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  View original topic: Where can I get Firestone F-560 (205/70-15) radials?
cru62 Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:28 pm

I have seen these tires on several cars and buses in the mags lately. They have been from all over-UK, GER, US. I have tried Coker with no luck. And done extensive searching both here and on the web with no results. Are these tires maybe only made in EU? Anybody have a source in the US? Thanks.

Randy in Maine Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:49 pm

Firestone = Bridgestone here

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?width=2...&x=83&y=12

cru62 Fri Feb 04, 2005 5:04 pm

Randy- I actually tried tirerack also. The tires I am looking for are Firestones. The f560 is a discontinued model (at least in the US) although some sizes are reproed by Coker. Apparently either someone is redoing them or there is stash somewhere.

RareAir Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:40 pm

I've got a set of Firestone 5.60s on my sunroof Beetle. I bought them from a local Discount Tires. These have the wide 2 3/4-inch whitesides unlike the Denman with only 2 1/4-inch sidewalls. But I also bought my tires waaay back in 96.

Alan Willis Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:59 pm

BFY Obsolete usually has those tires in stock,at least they have been there since the last time I went,give them a try

philip1 Sat Feb 05, 2005 9:02 am

hi, why dont you try the firestone website? i have f560's on my bug, with 185/55/15 on frnt., luks hard as nails.

i paid £130 for a pair!.

so bout $240??!

gerg Sat Feb 05, 2005 9:09 am

Coker tire? They brand several old style tires with the original manufaturer's name. My brother inlaw is an engineer for B/F USA and I thought I might score a set but it is only a 'rights to the name use' agreement - the Coker tires are not actually made by Bridgestone or Firestone, just branded for nostalgia's sake. They look good though.

cru62 Sat Feb 05, 2005 11:34 am

Well, I have tried Coker, Firestone(US), Tirerack, Google etc.. with no luck. Every one I talk to says noone makes them. But I keep seeing them. And thanks any way, but I'm not looking for whitewalls and the F560 is the model of the tire not the size. philip1-when did you buy yours and can you tell me where they were made? It should say on the sidewall. Thanks[/b]



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