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205/75/15 White wall suggestions

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Old Feb 4, 2025 | 12:39 PM
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Default 205/75/15 White wall suggestions

Looking for replacement WHiteWall tires for my 69 S2 E coupe.

I'm running Hankooks currently, but it doesn't appear that they are making any WWs anymore

Local tire store suggestion Nexen. However, all the 30 somethings working there insisted that I could NOT put a tubeless tire on a wire wheel. I smiled, brought up the car, the wheels and rim bands on their desk PC. They had NO idea, but did thank me saying "we all learned something today".. Will be having my Tech and his shop mount the tires, just wanted to find a set to buy.

Whitewall suggestions warmly welcomed!
 
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Old Mar 6, 2025 | 10:36 AM
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Default Hankooks found, 205/75/15 Whitewalls

So I did end up finding the Hankook Kinergy ST in a 205/75/15. The JLR dealer I take my F to said they had a tire source. My concern was that if I ordered/committed online to some vendor, that if I was sent IMO 'old' tires, production dated in 2023 for example, that I would have to pay for return shipping, even though the vendor offered "returns". My JLR service rep was able to get the Hankooks and verify that the production date was 11/2024 and price matched what I found online. Found some AirLoc tubes on Amazon and my E type shop can get the rim bands (2.5 inches wide). Will get them all mounted mid/late April (2025).
 
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