shipping tires

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:41 pm

wat do some of u guys do when u ship ur rims and tires?

Post by **racer12306** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:43 pm

tires alone can be taped up in pairs and shipped open.

last time i shipped wheels i found a box to send them in.

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:00 am

yeah when i ordered tires from discounttire they came taped up with bands.. i just shipped a set of srt rims i got 2 18x18x18 boxes, and some bubble wrap down, rim in facing up, seperated with foam and bubblewrap then the other rim facing down to protect both rim fronts more bubble wrap and foam to make everything snug and protect edges.. it was a tight fit but they made it fine UPS.. cosdt me i think 30 a box, so 60-70 ish plus cost of boxes

Donkeypuncher · Post by **Donkeypuncher** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:58 am

If you need some boxes, just go up to home depot or sams club and ask if you have some of their boxes. Usually they let you pick what you want for free.

Also, I find that ups is the cheapest if you pay online at the ups site then drop it off or have them pick it up. Most of these shipping stores overcharge on shipping, I had one mark up the cost $50 over the price listed online.

bombtrack07 · Post by **bombtrack07** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:43 pm

^^ UPS sucks balls. I have to deal with them on a daily basis.

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:49 pm

Fedex is the best for shipping rims/tires. We use them with work and find they are the cheapest

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:58 am

well i got two boxes from work (i work at kmart) and when i went to ups to get a quote they gave me a quote of 28 bucks if i ship each rim individually, ima try and go to fedex and get a quote. u think if i take the air out of the tires they would weigh less

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:54 am

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:21 am

even if it did drop a lil weigt which it wont, the quote is basically based on size of the box at that point...

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:26 am

I shipped two 15x6 steel wheels through UPS and it cost $13 each. Make sure you go to an actually UPS store. Places like Post Net and such upcharge like crazy. They tryed to get me to pay $15 to send a 2lb item Priority Mail when it should have cost $7.

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:20 am

da ups store gave me a quote of 28 each

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:50 am

is that quote for 28 each rim/tire?, or just rim... i think thats the same quote they gave me for one srt rim no tire.. thats why i doubled em up, was cheaper.. 2 boxes versus 4..

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:03 am

28 bucks each for rims and tires

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:12 am

i bought some boxes from uhaul so ima ship them in boxes

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:22 pm

I remember shipping 2 14" tires (No Rims, just the tires) and UPS charged me $40!!!
Is that alot or normal. I was kinda pissed because I barely made any money on that sale...

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:17 am

haha dis is old mat. but is dat for total or wat?

DuhNeon179 · Post by **DuhNeon179** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:45 am

Defintally put them in a box and tape it, and UPS is horrible stick with FedEX

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:02 pm

i shipped my srt4 rims wit tires two in each box and it came out to 125

tribaltats05 · Post by **tribaltats05** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:20 pm

cheapest way is greyhound wheels and tires like 60-70 shpped depending distance. i shipped a hood to MN for 45