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15 inch rims and tires getting hard to find

Started by ivantruckman , Oct 27 2009 08:45 AM

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#1 ivantruckman

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Posted 27 October 2009 - 08:45 AM

I went to the local junk yard to find some 15 inch 6 lug rims, they don't have anything that old, i did find an Isuzu trooper however , so now i have 5 matched rims, with center caps, went to the tire store to find some mud tires. cant find anything in a 28 inch, nothing !!! , closest thing is a 29.5 x7 what now ?, 14 inch pugs are impossible to find here in the east. not to many options

#2 VaporTrail

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Posted 27 October 2009 - 09:34 AM

I went to the local junk yard to find some 15 inch 6 lug rims, they don't have anything that old, i did find an Isuzu trooper however , so now i have 5 matched rims, with center caps, went to the tire store to find some mud tires. cant find anything in a 28 inch, nothing !!! , closest thing is a 29.5 x7 what now ?, 14 inch pugs are impossible to find here in the east. not to many options


27x9.50x15 Swamper SSRs. measure out closer to 28...

#3 kilgore

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Posted 29 October 2009 - 02:28 PM

Try posting here for wheels. They sometimes pop up, or others may have them kicking around in a shed or otherwise. This is how I scored my 15s. Just a thought.

http://www.505turbo....hp?showforum=15

This guy's got 6 rims in Kansas... Not sure how far that is from you.

http://www.505turbo....?showtopic=1539

Edited by kilgore, 29 October 2009 - 02:30 PM.

#4 SoobieDoo

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Posted 29 October 2009 - 04:48 PM

Is 27.9 close enough? :lol:

http://www.offroader.../Hankook-MT.htm

#5 Breeke

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Posted 03 November 2009 - 10:37 PM

Is 27.9 close enough? :lol:

http://www.offroader.../Hankook-MT.htm


Not quite close enough to 28's...... lol

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Posted 04 November 2009 - 11:53 AM

You can buy 6 lug 15" rims new for about $35 (for 8 spoke white steelies). Summit Racing on line is where I got a set for my truck.

I've never had trouble getting 15" tires in just about any size I want (both my pickup trucks have 15" rims), but I generally go for snow tires... haven't tried looking for the off-road type tires. I think those are a bit harder to find than snow tires.

EDIT... I'm not sure what size the 15" tires I'm getting actually are in inches -- 205/75/R15 up to 235/75/R15.... you can convert them though and I bet the skinnier ones are near 28.

Edited by zyewdall, 04 November 2009 - 12:00 PM.

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Posted 04 November 2009 - 12:12 PM

try to find tires for the 2010 legacy GT. That car comes standard with hi-performance summer only tires, in 18" size.
yeah, dumb move by subaru, not offering it with all season. wonder what they are thinking these days....

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Posted 05 November 2009 - 04:34 PM

try to find tires for the 2010 legacy GT. That car comes standard with hi-performance summer only tires, in 18" size.
yeah, dumb move by subaru, not offering it with all season. wonder what they are thinking these days....


Tirerack brings up a bunch of snow tires in 225/45/R18. For around $190 each before installation.....

I agree though, a subaru without even all season's standard :rolleyes: ? The potenza RE92's that the 06 and 07 outbacks came stock with sucked pretty bad in snow or mud too.

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Posted 05 November 2009 - 10:42 PM

I don't know about hard to find...at least in my area...I had my choice of toy,chev, nissan, isuzu...

Upullits here are full of them..especialy after cash for clunkers...:banana:
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