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I’m getting rid of the Bridgestone Alenzas on my 22 refresh and putting on a set of Michelin Defender LTX M/S. This truck rarely sees dirt roads, so no sense in ruining my gas mileage with AT tires. The tires have just a little over 10k miles on them, but with winter coming I wanted better snow traction.
 

What did you do with your old tires?  Let the shop “dispose” of them, or keep them and sell on a Martketplace?   

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When I did the same upgrade, I went to Discount Tire. They took my used ones on trade. Gave me about 70 each but mine only had about 3000 on them. They may not be available in your area but maybe another store will do the same. 

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50 minutes ago, jaxcam02 said:

put them on marketplace for sale or for free. Don't throw them away if someone can use them

This was my thought as well.  I would rather get a few bucks for them vs the tire shop charging a disposal fee and selling them.

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Tire shop may give you something for them.

Can't hurt to ask.

 

 If you don't like the offer you can sell them on your own,

 

Tire shop won't do it for free -- so they will offer something less than they can get paid for them.

They can probably expect to get more for them that what they will sell for privately.

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Don't give them away, and don't give them to a shop for pennies on the dollar.  I would hold on to them for a while just to make sure I am happy with the new tires.  Once I knew for sure that I was happy with the new tires, they would go on facebook marketplace for some spending cash, where I would get considerably more money off of them than what discount would give me.

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13 minutes ago, Gangly said:

Don't give them away, and don't give them to a shop for pennies on the dollar.  I would hold on to them for a while just to make sure I am happy with the new tires.  Once I knew for sure that I was happy with the new tires, they would go on facebook marketplace for some spending cash, where I would get considerably more money off of them than what discount would give me.

That was my thought as well.  They aren't a great tire at all, but they have a lot of life left in them, and someone else may feel differently.  As bad as they slip in the rain, they will be worse in the snow.  The Michelins are well reviewed, and everyone I know that has them, loves them.  No sense in paying the shop double (disposal and resell) when I can just avoid the disposal fee and sell them myself.

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You can probably sell them.  I did the same with the Duratracs on my AT4.  Went with the same tire as you (good choice) and got $100 a piece for the used ones on Craigslist.  They had about 9K on them and went fast.

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3 hours ago, SPASierra said:

That was my thought as well.  They aren't a great tire at all, but they have a lot of life left in them, and someone else may feel differently.  As bad as they slip in the rain, they will be worse in the snow.  The Michelins are well reviewed, and everyone I know that has them, loves them.  No sense in paying the shop double (disposal and resell) when I can just avoid the disposal fee and sell them myself.

Somebody on facebook marketplace will take them for sure if they have that few miles on them.  I've found GREAT deals on wheels/tires with facebook marketplace, and they are almost always factory take offs with limited miles on them.  The best is when you can find a set of factory take off wheels and tires, and when the tires wear out you can sell the wheels to fund your next tire purchase.

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i got rid of my michelins at 50k to get a bigger size even though they still looked brand new. I wished i had somewhere to keep them, because they would have came in handy for a un-repairable hole in the new set of tires or as an larger size for my wife's SUV that is needing new tires. I would suggest keeping if you have the space, or selling to recoup some funds. 

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I keep the OEM's on. They are more than adequate. I get what mileage I can out of them and then replace them. I usually up size by one size when I do this. 

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On 9/27/2023 at 8:06 AM, SPASierra said:

I’m getting rid of the Bridgestone Alenzas on my 22 refresh and putting on a set of Michelin Defender LTX M/S. This truck rarely sees dirt roads, so no sense in ruining my gas mileage with AT tires. The tires have just a little over 10k miles on them, but with winter coming I wanted better snow traction.
 

What did you do with your old tires?  Let the shop “dispose” of them, or keep them and sell on a Martketplace?   

Alenzas are great tires.  My bet is you'll easily get 150-200 for the set on marketplace 

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On 9/30/2023 at 9:55 AM, calgator73 said:

Alenzas are great tires.  My bet is you'll easily get 150-200 for the set on marketplace 

If you consider needing 4H to get out of wet grass a characteristic of a good tire you nailed it.

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My truck came with the Wrangler Territory MT tires.  Looked great on the truck but noisy and I don't need mud tires.  I replaced them with Trail Runner AT tires at 620 miles.  Discount Tire for $917 out the door.  Much quieter and a 55K mile warranty.  I sold the original tires on FB marketplace for $800.  If you list them someone will buy them.  Also, I'm not sure about your state but in Louisiana you have to pay the disposal fee even if you are keeping the takeoffs.

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15 hours ago, White LTZ said:

My truck came with the Wrangler Territory MT tires.  Looked great on the truck but noisy and I don't need mud tires.  I replaced them with Trail Runner AT tires at 620 miles.  Discount Tire for $917 out the door.  Much quieter and a 55K mile warranty.  I sold the original tires on FB marketplace for $800.  If you list them someone will buy them.  Also, I'm not sure about your state but in Louisiana you have to pay the disposal fee even if you are keeping the takeoffs.

PA doesn't charge the disposal fee if you keep them.  I listed them on FB Marketplace and had someone jump on them right away.  It basically covered the cost of installing the new tires, which is fine.

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