Tyres for VRX - Storage

[Mecanico]

Anyone knows if you buy the 4 sets of tyres and then put them in your garage till you need them, away from UV light.
Is this enough or other precautions should be observed?

WHy? Because I am sick and tired to be robbed and planning to buy the tyres from USA and ship them in.

The Original Yokohama 215/45/R18 89W seems to be 350 each here and I can get all for 540 including the US Dollars 180 shipping !!!!!

Yes, I have seen in this web site some sellers and rang them up who are saying they do it and they say we do not have them.

I love customer service in thic country.............in Germany would not last 1 microsecond a business run like that!

Sorry, I am cranky

[BR14AN]

Im sorry, is the question about how to store tyres or what? Bit confused..

[Meaty]

business ethics methinks Brian.......

[milobob]

Why you would buy the original I do not understand. They don't last very long, are very noisy, very prone to tram-lining and well.. the list goes on.

If you do a bit of shopping you can easily get a 215/45 R18 for a GOOD price here. These are good tyres as well from my research - the Kumho Ecsta Spt (KU31), Toyo Proxes 4....

[The X]

Translation....
Sounds like the OP is pissed because buying a set of 4 tyres locally in Austrlaia costs 4 x $350, as opposed to buying them from the US.
Local = 4 x $350 =AUD$1400
US = $540 for the set plus $180 shipping = $720

so if he buys a set and stores them in the garage, away from light be sufficient until they are needed.
....

now, discuss.

[BR14AN]

I for one buy as much as I can from the US, obviously it needs some forethought due to freight/shipping times.

[rick c]

I have just replaced mine with Falken 215/45 R18 ZE912, went to Tyrepower and paid $199.00 ea fitted, they are quite and ride smooth and I am very happy with them for my normal everyday driving, if you drive hard you may want to look for better rubber and pay the price.

[Dire]

What I got was that we're all being told germany is better?

There is heaps of info about tyre options here. Use it.

[Mecanico]

Bruno from QLD................grazie, thanks !

VRX_Pete........thanks ! You understood quite well. The 180 were included so is much less than 720.

Dire, what really got me yesterday is that there is a commercial company in this forum from NSW advertising and then saying they do not have any plus would not comment on pricing. So if the rest of the info here is similar I rather do biz somewhere else. Sorry, I tend to think like Germans thought they are not perfect.............

Thanks to all. I got much more with your inputs and do appreciate very much the exchange.
Now my north italian blood will cool down a bit.

Cheers to all of you and many thanks again !

[soniclancer]

If you do store the tires try and keep them off the floor if possible

[exaltd]

Ok..... so aside from the rant on Germany being better than Australia in customer service and stuff (which is a known fact already)...

Tyres regardless of where they are stored should be used within a time. The compounds in it change and harden as time goes by, and I don't think you have an environment to keep it in that has no temperature variation and no moisture so the compound does not change.

So my advice is not to store tyres for too long. A year is normally the yardstick used.

Hope that helps.

[vr]

I would be very careful buy tyres on line
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDgSk5xW ... r_embedded

[rick c]

I wouldn't be buying tyres from overseas, how do you know what your getting, you can't inspect the tyres before you buy them so you could be getting crap, tyres play an important roll on your car and you should be looking for the best you can get for your money.

[LZY_EYE]

There is nothing particularly wrong with purchasing tyres from overseas providing they are reputable.

Places such as TyreRack in the US are very reputable.

The thing to be careful of is that tyres in the US while are the same name and tread pattern are actually a different compound designed for US conditions.

[MisfitPL9]

Be careful when importing tyres from OS, as you will need to meet Australian Design Rules ( see: http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Series/F2006L02742 )

You will also need to meet Australian Quarantine requirements ( see: http://www.aqis.gov.au/icon32/asp/ex_Qu ... ype=Search ) - click on relevant link. ( if link doesnt work, then Google AQIS - ICON database )

It may be cheaper to import, but you will be stung for AQIS ( Quarantine ) fees here, and if they do not meet requirements, tyres will need to be sent back, or destroyed ( again - at your cost )