cheap wheels from tyrerack

[dainese]

i ended up buying locally as well, but was quoted a healthy $256USD quote to get 4 enkei's in.

can't argue with the quality selection and range from tyrerack.

local sellers either sell poorer quality or mark them up accordingly for premium wheels.

[danielb]

Some US sellers are willing to 'mark down' the price of the wheels to avoid any fees BTW and from my experience are always more than willing to help in this regard...

[robby_jai]

dont assume that if you get oz racing that you will be trouble free...

if anything.... out of all the high end brand rims.... oz racing seems to keep popping up with the same issue.. and that is its propensity to crack rather easily for such an expensive brand of rims... one of the main reason why i chose not to go with them

i know of various forum members that have had cracking issues with oz racing rims... and i also know people in real life who have had same issues with oz racing...

yaeh its only worth it for expensive wheels.
Likely i'll end up sourcing some OZ rims from there

[Ben J]

I was emailing someone at tirerack about a quote for shipping of a wheels and tyres, but after saying i would want 195/45/16's on the 16x7.5 (this is still within the recommended size of the tyres, so not even any real stretch) they said the smallest tire they would put on is a 215/55 or something which would make the diametre like 10cm bigger. So i replied, in a friendly way, saying that the tyres I had picked where the ones I wanted and havent heard back since. so it looks like I wont be buying any cheap fake rims from them and will just have to save a few more pennys and get some real splits

[golfgti101]

tyres are about the same price... I don't get it? purchased 4 235/35/19 for $110 each. no bargaining either, just standard price...

why are you guys opting for overseas buying?

[TazzyVR6]

What brand and model of tyre?

[golfgti101]

Achillies rubbish but wrapped the wheels!

[TazzyVR6]

Well that's not really comparing apples with apples... To get Goodyear Eagle F1 225/45r17 from Goodyear here I got quoted $450au a tyre. From tyrerack only $139us +postage.

[rs73]

They are cheap because the size of their market, shipping will probably set you back about $250 to get them here.

Anything over $1000AUD will incur import duty and gst as well as customs fees so just be aware of that.

I was told the limit has now been lowered again to $900 ?

My bro just import a set of tyres from USA so he told me this.

[TazzyVR6]

Hasn't changed on here Imports, maybe he's thinking US$900? That's about how much you could afford to bring without being stung a the moment.

[clubbie]

Sorry Gareth but if the goods are marked USA there is NO IMPORT DUTY, no matter what the value. This is due to our FTA (Free Trade Agreement) with the US Government. Previously to get around the 10% or 5% duty you could mark the items for a 4WD model which also had no duty.

Ordering from Tirerack simply email them first for an accurate freight charge and tell them it is for Australia. They will break up the delivery into multiple deliveries so as there are no extra fees. You will simply pay the web price + delivery (door to door) + exchange rate.

Be real careful about undervaluing the price of goods as customs can easily check the website for true $$$ value.

Clubbie

[gareth_oau]

agree clubbie, for goods made in the USA they are duty free, but if the goods are purchased from the US, but made in China, for example, then the 5% duty still applies.

Also, even if you but 'made in USA' goods, if the value exceeds $1000, you still have to pay GST, even if they are duty exempt