preferably 2 and 2.

i need 225/45/15s... dont really care what brand, im not going to win H1 this year.

the only alternative to that size for me would be the 205 RT615s.

the key is 2 and 2. i am in japan, and if they go in a bundle of 4, theyll be on the slowboat and take 6 weeks. but if they go 2 and 2 theyll fit within the priority mail constraints for FPO-AP mailboxes and ill get them in 7 days.

does anyone know of a good reputable online store?

and dare i ask, does anyone have a set of barely used ones they wouldnt mind sending to JP via USPS? (its cheap)

thanks in advance for the help. this part of the site is a breath of fresh air from the caterpillar mustached 19 year old crowd.

 

http://tires-easy.com/

fast shipping and great products
205 45 16 kumho tires $232.15 shipped

 

^^ i just emailed them, thanks. ^^ they have the RS-2s for 101 a pop.

 

Contact JLBMotorsports.com, ask for Dustin and tell him Charles sent you.

 

I know hikaru and dustin at JLB from when i lived in socal, they wont do tires unless they are connected to wheels, or i pick them up. i hit them up first, those guys are good people. but thanks.

 

This might be a silly Q... but why wouldn't you just buy tires there?

 

i explained this to one of the guys via PM.

you would THINK that since the majority of these performance tire companies are asian based, id have a HUGE selection, but thats not the case.

there are a number of factors.

1. japanese people in general are robotic. i love them to death but i have a metaphor that says "if its not on the menu, youre not getting it on your burger" this means, if the inside of your door says jamb "195/55/15" thats what youre getting, or they wont even sell you tires. its SO bad that when i showed up in my GF's stepwagon to pick up tires, they only wanted to sell me stepwagon tires. they could not FATHOM that i just wanted to buy 4 tires and leave. foreign concept EVEN at AUTOBACS of all places.

i have on numerous occasions attempted to get ONE extra slice of cheese on a BIg Mac, and have been told no. i placed 500 yen (5 bucks) on the counter for another slice of cheese, the cost of TWO big macs, and i was told no. i bought another big mac, took teh cheese off and handed the big mac back to the manager just to prove a point and they were STILL completely befuddled by what just happened. the SAME applies for someone trying to buy 205/50/15 or HEAVEN FORBID a 225/45/15 for a civic EK4 SIR that comes with 195/55/15

2. the japanese economy is just different than the US. meaning, dunlop dirrezza dz101 (the cheap one, not star spec) in a 205/50/15 are 179 dollars EACH. in the states, this is a 55 dollar tire all day long. ADVAN neovas which are only ever stocked in 195/55/15 (see above menu comment) are 220 each. generally, shitty all season 50 dollar tires cost 3 times that here. some items are cheaper, some are more.

royal purple oil is 24 dollars A QUART.


with that being said, im sure you can see my dilemna and now see why i just need to find someone to ship me some tires from the states. even with shipping, i wont even pay half what i would pay at AUTOBACS

 

haha... well thanks for the explaination.. I had no idea it was like that. It's really funny to hear but I can imagine it would be frustrating. I'd ship you tires, but I'm traveling over the next couple weeks.

 

Interested in some brand new full depth TOYO R888's, 225 45 15, sent on the 2 and 2 deal?

 

if you cut me a deal on em

im about to just order from tire rack

 

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