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 Posted: 04-13-2011 06:26 pm
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Have read the posts regarding tire choices for 205/60 - 13's . It appears that the consensus is the Sumitomo HTR 200's....unfortunately they are NLA...called all the usual places, Tirerack, Vulcan, Online Tires etc. No Luck!!!

Anyone have experience with "Nankang XR611 Toursport" , "Federal Formoza FD1", "Cooper Cobra GT" or the $$$ Vredestein Sprint Classic? .....or any other tire available in 205/60-13.

Please advise.....

Thanks in advance.

Rob

 

 

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 Posted: 04-15-2011 05:00 am
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I have a request into J.C.Whitney.
I will let you know when i find something out.
John

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 Posted: 04-18-2011 09:37 pm
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http://www.discount-tires-2go.com/Store_Detail.cfm?ID=183240&InfoID=4853&ShowLarge=True

 

Just bought a set of Sumitomo HTR 200 205/60/13's


found a set of TOYO R888 205 60 13 on ebay as well. Use 205 60 13 as search term.

Last edited on 04-18-2011 09:40 pm by chiromaster

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 Posted: 04-19-2011 12:54 am
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Thanks, I just ordered 5 for my car.
Whitney could not find any.
Regards,John

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 Posted: 04-19-2011 03:58 pm
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Thanks for the reply...placed an order today for the Sumitomo's at discount tires 2go

Rob

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 Posted: 04-22-2011 02:01 am
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John,

Did you get the Sumitomo's from discount tires 2go ? If so you recieved the last ones...I had not recieved a shipping confirmation so I called about my order and was notified that they are NLA.

So still looking for tire suggestions?

Thanks...Rob

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 Posted: 04-22-2011 05:06 pm
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Rob,
I did not get mine either.
When I tried to call I was put on hold for an hour.
They did not even email or call me to tell me I was not going to receive them.
I did find some 185/70/13 in a T rating.
I will keep looking.
I will inform you if I find them.
Regards, John

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 Posted: 04-23-2011 02:53 am
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I know this doesn't offer any help but this is the reason I went with 15" rims and tires last year when I bought some for my car. I didn't want to be in the postion of not being able to find tires anymore.

That and the fact that the 15" rims look so much better on the car. Especially after having both on the car.

Art

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 Posted: 04-24-2011 12:18 am
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Found these tires...

http://www.performanceplustire.com/products/tires/searchType/searchBySize/tireSize/205_SLASH_60-13

Maybe one of these would work well for us. I apparently didn't get the Sumitomo tires I ordered either.

 

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 Posted: 05-15-2011 02:26 am
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Will a 215/50/r13 tire fit the stock wheels and fit the Jensen  Healey without any interference?

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 Posted: 05-15-2011 09:30 am
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It will fit the wheels (R13 always fits on 13" wheels), and It shouldn't rub anywhere.

BUT: I don't think you want to go to that dimension. You increase the RPMs by close to 8% compared to (what I believe is) stock 185/70 for any given speed. Since the gearing isn't exactly tall to begin with, it could be really annoying really quickly. According to European rules, it wouldn't be street legal either, max deviation in circumference is +-5%.

Have a look at http://dekkalkulator.com/ to play with different tyre dimensions.

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 Posted: 05-16-2011 01:51 am
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After much deliberation I decided to go with Federal 595..... 205/60 13's

http://www.federaltyres.com.au/tyres/high-performance/595

I purchased them from  http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370364671519 (the usual disclaimers apply)


These tires are the required standard for the "Legend" racing series http://www.uslegendcars.com/racing_series/

I recieved the tires within a week and will post my two cents worth after they are mounted and I have had time to drive them a bit.

Thanks for everyones input....Rob 

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Rob
what have you to say about the federals?
any idea on the tread life of this sticky comp tire?

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 Posted: 05-21-2011 10:47 pm
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I found the Federal Formosa FD1 in 205/60/r13  87H    at
http://www.onlinetires.com/products/vehicle/tires/federal/205%252F60-13+federal+formoza+fd1+87h+bsw.html
Hopefully I will receive these with in a week.
Regards, John
ps. These are not race tires.

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 Posted: 05-22-2011 02:32 am
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very good
they aren't that far from me  might be worth the drive thanks Rob

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 Posted: 05-23-2011 09:47 pm
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Rob
online tires com says.... back ordered
took an hour on hold to learn this

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 Posted: 05-23-2011 09:50 pm
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er I mean John
online is back ordered

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 Posted: 05-23-2011 11:33 pm
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I just  talked to online tire at 5:30 est and they told me
they have no idea when they will get any 13" tires .
They have a couple 175/70/13 but nothing else.
 I will keep trying and see if I can find some .
I will keep you informed.
Regards, John

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 Posted: 05-24-2011 05:52 pm
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I have decided to go with the stock 185/70's basiclly for the speed rating and I haven't had stock tires on the car since 1986

but for those interested RG & John
tireeasy.com

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=135&cart_id=19388033.135.19194&s_p=Tires

has at least more than 8 205/60T-13's in stock for delivery according to a rep on the phone that sounded a bit like an off shore call center
they are T rated and raised white letter but they are 205/60's!!

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 Posted: 02-20-2012 01:46 am
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http://www.tire-easy.com has 40 Federal formosa 205/60/13 h rated  tires for sale.

$73.70 each

On web site go to the bottem and click on the American flag.

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