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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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anyone know the cheapest way to ship wheels? ive gotten shipping quotes and they are rediculous
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by bus as in Geyhound.
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by bus as in Geyhound.
umm im not following?
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Just wheels or wheels and tires?

If just wheels, ship USPS. Very inexpensive if you ship in 4 boxes.

If wheels and tires, fedex. Cut out cardboard circles and put on the face of each wheel and wrap them up with a **** ton of saran wrap.
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Originally Posted by PACKERSz28Camaro
Just wheels or wheels and tires?

If just wheels, ship USPS. Very inexpensive if you ship in 4 boxes.

If wheels and tires, fedex. Cut out cardboard circles and put on the face of each wheel and wrap them up with a **** ton of saran wrap.
its just wheels i got a quote from usps and it was more expensive than ups
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its just wheels i got a quote from usps and it was more expensive than ups
4 individual boxes? What size are the boxes you're using for shipping?
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From what Johnny59 said is you can actually ship stuff via Grayhound and I think there actually cheaper than UPS/Fedex.
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4 individual boxes? What size are the boxes you're using for shipping?
the boxes i have are 11inches tall by 20x20 wide and weigh 30 lbs each
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the boxes i have are 11inches tall by 20x20 wide and weigh 30 lbs each
Hmm. Sure enough, I just put those numbers in and it does cost quite a bit. From Wisconsin to California it was a little over $120 total. I used similar boxes to ship wheels that were 22 pounds to puerto rico and it was $17 a box for a total of roughly $70...hmm
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Hmm. Sure enough, I just put those numbers in and it does cost quite a bit. From Wisconsin to California it was a little over $120 total. I used similar boxes to ship wheels that were 22 pounds to puerto rico and it was $17 a box for a total of roughly $70...hmm
its crazy man i cant sell my wheels cuz no one wants to pay shipping .i shipped a t56 a while back from va to nj and it was like 115 and the box was 130lbs
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^ I guess times are ruff now-a-days. Sucks that you can't sale em. What kind of wheels are they? If you don't mind my asking.
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Originally Posted by PACKERSz28Camaro
Just wheels or wheels and tires?

If just wheels, ship USPS. Very inexpensive if you ship in 4 boxes.

If wheels and tires, fedex. Cut out cardboard circles and put on the face of each wheel and wrap them up with a **** ton of saran wrap.
Problem with Fed Ex is that they don't offer full-value protection, or simply put, no insurance, only "declared value" which is $100 no matter what you ship. Fed Ex will gladly charge you an "insurance" fee though. F**king crooks.

I finally see why so many wheel/big item sellers would rather keep things local...
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^ I guess times are ruff now-a-days. Sucks that you can't sale em. What kind of wheels are they? If you don't mind my asking.
ws6 speedlines they are in good condition no rash or anything
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point them in the direction you need them to go, and roll them really, really hard.
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I am looking for some WS6 speedlines how much are you selling the wheels or,shipping & all? I'm interested if the price is reasonable
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I just shipped some wheels fully insured through FedEx for $120 from NM to IL. Not bad IMO.
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I've shipped wheels/tires through ups and is came out to be $96 from NM to AL. About average from what i've seen.
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i just paid 196 and some change 2 ship them from va 2 ca it sucked that was through ups
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I am looking for some WS6 speedlines how much are you selling the wheels or,shipping & all? I'm interested if the price is reasonable
sorry bud i just sold em
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I just shipped some wheels fully insured through FedEx for $120 from NM to IL. Not bad IMO.
Damn, thats not bad. Im trying to ship a magnaflow catback, to a member in Cali and they want $150.. It wont fit in a box so im just gonna bubble wrap the whole thing and send it.



To the OP, i bought rims/tires off a member and the way it was sent was just like how one of the members mentioned. just put strong cardboard on the rims, and wrap them. The guy i bought the wheels/tires off sent all 4 wheels just like that.
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