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PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2016 6:13 pm    Post subject: 245/50/14 Reply with quote

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No, this is not a mis-print.
This is a challenge for the die hard tire guy, to find me a pair of 245/50/14 tires for the front of my car.
The back tires, 295/50/15, I can find at several places.
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PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2016 6:28 pm    Post subject: Re: 245/50/14 Reply with quote

Is the green sticker when you bought them, if so that was ages ago and any selection in 15" let alone 14" will be few and far between. My two choices show nothing available in 14" of that size. GL
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PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2016 6:44 pm    Post subject: Re: 245/50/14 Reply with quote

Yes, I bought them in 2005, but that was only 11 years ago.
My car was made just 47 years ago in 1969.
You remember, the Moon landing, Woodstock, Nixon, seems like just yesterday...
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PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2016 6:56 pm    Post subject: Re: 245/50/14 Reply with quote

Ravinsomniac wrote:
You remember, the Moon landing, Woodstock, Nixon, seems like just yesterday...


2 out of 3 good? 15's are the new 13's, and you're wanting a 14" tire...I think if you find them, they'll be NOS and if they are more than 10yrs old, you won't find a tire shop that'll touch them, except to dismount them. I tried to get one to balance a pair of 10 yr old tires and it was hard to convince them to do it.
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PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2016 7:28 pm    Post subject: Re: 245/50/14 Reply with quote

In 2005, I took off the original 245/50/14 tires that I bought in 1980. They had plenty of tread and didn't leak air, but they were as hard as rock. I took them to our store and set them next to the dumpster. Within 20 minutes, someone took them. I thought, good luck getting 25 year old tires mounted...
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PostPosted: Thu May 05, 2016 9:12 am    Post subject: Re: 245/50/14 Reply with quote

Man.. Mad I feel ya pain on this subject..
BFG has been discontinuing White letter TA tires left and right the past few years...
I was told by BFG directly last year when I called about 195/60/15 TA's... If its not a popular and fast selling product .. they are being cut out.
I was told.. to order and let them back order.. and if enough interests they may batch them..

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=629318

Bottom line.. I gave up waiting.. decided to go with 205's.... and .. guess what... they are "supposedly" on the list of cuts too..
I purchased the last 2 in our area I could find..

Those big 14's are not even on the list anymore

http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/tire-selector/category/hot-rod-tires/radial-t-a/tire-details


Swap meets and old stock will be your best shot..
If radial tires are properly stored they are generally fine..

There is company that will put any white letter on any tire you want as well.
Not cheap.. but if its what ya want.. and can find the size tire you want.. then its an option.

https://www.tirestickers.com/

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PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2016 12:27 am    Post subject: Re: 245/50/14 Reply with quote

I sent an e-mail to BF Goodrich and they wrote back saying that tire size had been discontinued. Next, I sent an e-mail to Coker Tire, and they wrote back that they purchased the molds from Goodrich and are licensed to continue making them. They're not cheap at $271 per tire plus shipping, but at least I found a source. Anyone having a hard time finding a rare, certain size tire may want to try them. When buying tires on line, always ask to get the date codes from the tires first, to make sure that they are relatively new and have not been sitting on a tire rack for many years.
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PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2016 5:09 am    Post subject: Re: 245/50/14 Reply with quote

^ Yeah.. I hear ya. I called Coker too in hopes of old stock as they are a new BFG supplier as well.
Last year, they claimed they are in the process of buying the old BFG molds to be able to reproduce the discontinued sizes, they couldn't give me a production date.

I've had some prior dealings with Coker and their products while not the greatest, can be a source but at their pace, material and terms .

Just because they have the mold.. for a BFG doesn't mean .. they are BFG comparable quality.

Did Coker give you a date or just "They now have the molds"

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PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2016 12:21 am    Post subject: Re: 245/50/14 Reply with quote

The Sales Associate who e-mailed me stated that they have several in stock that are between 6 and 12 months old, and that they would give me the tire code printed on the tire before I purchased them. I think BF Goodrich makes fantastic tires that hold up well without sidewall dry rot cracking like many other tires do. I have large Avon tires on my motorcycle, and they start cracking only after 4 years.
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PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2016 5:45 am    Post subject: Re: 245/50/14 Reply with quote

^ Agreed.... the BFG's do hold up well.. .. Lots of tires do.. lots of tires dont..

We'll see what happens when the Coker influence and materials are implemented into the reproduction BFG's..




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PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2016 4:04 pm    Post subject: Re: 245/50/14 Reply with quote

there a few on Ebay from Performance PLus in Long Beach, Ca but they are not cheap
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PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2016 7:42 pm    Post subject: Re: 245/50/14 Reply with quote

TMI Products wrote:
there a few on Ebay from Performance PLus in Long Beach, Ca but they are not cheap


Date Codes are the most important thing about old tires. My first set of 245/50/14 tires had a code of letters then a 0, something like BRSX0. Car tires were not meant to last more than 10 years. My tires were made in 1980 and installed in 1981. (I have the receipt) With the 0 code back then, it could mean '60, '70, '80 or '90. After 2000, Codes ended with 0-, such as 09 for 2009, etc. My one front tire ends with '02, and the other '05, meaning they are 14 and 11 years old. This is no big deal on our cars that never go above 60 MPH around town to local car shows. However, on long trips, the tires heat up, then the older rubber plies start to come apart, and you may have a blowout on the Interstate. This also applies to the older bias ply tires that were made 50 plus years ago, so be careful. Coker makes reproduction bias tires for 100 year old cars for high end elite car shows, BUT 'everything' has a shelf life....
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