See post #7.


I don't think I ever seen anyone or including myself purchased just two tires from Costco.

Maybe it's store policy so they can have free tires rotations. It's kind of ineffective to only rotate two tires.



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oh, they'd have sold me two if the other two were the same size... but since they weren't they couldn't sell them to me.

Hehe sam's club does that too.

This is what I get for not reading the entire thread

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Is this the same Costco that will NOT sell you a different size tire for your car other than original specifications?

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You should be ok on the rear axle, BUT I do know for a fact that doing that in the Euro Union is illegal, unless the vehicle goes less than 40 kph.

It has to do with the difference in profiles at higher speeds.

I don't think we have that law so it's just for money here.

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I have solved this problem by always taking in loose wheels.

When they ask what vehicle it's for, I refuse to tell them. I simply specify what tire I want, and that I want it mounted and balanced on the rims I'm bringing in. The clerk writes "loose wheels" on the receipt and that eliminates their liability in matching what their computer says is the correct tire for the vehicle.

The added benefit is that additional risks to my vehicle (dropping it off the lift, etc.) are minimized because they don't get their hands on it.

This is how I get the tires I want on my Mercedes that has non-stock-size wheels. And this is how I get passenger car Michelin X-radials (think LONG life) on my small pick-up used for commuting and minor errands.

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true, but a lot would depend on the age of the truck. Ifs its an older 4wd, that locks the drive shafts together and with locking front hubs, yeah, that could be a problem, but we can assume he would be on loose surfaces as well if he was in full 4x4, so less so, it would be jerking anyway on pavement even with 4 equal size tires in that case.

If its newer and all wheel drive, instead of 4x4, he could have a transfer case with a viscous coupling in it which would allow for different wheel speeds and thus different size tires front and back theoretically.

I think he's got an older truck though, what a 1967 dodge? unless the truck in question is not in his sig? so I stand corrected.

Loose wheels idea is good though, I just recently did that myself, and bought two totally different size tires for my car, they put up an argument, at which point I just asked them what made them think these rims were going on the same car? Then they shut up and just did what I wanted.

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oh, heh, I guess I should have pointed out that this is on my 92Chebby chyenne 2500...
old beast for sure, but not as old as my dodge...
it's my tow vehicle for the mercedes I keep in my yard.
and it's a 4x2 with a DIESEL engine!

The local Walmart where I had my issue wanted to charge me extra for this service to them, for some reason. I don't understand. It's easier just to DIY...

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I read somewhere that Costco was sued by someone that purchased tires from them. If I remember correctly, the person was in an accident and the lawyer ended up suing because the tires were not an exact replacement, even though the tires may not have had anything to do with the accident. Seems competly assinine to me, but I guess no one wants to blame themselves. So doing what lawyers do, they it effed up for everybody else.

This is not the first time that a few a-hole customers have screwed things up nationally for Costco.

The Costco return policy has been long-heralded as one of the best around. Then when the plasmas and LCDs starting coming out, people realized they could say, "Oh, this screen has a pixel out in it... I need a new one."

Well, they bought that TV 9 months ago and Costco has kept up with all new technology and only sells better TVs now. So Joe Schmoe just an upgrade.

That's why the return policy was changed to 3mths now.

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Not to wander this thread off-topic, but any 4wd that is alltime 4wd MUST have some type of slip front-to-rear, like a viscous coupling. Physics dictates that front wheels, as a pair, travel farther than rear wheels. (Look closely and the pathes of the tires during a turn to understand my point)

Transfer cases with solid coupling f-r (like old jeeps) can only be engaged on slippery surfaces (snow, ice, gravel) so that one tire can slip and not bind up the t-case.

Having said that, different tire sizes front-to-rear should work on any vehicle, regardless of 2wd vs 4wd and viscous vs solid, although I certainly wouldn't recommend it.

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I always bring in my wheels loose when I buy new tires. I don`t want the Tire Jocky Goof Balls mess around with my vehicles.

I have Costco tires on the Datsun PU, but Big-O tires on the 300D and 240D.
I started using Big-O when Costco wouldn`t put tires on my high performance 300D.

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it is corporate policy not to mis-match tires. not even the manager can over ride this. the loose wheel idea is good, cause the liability is off the corporation. certain full time 4wd vehicles can be damaged by mis-matched tires (or so i've heard and read), so they will not take any chances, ever. on a 4x2 it should not matter, but if they've been sued once, well thats the end of that.

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