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best way to ship wheels across country ?
Looks like I have sold my Borbet wheels so I'll have to get them packed for shipping. They are 17 x 7.5 and 9. I will send two packages but what's the best packing material to make these survive cross country trip ? I'll probably use UPS as they have a store about 3 blocks from the house. Any tips appreciated, they are shipping to a business address if that matters.
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05-09-2013, 03:18 PM
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I usually ship with;
tires on cardboard or other material covering the facings wheels strapped together in pairs If shipping sans tires then it may pay to have them boxed individually and foamed.
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Greyhound is usually cheapest. I had 4 rims sent from California to ND. Two per box, layer of cardboard between and some 1/4" foam and cardboard on each end. Arrived in pristine shape.
Put the centers towards the middle.
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For bare wheels I've simply boxed them. You can get bubble wrap and boxes from Walmart for cheap. For wheels and tires I have done as stomachmonkey describes, face the wheel surfaces with cardboard. Btw, that's how Tire Rack ships a wheel/tire combo.
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Go to a local tire store and get some wheel boxes, they will most likely have the packing material in them..
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and they will be free. I have shipped quite a few wheels with boxes from places like American Tire, no extra packaging needed. FedEx Ground, five days coast to coast.
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FedEx or ups ground works, so does packagexpress.
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I will check with some local tire shops to see if they have wheel boxes great tip thanks.
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Went to six different tire shops and no one had boxes. Bought 20 x 20 x 20 boxes from UPS store. Placed a 7.5 " and 9 " in each box with packing material ended up at 63.2 lbs. per box which = about $65.00 per box to ship. Didn't change much between UPS or FED EX. Much more than I anticipated but I'm a man of my word and will ship for the agreed price.
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If you haven't shipped it yet, sign up for a FedEx account. I save an easy 20% booking through my online account vs taking it into the store. No cost or minimum use for the account.
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My pleasure. Someone here gave me the same tip when I was selling a bunch of stuff from my Carrera, saved me a bunch!
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