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Suggestions for packing/shipping wheels and tires safely
wanted to get some feedback on some packing techniques for wheels/tires, since i had a couple negative experiences in the past with damage in shipping...
should i ship them each individually, or should i double up? what is a good way to wrap/protect? should i keep the tires fully inflated? i need to fedex a set of wheels to puerto rico safely. thanks in advance- |
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03-24-2003, 03:02 PM
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Computer monitor boxes work well and can fit two rims. If you have a place that sells wheels and rims (NTB), you could stop by and bum a few boxes from them. Use plenty of bubble wrap under, on top, inbetween, and around the sides.
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03-24-2003, 04:07 PM
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fed ex will ship wheels and tires unwrapped, not sure about puerto rico though. last set of wheels i got came doubled up outside facing each other wrapped in plastic no problems. how about putting two facing each other strapped together with plastic strapping.
last set of wheels i shipped were in tight fitting cardboard boxes. well packed with newspapers wheels wrapped in old t-shirts, buyer said they arrived in perfect condition. |
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03-24-2003, 04:09 PM
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BF Goodrich used to ship tires unwrapped, with just a labels on them. I was shocked to find $1000 worth of tires stacked outside my house one day.
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03-24-2003, 04:12 PM
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I've sent a few sets UPS, round cardboard taped to the sides, fully inflated tires.
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03-24-2003, 04:21 PM
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