Place to buy ? Right size?

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Place to buy ? Right size?

Post by firemonk » Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:47 pm

Hey

Where is the best place to get hold of some tyres for my 91 Firebird please? I quite fancy some BF Goodrich or Goodyear with the white lettering :)
Also the wheels currently have 215/65.15 fitted. I have a feeling these may not be the correct size?

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Re: Place to buy ? Right size?

Post by banker » Thu Jun 12, 2014 3:26 pm

Thats the correct size from stock

Cheapest place i've found for tyres is here http://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-finder/car ... 215-65-r15 and here http://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyres-215-65-15/
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Post by Tim G » Sun Jun 15, 2014 6:36 pm

North hants tyres sell BFG white letter tyres in that size, along with a couple of other brands with white letters. The BFG's aren't cheap though!

http://www.northhantstyres.com/RTS%20final/2156515.html

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Post by thebandit92 » Sun Jun 15, 2014 8:04 pm

No white letter ones but one of the cheapest places i have found is Tyretraders in Birmingham http://www.tyretraders.com/tyresearchre ... reType=All
http://bandittransport.co.uk/

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Post by firemonk » Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:01 am

Thanks guys :)

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Re: Place to buy ? Right size?

Post by alexgibson » Sat Jan 10, 2015 9:47 pm

Hi there,

I'm new to this forum, recently got my 3rd Third Gen Firebird. It's a 3.1 V6 base Firebird with T-tops
It has 15" 20-slot wheels, and currently has 225/60R15 on the front and 225/65R15 on the back.
I have found good options for the 225/60R15 on the front. The 225/65R15 on the rear seem near impossible to find a replacement for. The current ones are Avon.
I want to get some decent tyres - has anyone found 225/65R15 tyres that are reasonable price/performance, or do I need to go down to 215? If so, do I have to match front and rear width, and is there a better solution?

I had a near identical car before with the 16" 20-slots and would rather have a set of those...

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Re: Place to buy ? Right size?

Post by banker » Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:54 pm

Very difficult size. Original size was 235/60/15 which are available http://www.camskill.co.uk/m53b0s5028p0/ ... _235_60R15
Have you thought about going back to stock sizes?
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