Wheel & Tire storage ideas needed

[widebody911]

I'm trying to figure out a way to store 2 (or more) sets of track wheels/tries off of the ground. Right now I have them stacked in stereotypical tire fashion, and frankly they're in the way.

Here's the spot in the shop I was thinking of putting them. I was thinking of some sort of rack on the wall.

[emcon5]

Found these in another forum.





Tom

[Eric Coffey]

I'd maybe contemplate a wall-mounted swinging-gate style rack. One where you can unlatch a tubular beam to slide the tires on (storing vertically, parallel to the wall).

EDIT: Never-mind, the ones Tom just posted look like the better option (can be mounted high, and store/remove tires individually, and quicker. Not to mention probably easier/cheaper to build).

[Steve 82SC]

I've stacked them, had them mounted on tubular assemblies that were perpendicular to the wall, and finally built a rack very similar to what Tom showed in the first responding post. My rack is very similar to the second picture, with 3/4 inch plywood attached to the wall studs and a piece of 3/4 inch pipe running between everything. There are a number of easy ways to configure this. The wall rack gets the tires up into an area that is seldom utilized and keeps them out of the way. Since the tires are suspended over my P-car, the entire assembly is VERY, VERY overbuilt.
Steve

[Eric Coffey]

The only thing I would add is maybe a second tube to cradle the tires on both sides. That would save your (painted) garage wall from tire marks as well.

[Emission]

Do you stored tires inflated? I've been storing mine with 5 psi in them, just enough to keep shape.

[widebody911]

I like this one. The only obstacle I can envision is my wall is 11 1/2' floor to ceiling, but other than that, if I could overcome the problem of how to heft them up there, problem solved!

[Pat S]

Here's mine. It's a steel frame welded and lag bolted to the wall with wood panel. I had them on the rack like the ones above, but it put a small indentation in the tires so I decided the stack them.



Pat

[Randy Webb]

Can they go under somethig?

Earthquake hazard zone + heavy overhead items + expensive car nearby = no fun

[widebody911]

Originally posted by Randy Webb
Can they go under somethig?

Earthquake hazard zone + heavy overhead items + expensive car nearby = no fun

All of the lower areas are already spoken for. A friend of mine suggested putting them under the workbench I'm building, but I think that would turn into a major PITA; the workbench is 2' deep; the tires are ~28" in diameter.

[GeorgeM]

I know how some folks feel about Griot's... but the wall mount wheel holders are great. They're top quality and will hold a pair with tires. Even better, no weight on the tires.

Wayne, do you guys have anything like this?

[Jack Olsen]

Seems like Thom's welding skills would be up to the Griot's solution.

[Porschekid962]

very nice and very clean. no braces to look at or take up space on the wall better used for posters!!

so simple, the only thing I might add to the Griot wall mount is a hole at the end of the bar so one could run another bar through it and secure the wheels onto the post.

[arrivederci]

Originally posted by widebody911
I like this one. The only obstacle I can envision is my wall is 11 1/2' floor to ceiling, but other than that, if I could overcome the problem of how to heft them up there, problem solved!

That's what I was thinking about -- the problem of getting them all the way up there. Plus you'd have to pull the cars out of the garage to get a ladder in place. A single fuch with tire weighs 40 lbs? While not heavy, its probably not easy to carry while going up a ladder.

I wonder if some type of pulley system would allow a similar rack to be raised and lowered. It could be mounted on the side of the garage where there is space to lower the rack without moving the cars.

[Randy Webb]

YUp - I would fab up a pipe like Griot's had somebody do -- I'd add a removable blocker plate of some sort to keep the tires on up to about Richter 7.5 (or Sphincter 7.5 if you prefer). Then powdercoat. Patent the design and sell your improved design for the same inflated prices as Griot's.