Well he did later get an email saying that there was a 6 month backorder on them, but as far as I know, he has not contacted them in person to see what thats about since the first email said they could no longer get them.
Also, discounttires.com is not the same as "Discount Tire" or discounttire.com it does not appear. It was discounttires.com that he was corresponding with.