89 import compliance, tyres

[linxus40]

Hopefully someone that has recently registered an 89 import can fill me in on their experiences.

I’ve read in a few places that you need to change your tires when you get a car over from Japan as the jap types haven passed Australian road standards.

One of my friends recently registered an 89 car and no one asked him what type of tires he had on his and got registered no probs.

So should I invest in a new set even if the car I’m getting (arrives tomorrow) has a set that still has a ton of tread on them.

Any insight would be Great.

[zymotic]

I think that so long as the Jap tyres have legal tread on them you are ok under the 15yr rule.

[martydaman]

i think you should buy some some new tyres anyway... even if the jap ones pass then you'll still have the set to use later. It depends on the workshop though

[Spagman]

I know here in Melbourne, if the tyres are road worthy then they are legal under the 15yr rule.

[funkymonkey]

Sitting in J-Spec's office, and they say that as long as the tyre is legal for use in australia, it should be all good... ie: legal tread, proper load rating and it has to have an Australia approved marking like DOT or E-Code.

[SuAvE-1]

When my FC RX-7 was registered it had tyres from japan. They were the worst tyres ever made, in the wet i slipped around dangerously just on normal acceleration - it was almost impossible to get around however, the car was still registered.

[linxus40]

Thanks For replys guys

Looks like if they got good tread on them ill save my $600 for a later day and spend it on mods or whatnot.

[predator]

well if you save $600 and run yourself into a wall due to shitty tyres.. you'll be spending more than $600. Tyres are kind of important, especially if you are in melbourne where it rains 10 months of the year.

[funkymonkey]

well i almost ran into a wall because I got new tyres during compliance, unfortunately the dealer forgot to mention that brand new goodyear f1's don't grip too well when they get warm. I wasn't driving the car hard or nothing, but when braking my car decided to go in another direction.

So yeah, its more the driver than the tyre in that instance

[martydaman]

just drive on em... and if you think they are worn just buy a new set.

[linxus40]

Thats what i meant, if they feel good ill keep otherwise ill fork out the bucks.

[Parag0n]

When I imported the gloria i decided to get new tyres, they had snow tyres on it

I kept the snow tyres

Damn they were good for burnouts