<VV> The End of 13 Inch Tires

[Dave Ziegler]

There's always Clarks or Claypool.

Dave.. .
On Apr 16, 2010, at 12:02 PM, Ken Maxwell wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>
>
>
> Well, it's finally happened. I can no longer get the P185/80R13  
> tires for my
> Corvairs. I work for a large tire company with a huge warehouse and  
> we are
> direct with all major manufacturers. Firestone informed us  
> yesterday that
> their FR380 tire is on national backorder and "there are no plans  
> for future
> production". Hankook has discontinued its H714 tire and Kumho had
> discontinued its 795 tire. Cooper has discontinued its Alpha 365  
> tire. Tire
> Rack and Tire Discounters don't list any 13 inch tires except for  
> trailer
> tires (don't use those). I searched all over the internet and was  
> able to
> find a leftover set of five FR380's in Oregon which I ordered. If  
> you think
> that you will have a need for 13 inch tires for your Corvair any  
> time soon,
> I would recommend you check with your local tire supplier as soon as
> possible to see if they have some stashed away. The only  
> alternative that we
> will soon have are classic reproductions like the BFG "Silverstone"  
> tire
> with a very wide whitewall that runs $173 each! I just paid  
> $47each, plus
> shipping, for the Firestones.
>
>
>
> The future isn't much better for those of us that have 14 inch  
> tires either.
> Tire makers are dropping those sizes as fast as they can. There  
> simply isn't
> enough of a market to make it worth their while to manufacture  
> them. The 13
> inch tire used to be the entry level size but now the 16 inch tire  
> has that
> position.
>
>
>
> If anyone can find a reliable source of reasonably priced 13 inch  
> tires,
> please let the list know.
>
>
>
> Ken Maxwell
>
> Louisville, KY
>
> 65 Spyder
>
> 67 Monza
>
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