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Thread: online tyres? or can you help me source an odd size?

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    online tyres? or can you help me source an odd size?

    rediculous request that has a lot of my local tyre shops scratching they're heads. Well except for one that wants to charge me $145ea!

    The size is 155/55 R14 haha, ask no questions, all you need to know is that i have a 6" wide rim and i want stretch, haha, obviously 6" is quite thin so i'm hunting for the thinnest 14" tyre available!

    Please don't just go to the tyre manufacturers websites because yes they list them and no no one can get them . . .

    Many thanks in advance!!! . . . Alex

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    toyo TEO plus.....although, dont be suprised about that $145 each thing....

    dom
    Last edited by WABIT; 04-09-2009 at 12:00 PM.

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    yeh, that 145 was for te teo's, however i'd rather not pay $600 on tyres for my runaround I may have to go up to the 165/60

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    Quote Originally Posted by KI11Z View Post
    yeh, that 145 was for te teo's, however i'd rather not pay $600 on tyres for my runaround I may have to go up to the 165/60
    try nankang mate

    dom

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    i've tried them all without luck, the rep for nankang is looking into it as we speak i'd like the nankangs because they have quite an aggressive tread pattern (directional) which is odd for such a whimpy tire

    If someone knew how to search/read the japan auction websites it'd be cool

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    Tried tirerack.com?
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    Maybe email the distributors and they can advise if they bring them in, then offer you a retailer?

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    I got my 165's from taleb tyres, a sponsor on JDMST forums. They were considerably cheaper than what i was getting quoted in tyre stores even though they needed to be delivered. At least that site is good for something!
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    Quote Originally Posted by MattyT View Post
    Tried tirerack.com?
    Yap and without luck.

    Quote Originally Posted by mikinoz View Post
    Maybe email the distributors and they can advise if they bring them in, then offer you a retailer?
    maybe, if I get desperate, I already have the Nankang rep looking into it for me.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mika View Post
    I got my 165's from taleb tyres, a sponsor on JDMST forums. They were considerably cheaper than what i was getting quoted in tyre stores even though they needed to be delivered. At least that site is good for something!
    All good though if I go up a size to the 165's i'll get them through a local shop that I deal with a lot, they look after me well enough

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