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[stuart bowes]

looking for 1 pair used 165/60/R12 tyres (or similar) to put on my old rims just for the duration of the build 

 

wheels will then be refurbed and new rubber put on before it gets driven, all these ones need to do is hold air.  profile / age / tread irrelevant

 

ideally close to dagenham / romford area, willing to part with cash obviously  :)

Edited by stuart bowes, 16 September 2024 - 09:11 AM.

[stuart bowes]

bidding on another 1 on ebay, for a total of 3 obtained so far

 

will be interested if anyone has just 1 tyre, doesn't need to be a pair

 

ta

Edited by stuart bowes, 16 September 2024 - 03:53 PM.

[stuart bowes]

bidding on a 4th so might be sorted now fingers crossed

 

random query, if I've got 3 x 165/60/R12 and 1 x 145/70/R12, just for rolling the thing around while im working on it, that'll be fine wont it..  I won't be driving it or doing any setup until I have all fresh new tyres and refurbed wheels anyway

 

I'll swap them around when fitting arches so I always have a matched pair doing one end at a time

Edited by stuart bowes, 18 September 2024 - 10:20 AM.

[Ethel]

Better than the spacesavers you can see being driven around on for months.

[stuart bowes]

but both sizes will still fit on the same rims won't they?  without the tyre man moaning about them being tricky to fit or anything .. 

[Ethel]

Yes, they'll fit & be fine. Using odd size tyres on the same axle for anything more than a one off isn't legal that's all - on public roads.

[stuart bowes]

totally.. yeah this is literally just for pushing it around while working on it 

 

actually it'll probably spend most of that time on dollies anyway but still

[stuart bowes]

this can be closed now I've ordered 4 

 

averaged out to £24.00 each in the end which is possibly a little over the top for seconds

 

£95 total for a set instead of brand new £240, which would sit there ageing away and getting flat spots over the next couple of years

[Ethel]

Sound sense.

 

A bit late, but if you could find somewhere that does some trade with caravans or trailers you might be able to blag some worn beyond road use. I think 155/70/12 is about the tallest that'll fit in a Mini radius arm