I have been looking for stock 145r12 tires. I'm thinking of getting some Superdiggers from eBay. Has anyone purchased tires this way? How did it go? Were there any import fees or duties added on that you had to pay for when you received them? I'm not interested at this time in putting bigger tires on or a lift kit. Some of it is cost, the rest is just the time needed to find proper wheels, etc. Thanks
I bought 12 inch tires from ebay for my honda beat a few years ago. they came out of Taiwan. I think they were "General" brand. The tires were fine for a bit but they had import taxes plus they took a very long time to ship. The funny part was they had a "made FOR America" stick on them in stead of a "made In America". After a year they developed a unbalanced condition at higher speeds. YMMV of course. Right now I run Hyundai steel 14" rims with a 8mm spacer and have no issues. the 4 wheels and tires were 60 bucks used.
Well I got some Honda 13x5j wheels from a 1996 accord. They have 175/70r13 studded tires on them now. I tried one but is on the strut so I got a 1” spacer. Off the strut but just hits rear mud flap in turn. Tire is 1.5” more overall height. (Just put one on driver’s side in garage) I think I’m going to go for a 155/70r13, height is only .4” more overall. Anyone have any suggestions.
I usually buy tires from Autoway Japan which is a very popular online tire shop in Japan , https://www.autoway.jp/ for 12" they have 60 165/60R12 70 145/70R12 155/70R12 165/70R12 80 135/80R12 145/80R12 155/80R12 others 125R12 145R12 155R12 but they only ship inside Japan, so you would need a proxy buyer, there are several services for that, they buy for you and ship, some links https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/en/ https://buyee.jp/yahoo/auction?lang=en https://www.sendico.com/ check the shipping cost + proxy cost, Autoway tires are quite cheap
I work in a tire shop and we put 155/70/12 thunderers on the mini trucks out here. Or the cheap guys put 145r12 carlyle trailer tires on but they get clogged with mud imo.