Tire Prices Jump When Pre-Tariff Stock Runs Out—Here’s the Buy Window

You can ignore a lot of car-maintenance stuff for a while. Tires and tariffs don’t play that game. When you wait until your tread is toast, you lose all leverage. You buy what’s in stock, at whatever price the market feels like charging that week. And right now, tariffs are back in the inflation conversation, which is the kind of headline that makes “later” cost more. Once the pre-tariff tires sell through, a 10%–25% - up to $200 - price reset can show up fast. That’s why the clock is already ticking.