I usually go locally myself. I've been dealing w/ the same tire and wheel shop for purcahsing, mounting, balancing, and alignments for over 10 years nnow.
to order tires i go to discounttiredirect.com ; if they dont have it, i go to tirerack.com; for mounting and balancing, im going to have to find a new shop locally here. its hard finding a place in the Midwest that stretches tires :cry:
i love the american tire company's customer service its great if money isnt a issue. I probally would never go anywhere else just for the added customer service.