WTF? Discount Tire wouldn't rotate RS3's..

myBailey07 · 10-20-2014, 09:00 AM

Took my set of square 275/35 R18's to Discount Tire to dismount and flip the tire's as the outside is eaten up a bit by track but inside's still good. Wheels were on the car. They refused to do it as per them the RS3's are not rated "safe enough" or "weight rated" enough, or something for the M3.

WTH?

pbonsalb · 10-20-2014, 10:22 AM

Take the wheels, off the car, to another tire shop. Or find a more cooperative shop.

Sebringjetta · 10-20-2014, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by pbonsalb

Take the wheels, off the car, to another tire shop. Or find a more cooperative shop.

they wont touch them on the car.. wheels have to be loose.. also fyi they wont touch your car if you have a stud conversion

myBailey07 · 10-20-2014, 11:07 AM

Good to hear. Was just about to do that...

jphughan · 10-20-2014, 11:10 AM

Technically RS3's have a load index lower than OEM tires -- at least I think that's the sticking point. Discount Tires and other places won't sell or work on tires that deviate from OEM specs in certain metrics for liability reasons. I think Tire Rack now won't even sell you such tires if you indicate the car they're going on, so you have to buy them for an unspecified vehicle.

As was said above, bring them the wheels off the car or find another shop. And thank the excessively litigious people of this great nation and their obliging lawyers for your extra hassle. They're also likely the reason we can't close the windows with the fob or get Euro MDM by default.

M4isKing · 10-20-2014, 02:57 PM

just go to an independent shop.

dagolfpro · 10-20-2014, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jphughan

Technically RS3's have a load index lower than OEM tires -- at least I think that's the sticking point. Discount Tires and other places won't sell or work on tires that deviate from OEM specs in certain metrics for liability reasons. I think Tire Rack now won't even sell you such tires if you indicate the car they're going on, so you have to buy them for an unspecified vehicle.

As was said above, bring them the wheels off the car or find another shop. And thank the excessively litigious people of this great nation and their obliging lawyers for your extra hassle. They're also likely the reason we can't close the windows with the fob or get Euro MDM by default.

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Originally Posted by Sebringjetta

they wont touch them on the car.. wheels have to be loose.. also fyi they wont touch your car if you have a stud conversion

Yup, super conservative shop. They wouldn't sell me a AD08 in 295/30/18 due to the load capacity. Had to order my from Tirerack.

Maypo · 10-22-2014, 02:41 PM

So far, so good at my Discount. The only thing they've pushed back on is making sure my tire choice was within an "approved" width range for the wheels in use. Stud conversion and non-OEM tire load ranges haven't been an issue. I'll try not to act surprised though, if/when they do.

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myBailey07 Live Hard. Live Fast. Live Fearless. Be Kind 25 Rep 66 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: San Antonio Texas iTrader: (0)	WTF? Discount Tire wouldn't rotate RS3's.. Took my set of square 275/35 R18's to Discount Tire to dismount and flip the tire's as the outside is eaten up a bit by track but inside's still good. Wheels were on the car. They refused to do it as per them the RS3's are not rated "safe enough" or "weight rated" enough, or something for the M3. WTH?
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pbonsalb Lieutenant General 7679 Rep 13,758 Posts Drives: 18 F90 M5, 99 E36 M3 Turbo Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New England iTrader: (4)	Take the wheels, off the car, to another tire shop. Or find a more cooperative shop.
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10-20-2014, 11:07 AM	#4
myBailey07 Live Hard. Live Fast. Live Fearless. Be Kind 25 Rep 66 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: San Antonio Texas iTrader: (0)	Good to hear. Was just about to do that...
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jphughan Brigadier General 621 Rep 4,473 Posts Drives: '16 Cayman GT4 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	Technically RS3's have a load index lower than OEM tires -- at least I think that's the sticking point. Discount Tires and other places won't sell or work on tires that deviate from OEM specs in certain metrics for liability reasons. I think Tire Rack now won't even sell you such tires if you indicate the car they're going on, so you have to buy them for an unspecified vehicle. As was said above, bring them the wheels off the car or find another shop. And thank the excessively litigious people of this great nation and their obliging lawyers for your extra hassle. They're also likely the reason we can't close the windows with the fob or get Euro MDM by default. __________________ '16 Cayman GT4 (delivery pics, comparison to E92 M3 write-up) Gone but not forgotten: '11.75 M3 E92 Le Mans \| Black Nov w/ Alum \| 6MT (owned 5/2011 - 11/2015)
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M4isKing Banned 5 Rep 220 Posts Drives: no torque Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: at the track iTrader: (0)	just go to an independent shop.
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10-22-2014, 02:41 PM	#8
Maypo Private First Class 15 Rep 191 Posts Drives: IBM E92 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Puyallup, WA iTrader: (4)	So far, so good at my Discount. The only thing they've pushed back on is making sure my tire choice was within an "approved" width range for the wheels in use. Stud conversion and non-OEM tire load ranges haven't been an issue. I'll try not to act surprised though, if/when they do.
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