B.F. Goodrich 285/70 tires... where'd they go??

I had planned on getting some BFG T/A's for the rear of my van. 285/70/15's... They were available no more than a month ago, but now I cant seem to find them anywhere. Could they be discontinued?? I tryed Summit, Jegs, Les Schwab(online), Discount tire(online), and Big-O-Tires(online) and they all turn up nothin. Im going to check local tire stores today, but if anyone knows what happend to this size tire, or where I can get a couple, please let me know. Thanks.

Here's a picture of a van similar to mine with the 285/70's...just to give you an idea what Im talking about.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...266_1_full.jpg

I got a pair from Summit a few months ago. I was amazed at the low shipping cost - only $7.00 per tire. The local BFG store told me they would have to backorder - and charge me freight of about $20.00 per tire. I'm starting to think the BFG discontinued them. They're not listed in the catalog any more. As much as I hate it, it looks like rodders are going to have to move up to bigger wheels in order to get a decent tire.

http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/bfgapp/catalog/index.jsp

I agree, Zombie. They seem to be scarce.

I was looking recently and found plenty of 16s and 17s but no 15s. I wound up getting a used set from a friend. Mine look good but I'm a little uneasy because I'm not sure how old they are.

Good luck.

Jim

I bought a set a year ago from NTB. If they are discontinued and new rims are required later on it's gonna get expensive. :CRY:


Kitz

So many rodders run them, I'm surprised they would discontinue them. BFG usually goes out of its way to court the performance minded people. Have you checked BFG's website?

I listed the website in post #2. Their catalog doesn't list them.

Oops! Didn't see that. Shoot, that means I will have to go to 17 inch on the rear if and when mine wear out. Maybe they were pulled for a re-design or something. Hmm.

I think it's just that 15" wheels are going away.

Im sorry about that! Im a now retired B.F.G. dealer, my son now owns the store so I checked this out for you. The largest 70 series tire B.F.G.has now is the 255/70R15 but that should be plenty big enough.
I have them on the rear of my full fendered 32 roadster and they fill the fender perfectly. check them out

Fenders?? what are they? Hmm... I have a brand new pair of 285/70 15 BFG Silvertown WWW's on the back of my deuce... zero road miles... maybe I should take em off and sell 'em for big bucks now that they're rare. :3dSMILE:

Guys,
For what it's worth, 1010 Tires has them listed on their site, $165.99 http://www.1010tires.com/tiresearch.asp?submit=yes
Jim

Hey, Jim!

Where you been lately? Are you back in my area?

It's good to see you showing up.

Jim

On my 34 high boy chassis I have 295/50-16. Looks very nice (to me) Not too much rubber and not that high tech look either.
But they are maybe too big for a van?

I have heard 295/50-16 is a common tire dimension among the Cobra kit car drivers.

Well, up-ing to 16" wheels would be a possibility, but still that only puts the tires at 26.6" tall with 295/50's. I was aiming for about the 28" range.

Right now I have 275/60/15, which are at 26.5" tall.

And no, those are not too big for a van. I have N50's on the back of my other van.

I hope they arent dicontinued, I have a pai on my truck & I really like em. John