Computer monitor boxes make great shipping boxes for tires. (Becoming rarer with those damn flat screen monitors!) Just throw them in and seal. No special shipping fees or wraping. I've sent them unwrapped also. Use some extra long and heavy Tie wraps to secure the tires. You can double them up if needed. You can find them in the electrical department for bundling material in places like Home Depot.

Anyone have any updates to this subject.

I have tires and wheels that need to go!

Michael

Shipping tires and tires mounted on wheels are considered two different cases by UPS.

Tires can be shipped as everyone describes, simply taped together and shipped.

Tires mounted on wheels must be in a CARDBOARD box, according to my pick up guy. Wood crates or plywood covering the wheels is a no-no.

YMMV.

Jim

Don't forget adequate insurance that covers both item and shipping charges. Shipping 4 tires can be $60 or more. In addition, nice sticky tires can be picked up by sticky fingers.

I wouldn't gauge shipping cost by what a large company like Tire Rack charges. They get the corporate discount via the sheer number of items they ship.

My story:
FedEx Ground lost a couple of tires I sold. Seems the owner wasn't home and the driver didn't want to return. He signed (forged) for the owner and left them next to the front door. Owner returns and tires are ... gone. Probably not typical.

Sherwood

I have shipped tires or wheels, or tire and wheels using US Postal Service.