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Old 11-06-2007, 02:56 PM
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Default Upgrade to Rubi wheels/tires

My jeep arrived today and my dealer said he would swap out my 17" Spkg wheels/tires with some Rubi wheels/tires. Should this be a straight up swap or should I expect to pay extra. If I should expect to pay extra how much?
Old 11-06-2007, 03:28 PM
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You may have to pay, the BFG M/T's are a bit more expensive than the Goodyear SRA or the Bridgestone A/T's. If it is reasonable ($300-400 or so) then do it, the BFG is a great tire.
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Originally Posted by jpwv
My jeep arrived today and my dealer said he would swap out my 17" Spkg wheels/tires with some Rubi wheels/tires. Should this be a straight up swap or should I expect to pay extra. If I should expect to pay extra how much?
Tell him you wont pay and if he does the swap FREE you have a deal
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That's awesome if they do it for you... every single time I've bought a 4x4 vehicle, it comes with station wagon wheels... and each time I request that they swap the tires or wheels out with something decent..

Each time they say it is impossible.

Cheers to your dealer.
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Do it! You'll love those tires... unless of course you're already thinking 35"s. Check out what folks on the for sale thread are asking.
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The dealer is asking 100 per tire to switch out from the Spkg tires. Does this sound like a good deal or should i hold out for someone selling them on this forum?
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I would jump on that in a heartbeat. I can only hope that my timing will be right and that my dealer can do something similar. I would really like to start out with a good set of MTs instead of the stock Goodyears, but I've yet to find anywhere that will give me credit for the Goodyears.
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Jump on that. Once in a blue moon you will find a price that low for a used set. Of course they will be 500 to a thousand miles from you.
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Originally Posted by jpwv
The dealer is asking 100 per tire to switch out from the Spkg tires. Does this sound like a good deal or should i hold out for someone selling them on this forum?
Thats a good deal, I bought 2 sets of rubi tires for my Xs one with wheels and one set of just tires. And that is a good deal.
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Default Update from dealer

The $100 quoted includes tires ONLY. Is this still a good deal?


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