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Personsticker
25/10/2010 at 6:19pm
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  hello   this is my first post as a new member ,hopefully the first of   many.  i  wonder if anybody out there has a freedom van and needs to get some new 12inch tyres if so please reply to this post  they seem to be very hard to find [i know from experience] freedom at stafford cant do them anymore you have to buy wheels and tyres  at nearly 100 pound each   ok thats all for my first post, looking forward to many more !                                                                                                                 

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At least a couple of suppliers listed on a Google search for "Trailer Tyres" do 12" ones.


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What size do you want? 155x12 here


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25/10/2010 at 7:50pm
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hi bob  i.m aware that 12inch tyres are available  for trailers ,but they seem to be 145 and upwards, freedoms need to be 135/80/12/65s  or t because of the clearance in the well , the thing is they are a car tyre  and finding them is hard  , i live in w.yorks and had to get them from middlesex   [11quid from D H L delivery]    cheers

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25/10/2010 at 8:05pm
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..145/80x12 car tyres from blackcircles I would have thought a 145 would fit ok. A 145 will raise your ride height 8mm compared with 135.


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Freedom don't do them!!?? That's a blow. Worried now.

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25/10/2010 at 8:22pm
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sorry folks there seem to be a little cross purposes here ,i dont need tyes  i have already bought some new ones  and there is a small stock left if anybody else needs some only 135 size fits at 12inch dia     a word of caution, my vans tyres turned out to be original fitment [stomil....polish?]   when i bought it earlier this year and a tyre blew out  coming home from york in august  not a pleasent experience .i have read somwhere you should change tyres after 5 years but who does that! they might not have worn down my old tyres were tubed ; now fitted with tubless

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Quote: Originally posted by sticker on 25/10/2010
i have read somwhere you should change tyres after 5 years but who does that!
Anybody who dosen't want blow outs. Its standard practice to change tyres after 5yrs, regardless of wear.


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Quote: Originally posted by sticker on 25/10/2010
i have read somwhere you should change tyres after 5 years but who does that!
Anybody who dosen't want blow outs. Its standard practice to change tyres after 5yrs, regardless of wear.


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25/10/2010 at 8:52pm
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hi tentz re youre post about tyre sizing  the 135 refers to the width across the tyre tread the 80 refers to the  height of the tyre from the bead[ 80% of 135 ]  sorry i dont want to seem like a smart*rse , but these things sometimes come in usefull

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If you google for a tyre size calculator it allows you to compare change in ride height between sizes.


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26/10/2010 at 4:15pm
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the reason you need 135 tyres is due to the area  in the wheel well any thing wider than 135 will rub on the sidewall of the tyre there is quite a bit of leeway for a slightly taller tyre, tried a 145 only had 3mm clearence to inside edge of the wheel well,155 has no chance         cheers sticker

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Can't remember now what size they were, but when I had a Microlite a couple of years ago my local tyre fitters got hold of a set of new tyres for me within 24 hours.

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26/10/2010 at 7:32pm
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thanks for that bordercaz  my original posting was to let anybody who needed to get some new tyres where to get some so heres the place....STEVENS TYRES  TEDDINGTON MIDDLESEX  they have a web site. when you are there go vintage/rare tyre section  you will find them   they dont post  ,so use parcels2go they are cheap   hope this is of use to anyone with a freedom van .........   cheers sticker

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sticker have a look on www.Camskill.co.uk they do 135/80 13 tyres of your choice and at a great price. When I bought new tyres for my caravan they were £2 delivery each and I had them in two days


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Sorry my above post should be 12 inch tyres and not 13 inch



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