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Offline Dan-o

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help finding a recently out of production truck tire?????
« on: April 18, 2017, 09:46:15 PM »
Hi all.

Looking for help.

I put a nail through one of my tires this weekend.
(It happens to be a Falken Wildpaek A/T AT02, size 285 75 16)

The tires only have about 4,000 miles on them, but they are 2 years old (hunting rig).

The other 3 tires are practically new.

I checked E-Bay and called some local tire stores.

Any ideas on how I can find an out-of-production tire???????

Thanks in advance,

Dan
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Re: help finding a recently out of production truck tire?????
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2017, 10:00:58 PM »
They cant fix a nail hole??

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Re: help finding a recently out of production truck tire?????
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2017, 10:10:04 PM »
Not this hole.

Through-and-through on the side wall.

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Re: help finding a recently out of production truck tire?????
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2017, 10:16:23 PM »
Can't put a good patch on the inside then put a tube in it? :dunno: Sidewall damaged too bad?

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Re: help finding a recently out of production truck tire?????
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2017, 10:24:41 PM »
The tire store said they can't fix it on the sidewall where it is.

I don't really want to risk it if the tire store says they don't want to fix it.

Just wondering about a tube.......   how would that work since there is a TPMS (tire pressure monitor system) unit in there?
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Re: help finding a recently out of production truck tire?????
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2017, 10:30:44 PM »
Probably be a better idea just to find another tire. Better safe than sorry. Check Craigslist. Good luck.

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Re: help finding a recently out of production truck tire?????
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2017, 10:43:32 PM »
Yeah, I definitely want a new tire.

It's just that the other three are practically new and I'd like to have them match.
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Re: help finding a recently out of production truck tire?????
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2017, 06:14:22 AM »
Tirerack.com carries Falken.  They might have it.
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Re: help finding a recently out of production truck tire?????
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2017, 07:43:56 AM »
Tirerack.com carries Falken.  They might have it.



Thanks. I will check them out online.   
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Re: help finding a recently out of production truck tire?????
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2017, 07:44:13 AM »
It's a common tire size. Wouldn't be the end of the world to put one on a spare and buy two new ones? The place you bought them hung you out?

Where did you buy the tire?
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Re: help finding a recently out of production truck tire?????
« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2017, 07:48:16 AM »
I bought them from a small independent shop, but it wouldn't be fair to say they hung me out.   They had a guy online looking for 10-15 minutes.   

The tire is no longer in production, and nobody seems to habe any.... not even ebay.   



It's a common tire size. Wouldn't be the end of the world to put one on a spare and buy two new ones? The place you bought them hung you out?

Where did you buy the tire?
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« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2017, 07:49:03 AM »
And thanks ac_156.   

I will check out that lead.   
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Re: help finding a recently out of production truck tire?????
« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2017, 07:52:23 AM »
I bought them from a small independent shop, but it wouldn't be fair to say they hung me out.   They had a guy online looking for 10-15 minutes.   

The tire is no longer in production, and nobody seems to habe any.... not even ebay.   



It's a common tire size. Wouldn't be the end of the world to put one on a spare and buy two new ones? The place you bought them hung you out?

Where did you buy the tire?

That sucks. I'd send one to a full size spare and just buy two new ones. It would annoy me as well having a mix match set.
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