dually . Settled on Yokohama Geolander A/T in size 235/85x16 . While the guy was typing up the order the inventory vanished from their distributor ☹️ . Ok I am not in a rush let's order them . I called a few minutes ago to get status , there are NONE in the country with no ETA on replenishment stock !!! I like those tires but may have to look around if other tire dealers might have that size available . Pretty crazy .

[fastfredracing]

Tires, brakes, and washer fluid are the latest in the great shortages of 2021. This world has gone stark raving mad .

[ted]

It's been a problem in racing for the entire pandemic.
Slicks are going to the professional race series leaving little for the amateur racers.
Prices have increased 10% too.

[drcoastline]

Be ready for this across the board, supply chain is breaking down, inflation is going to go way up, this is going to go way past toilet paper.

[cabmandone]

Yep. Certain brands and sizes are "unobtanium"

I just got a smokin deal on some BFG TKO2's for my son's Rav and a decent deal on some Goodyear Assurance Weatherready for my daughter's Mazda3. The TKO's I bought online. The Goodyear from a local tire store.

[DonDavis]

Did you try Discount? I did a quick search near you and the site says available 1-5 days.

I know it'll say whatever, but just checking.

https://www.discounttire.com/cart

[Eric Hahl]

My company makes go karts and amusements for fun centers. We are back ordered over 20k go kart tires right now. Some of our customers have been closed all season due to lack of product to keep business running. Honda engines and parts are hard to come by too.

[upsscott]

Originally Posted by DonDavis

Did you try Discount? I did a quick search near you and the site says available 1-5 days.

I know it'll say whatever, but just checking.

https://www.discounttire.com/cart

I don’t think that the website is accurate. I had to settle on my fourth option for my Jeep. Everything else was three months out.

[masraum]

Yes, if you're looking for specific tires, you may be screwed. This is the time when it would be good to just be happy to run whatever crap they had in stock (which is probably rarely what most of us want).

[pwd72s]

soon enough we'll be hearing of five year plans...

[Scott Douglas]

This is where a lot of the problem lies, I think.
There are a lot of container ships just waiting to unload. This is just a small number seen off Huntington Beach last month, and there are more out there today.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Eric Hahl

My company makes go karts and amusements for fun centers. We are back ordered over 20k go kart tires right now. Some of our customers have been closed all season due to lack of product to keep business running. Honda engines and parts are hard to come by too.

Screw 'em. Buy Predators.

[gordner]

I am currently trying to get shoes for my Grand Cherokee SRT, with absolutely no luck. Everybody is only ordering winter tires i am told, so unless i want to spend an extra 300 bucks shipping them all over I am SOL.

A first for me.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

Went to my local tire shop on 8/26 looking to buy four tires for my dually . Settled on Yokohama Geolander A/T in size 235/85x16 . While the guy was typing up the order the inventory vanished from their distributor ☹️ . Ok I am not in a rush let's order them . I called a few minutes ago to get status , there are NONE in the country with no ETA on replenishment stock !!! I like those tires but may have to look around if other tire dealers might have that size available . Pretty crazy .

Have you looked at General Tires?

https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/general-grabber-apt/p/89680

[rcooled]

Originally Posted by drcoastline

Be ready for this across the board...

The website of a major supplier to the air-cooled VW world is full of disclaimers and warnings about long delays and part shortages. They're practically telling customers not to bother ordering anything if you're not willing to wait forever to get it.

Originally Posted by cabmando

Have you looked at General Tires?

I've been using General tires for years and have found them to be quite good. They perform well, are durable & quiet running, and are reasonably priced.

[upsscott]

Originally Posted by cabmando

Have you looked at General Tires?

https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/general-grabber-apt/p/89680

My first choice for my Gladiator was the General ATX, by all accounts a tremendous tire. I couldn’t get them until December in a 35x12.50x17. I was bummed.

[GothingNC]

Tire Rack had the tires I use in stock.
Continental.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by upsscott

My first choice for my Gladiator was the General ATX, by all accounts a tremendous tire. I couldn’t get them until December in a 35x12.50x17. I was bummed.

I run Grabber ATX on my F250. They have an aggressive tread pattern like the BFG TKO2's but cost less and don't add a lot of road noise.

[fastfredracing]

My tire distributor just left . He says that the talk in the industry is, that , we cannot produce enough tires domestically , and need the import tires to fill in the gaps.
The tarriff put on rubber products coming in from the orient , makes a container of tires ( approx 500-600 tires ) cost 12k more . Domestic distributors, are not purchasing the off brand tires in the volumes they were before this , and the supply dwindles .

[porsche930dude]

Originally Posted by cabmando

I run Grabber ATX on my F250. They have an aggressive tread pattern like the BFG TKO2's but cost less and don't add a lot of road noise.

Same here. I think they are better than BFG's the last ones i had dried out and cracked and got very choppy. The Generals are almost bald now but have performed great the whole time