[Help] Buying Tires & Wheel Questions

[vaironl]

Hello All,

I’m having quite a lot of trouble understanding how wheel & tires work when buying them (this is my first time). I was reading the guide here and I understood a couple of things but I have some general, most like very stupid questions.

At the moment I only need two front tires because stretch marks started to appear a couple of months ago and a friend suggest I change them before they pop. I have some Bridgestone at the back which I believe where stock ones and used tires at the front.

I’m assuming I should buy 2 bridge ones for the front? Now for the embarrassing questions… How does it work once I get them? Do I take them to a tire shop near me and they have to do some special alignment thingy? Do they install it right away? Anything I should look out for at a shop to not have any bad experiences? I again reiterated I’ve never seen anyone buy tires and haven’t had any experiences with them.

For a while I’ve also been wanting some wheels and while I don’t plan to get them anytime soon I wanted to know what are some good ones to start on? (Relatively low price ones?)

Also, if anyone knows a reputable shop in Northern Virginia to do this stuff please do let me know.

Thanks a lot!