Junk tires? We've got whole junk cars. Stop in today.
He needs to get his tires and rims off and put junk ones on. Where does one find junk tires and rims? Quickly size 5x114.3 lug
Is that something junk yards would have?
Where are you located? My town has used tire stores all over the place. I’m guessing they buy the tires the legit tire stores take off when they sell new ones — at least, the ones that are still serviceable. Plus the ones that smaller shops who do things like truck lifts and new rims take off.
I did the same thing with a totaled Corolla. Got 4 spacesaver spares from a wrecking yard for $50. Worked great!
Someone mentioned the space-saver spare wheel/tires - definitely worth asking about those. I’m guessing it just needs to roll onto a tilt-bed truck to be hauled off to a salvage yard, right? Should just need three...
U-pull-it auto wrecking yard.
Every town, no matter big or small has a junkyard that you can get relatively cheap tires and rims. If you are a woman I’d take along a man you trust with your life and wallet. These areas are usually the diceier type neighborhoods not above taking a woman’s money. So beware but don’t be afraid to dicker with them either. Good luck and my prayers for your son’s recovery.
Junk tires? We've got whole junk cars. Stop in today.
certain states in the rural areas have tires and rims for sale.
Search on “used tires” that might get you in the right direction.
Just for info. insurance adjusters put value on even the tires on a vehicle when they write the pay off assessment. I went through this recently from Hurricane Harvey. I had a friend who wanted my tires and wheels before the wrecker came and hauled off my newish truck. I was advised not to let that happen because it would lower the insurance buy back.
I’m restoring some classic cars. Head to craigslist. Under auto parts there is a heading for wheels and tires. Used stuff ends up there as well as llanteria cheapies.
Try Craigslist first. Maybe a 10% chance of finding what you need, but it will take only 15 minutes.
Also, a 5x114.3 lug
means a 4.5 inch bolt pattern, common to Ford and Dodge. GM uses 4.75 inch. So don’t pull rims off a Chevy.
W.Va. they’re all over the place.
Live near a Mexican neighborhood? Usually used tire stores there. And the ‘Rent a Wheel’ places probably have some standard wheels that they have taken in when the hip hop crowd has upgraded to spinners and gold rims.
Or ask your son what he did with the old ones when he got his fancy ones. Other folks have probably done the same, and follow the trail until you find the place that ends up retailing them.
It’s a crapshoot. I wanted a full sized spare for my new van and found a plain jane steel rim that would fit at a you-wrench-it place. It had a crap tire on it which they “threw in”. Price was under 8 bucks. Took it to walmart for the cheapest tire (after all, I hope never to actually use it, or not for very long).
In my day, we’d just drive around looking for a column of thick black smoke...
craigslist has a section for tires and wheels ...
Every city in the southwest has a ‘little tijuana’ where such things can be had. It’s one of the pluses of latin culture. Get a smothered burrito from a roach coach while waiting.
Junk yard would have many....