I am trying to find some 12" tyres for my Rover, but am having no joy. The only tyres I have found so far are Dunlop R Spec tyres. I have been waiting all day for 3 retailers to call me back, and not one has. Does anyone know of 12 " tyres in WA? Prefer not to buy R specs if I can avoid it, but they must be decent...no retreads or similar nasties.

CheeRS

Earlier today I bought to 145/70 R12 Hankook K715s. $80 a pop.
Not expecting the performance from an R spec, but I can't imagine them being worse than my old Falcens.

see here

http://www.ausmini.com/tyres/


there is no middle of the road in 12" with the demise of the awesome yokohama 539

you either fit a low grip economy tyre or a semi slick

it's not going to help you right now but I believe that in the near future the range of tyre choices may improve with some of the mini specialists arranging tyre import licences

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Doesn't help much when the manufacturers stop manufacturing the tyres!

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Isn't there a Conti available in Germany or something?

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

I had falken FKO6G's 165/60/12s and were ok for road use but no good for any club use. They go off too fast with heat . Im now using yokohama A539's 165/60/12s which are great which there are still stocks in New Zealand

Damn.
I just got some 12 inch wheels and was hoping to get the Yokohamas but after a few days of trying noone can find them. I've had to go for the Falkens.
They can't be that bad can they???

yeah there is, and by all accounts its a pretty fair type of tyre.

Dont know how you would go getting it in Australia though - anyone know who is the Continental agent?

I would just go the Hankook's or whatever for thr street - Dunlup R spec (D01J, D93R) are not kind to when when you put mileage under the wheels!

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I heard that A grade panels had a heap of A539's still

Doogie

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Falkens of any variety are pretty bad, yes. They're a hard compound which means they last forever on the road, but give you sod all grip out of the bargain.

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The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

Are SP9000's no more in a 195/45R13 Tricky? Stuckey's only has one left...are they still making them?

If anyone wants to try and bring Continentals in try this guy:

Hayden Begbie
Tyre Centre Manager - Continental Trivett Tyres
PH: 02 9841 8889
http://www.trivett.com.au/Sydney/dealers/Trivett_Tyres/

They dont have them - but with enough persuasion would most likely bring them in with a few orders.

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So not only are they going to suck it is going to take ages to wear them out so I can get a decent pair. . I'll have to drive it extra hard just to wear out the tyres...

I wouldn't drive it too hard on the falkens, you may get into serious trouble.

So not only are they going to suck it is going to take ages to wear them out so I can get a decent pair. . I'll have to drive it extra hard just to wear out the tyres...