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G'day,

Been ringing around trying to get a set of 165/60/R12s for my car and ive been told by a few places that bridgestone no longer make tyres smaller than 13 inch.

Is this true? because judging by the bridgestone website they dont have a listing for anything under 13 inch.

Could anyone suggest another good set of 12" tyres. maybe Michelin's ??

Any info would be appreciated. cheers,
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as far as i am aware Bridgestone do not make them in 12 inch anymore.

I have the new Falken Ziex tyres and have no issues with them whatsoever, I know the old version had a pretty bad rap but these ones seem fine.
You should check out www.ausmini.com/tyres

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that's a bit wierd..... 165/60/10 SF226's are usually in plentiful supply

you've put 12's on Barney now?

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bridgestones never were for 12" they were a 10" tyre that are still being supplied. the only 12" around at the moment is the falkens.

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tinymorris1969 wrote:
bridgestones never were for 12" they were a 10" tyre that are still being supplied. the only 12" around at the moment is the falkens.

WRONG!

The SF226 comes in a 145 12", and 165 10". If you're looking for 165 12" in a bridgestone, you're outa luck.

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simon k wrote:
that's a bit wierd..... 165/60/10 SF226's are usually in plentiful supply

you've put 12's on Barney now?

:D yeah i just got a set of 12inch mini-lites
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i can get 145s but i was suprised when i heard bridgestone dont make 165s.
i might have to go for the falkens..
anyone have anything to say about falken, because i havent heard good things in the past.

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Not sure about 12" but I liked them in 10" when they first came out , they were so far ahead of the old Birdgestone SF310 turbo it wasn't funny . Other tyres now are probably better again but at the time Yokohama's were very expensive by comparrison so they were a good compromise .

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I am getting a new set of Bridgestone 12s over the weekend.

Look at their webpage, they have 10s and 12s.
For Minis they have the S226 in 165/70R10 and 145/70R12. (the 145/70R12 is the standard size for the 1275LS but are a bit skinny for most peoples taste!)

For the Morris 1100 they have the Bridgestone B80 155/80R12.
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i just had a look at the ausmini tyre suggestion page and im not going to pay $105 for the Falkens if i can get the Yokohama's for $120.

but by the looks of things Yokohama dont sell the 165/60/12's anymore either.
i think falken is my only option if i want a 165.

thanks for all the help guys

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swae85 wrote:
as far as i am aware Bridgestone do not make them in 12 inch anymore.

I have the new Falken Ziex tyres and have no issues with them whatsoever, I know the old version had a pretty bad rap but these ones seem fine.
You should check out www.ausmini.com/tyres


Yep, second that, had those on my 1360 and they were great. 8) , about $120 a pop.

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miniMACHINE wrote:
i just had a look at the ausmini tyre suggestion page and im not going to pay $105 for the Falkens if i can get the Yokohama's for $120.

but by the looks of things Yokohama dont sell the 165/60/12's anymore either.
i think falken is my only option if i want a 165.

thanks for all the help guys

Try here for yoko's
http://www.minisport.com.au/prod1414.htm
Cheers Pete

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When I tried to get a set of 165/10 Bridgies late last year BS told me "no longer available"; ended up getting one from Sydney, one in Canberra and two from Albury.

Seems to depend on who you ask...

Good luck, Ian
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165r10s are still avaliable.

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deluxe_68 wrote:
Try here for yoko's
http://www.minisport.com.au/prod1414.htm
Cheers Pete


Thanks Pete. Just ordered a set of yoko 165/60/12s off Tony at Minisport this morning.

Thanks for all the advice everyone.
Cheers Marc.

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