Thread: Tyres ftom USA so cheap.

Paypal,Visa,AMEX
Regards Philip A

visa has less charges than amex usually when US$ is involved..

Originally Posted by Ranga

So, just finalised pricing on 5 x BFG AT 215/75R15 from tirerack.com.

Total price, including shipping is US$811, which works out to be ~$AUS830. This equates to ~AUS$166 per tyre at my door.

Unfortunately, local suppliers can't get close to that, nor can they get their hands on them.

The only thing left to work out is will they be compliant in Australia - any ideas?

The only think that I've ever found on technical documents (as opposed to word of mouth) is that the tyres need to have speed and load ratings. I've never seen anything re DOT etc approvals.

Originally Posted by Ranga

So, anyone know the easiest way to wire money to Tirerack, without going through my bank which wants $40 for the exercise?

Intenet banking.

No CC for Tirerack due to Australian privacy laws and fraud.

5 x BFG AT 215/75R15 tyres turned up today. Funds cleared on 12/11/10.

$855 delivered. Bit better than the cheapest local @ $1255.

just ordered 5 x wrangler silent armour 245/75 16's for the disco from tirerack, $1238 delivered. These are a pro grade (meant to be tougher) Only $140 more expensive than the "cheapest" tyre I could find localy. They have a huge range of brands and sizes and are very easy to deal with.

I recently imported 11.00 x 18 Military bar tread tyres from the States for a 1941 Ford/Marmon Herrington Gun Tractor I am restoring. Found 'as new' tyres fitted to Gamma Goat rims from a scrap dealer in Utah. As they were second hand I needed an Import Permit from AQIS. They only needed to be still fitted to rims and have a declaration from the exporter that they were still sealed on rims and had been washed. I just had them freighted to a depot in California and loaded on a container and picked them up from Brocks Autos in Lilydale. I bought in 8 initially and kept one set and sold the other set so quick that I bought in another 33. The freight works out to about $550 per cubic metre. Permits and deals were all done on line. Very easy.

Hi Guys

Just about to go for some 255/85/16 bfg km2's and was wondering if anyone has managed to use paypal with tirerack? I can do wire transfer but paypal offer a better exchange rate...

Any thoughts?

Thanks

Steve