Looks like Nitto 555 still might be my best choice. I checked Discount Tire and since I live in Canada, they appear to have the best price. Best of all, they accept Paypal which already has enough funds in it for the new rubber. Now I find they don't ship Nitto to Canada...agreement made with tire dealers up here

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I found another place...Onlinetires.com but they don't fair well with the BBB. They are a bit more expensive..but still alot cheaper than here.
Tires locally for 285/40 -17" are $280,
Discount Tire $157 (free shipping)
Online Tire $118.77 (plus about $50 shipping per tire).
Why can't this be easy