I'm in the market for tires, also, as the 5 we just bought has the Geolander tires at or near the wear bars with 53K on the odo. I didn't notice them when we were looking at the vehicle at the dealer. I would love to stay below $450 shipped, and then I'll probably get Discount Tire or another local shop to install them.
I've been a long-time Discount Tire Direct customer, well over 10 years now, but DTD has absolutely nothing in the $80-$100 price range for this size. 225/65-17 tire prices jump from $75 to $101 and go up from there. Meanwhile TireRack has plenty of offerings in that price range. Looks like the Sumitomo HTR Enhance L/X and C/X has lots of good reviews, at about $86 each, plus $17 to ship. Figure in installation and I should be right around $500 total.
Not sure if I should go for the L/X H-rated 600 A A or the C/X T-rated A B. Less than $1 difference, but I'm leaning towards the L/X mainly because of the A A ratings.
