Just to let everyone know I went to Costco and ordered a set of BFGoodrich Km2's in 35x12.5R18. They were cheaper than anywhere else online that I had looked at, so just to let everyone know make sure to swing by the tire department at Costco before ordering online.

Alex

 

Good to know man, you're going to love em

 

hells yeah, costco is right near me. how much did they run you, it you dont mind me asking?

 

I am not 100% sure on the exact price at the moment because I ordered them when I was home last week in VA. I am at Michigan State University and I was just home for the weekend and put the 2.5 AS on the truck. Then I ordered the tires last Sunday. I will try to get the price from my parents but the price is on the costco sheet in my center console under my covered truck. They were cheaper than tire rack though(sorry guys at tire rack) and then they even had a $60 discount to throw in. I will get the final pricing from my parents at the end of the week including mounting and all from costco. I'll let you all know as soon as I can. I want to say 279 or 289???

 

wow 279 is sexy. i might have to stop at costco one day and get a quote for 35x12.5r17s

 

Hey i had heard that costco will not mount any tires bigger than what comes stock... can anyone chime in?

 

BJ's wholesale wouldn't mount my 305/70/18s?? Not sure about costco?

 

Here is another thought for everyone. I work at a Ford dealership (I know, I know....) and obviously we sell tires also.

I looked up the retail price for a 35x12.50x17 BFGoodrich KM2 and it retails for $270.95. For all 4 mounted/balanced/tax out-the-door price is $1,221.48.

The 35x12.50x18 runs $323.95 per tire and out-the-door at $1,448.32.

Just food for thought. Might not be the best deal around but it is an option. I'm sure different dealers throughout the country will have different prices and sometimes we do free mounting and balancing. I also know that we have a Ford sponsored plan where we will meet or beat the competitions price. So maybe take a printed out estimate from somewhere and see if your local Ford dealer can match/beat that price. Might be worth the effort...

My employee cost on the 35x12.50x17 is $238.19 per tire.

 

Just an FYI. When I priced my BFG T/A KO's at Costco the price also included the tires being filled with nitrogen which is apparently standard at Costco now.


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Even if Costco will not mount the tires, I can take it to Trick Trucks which is right next door to Costco and they will mount them for $20 a tire for me so either way it works out

 

$20 bucks a tire! ouch!

 

Yea $20 is a little steep. I can always just ask one of my buddies at a shop to mount and balance them then just throw them $50 or something. If Costco won't do it then the next time I'm home (Thanksgiving) I will run them all over to a friends and have them do it.

I can't wait to get this truck done! Being in college and away from my truck, I figured that it would be cheaper for me to do the leveling kit and 35's. The leveling kit was super easy and I STRONGLY recommend a pitman arm puller if anyone is having trouble with their upper ball joint. It gave me such a time on the driver's side with a sledge hammer as it says in the instructions. I invested $15 in a pitman arm puller from Advanced auto parts and that sucker popped right out. The second side took me less than 15min start to finish. I love 580ftlb air gun's. That lower suspension bolt stood no chance. I had to use a 27mm on the bolt side because you WILL need a 30mm DEEP SOCKET to get the actual nut off. Over all the truck is coming together great you all have been a great help on this forum for me!

Thanks everyone,
Alex

 

Costco did mount them!!! I will put a picture up and the final price once my dad sends me the info. These guys have seen this done before and were making sure that my dad knew that they would rub at full lock and also made sure I had a leveling kit. Overall great service from Costco. They even asked white walls in or out(of course I said out)!

I can't wait for the pics and will immediately post them once I get them.