Tires where can I buy old sizes?
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03/22/16 11:47 PM
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It's time to replace the tires on my Duster. I have 185/75R14 on the front and 275/60R15 on the rear. Firestone Fire Hawks. I want to go to a taller 15" in the front. I don't seem to be able to find the 275 in 15". I would like RWL if I can get them. Coker and Firestone no help. Any suggestions? It would be nice to go online and see sizes available in a model of tire. All the sites want to choose car make/model or specific tire size. Not user friendly if you want to compare diameters, width etc.
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Re: Tires where can I buy old sizes?
[Re: bfury]
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03/23/16 01:32 AM
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Is B F Goodrich still making tires? They were among the first to come up with RWL tires.
As for a tire search, I believe I would see what was available for a 1987-2007 Dakota. Different years should net more choices, the door tag on my 93 Dakota gives me 4 different tire sizes available, and newer Dakotas had bigger, wider tires.
Then, have the tires mounted and balanced on the wheels, and take them home to install on your car. The tire store insurance companies won't let them install any tires that were not originally an option on the car.
Its only going to get worse! No one (insurance companies, car manufacturers, government, tree huger, and most of the general population) except old car fans want to see old cars on the road. They can't outlaw your old car, but if they eliminate available parts, the old cars will disappear. Goal accomplished. Gene
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Re: Tires where can I buy old sizes?
[Re: bfury]
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03/23/16 01:38 AM
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BFG still has the T/A in 14" and 15" sizes in various aspect ratios. (I just shipped about 90 of them to Oz)
Coker is also reproducing a couple of the 50 series BFG's as well (but in blackwall only)
As mentioned, a 275 is a bit too large for a front..but you can get various 225, 235, 245 and 255 in a 60 series 15", along with a few of the narrower sizes in a T/A in a 70 series from memory too (would have to check on that though)
You can look on Summit, tirerack, etc for the various sizes.
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Re: Tires where can I buy old sizes?
[Re: ademon]
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03/23/16 04:09 PM
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The Duster is setup prostreet style with the 275 on the rear and the 185 on the front. In the day we ran Thx all.L60 on the rear and 5.60-15 on the front. That's the look I want but RWL would have to be Goodyear or Firestone. Looks like I will have to go blackwall. Thx all.
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Re: Tires where can I buy old sizes?
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03/23/16 05:11 PM
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I am currently in the market for replacing my existing Indy 500's with another set of the 500's but I have not found them for sale. I was assuming that they were no longer being made but I found a sample today. So maybe in the near future?
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Re: Tires where can I buy old sizes?
[Re: bfury]
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03/23/16 09:46 PM
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I find 60 series RWL tires at Pep Boys sometimes; Futura Super Sport GLS, probably made by Cooper.
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Re: Tires where can I buy old sizes?
[Re: bfury]
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03/25/16 01:35 PM
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http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=Radial+T%2FA&partnum=76SR5RADTARWL2V2&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes
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Re: Tires where can I buy old sizes?
[Re: ademon]
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03/26/16 12:01 PM
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"The Avenger G/T is a cosmetic performance tire" No fecal matter sherlock. MasterCraft are about the crappiest tire I ever had the displeasure of driving on. I will pass up any vehicle with MasterCrap tires on them as it is obvious the owner is into "cheap as possible" probably still running factory oil fill with 50k miles too..
They say there are no such thing as a stupid question. They say there is always the exception that proves the rule. Don't be the exception.
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