How to ship Rims and Tires
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How to ship Rims and Tires
As the title says, I've never shipped rims and tires before in my life, so it brings me to asking these questions.
How would I be able to ship them without any damage being done to them and what carrier will ship them for a reasonable price without being raped on the price.
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Kag
How would I be able to ship them without any damage being done to them and what carrier will ship them for a reasonable price without being raped on the price.
Thanks,
Kag
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Ive heard people shipping them individually (4 separate boxes ) at the same time to save a few bucks. I've never tried it but who knows.
As for packing, don't be afraid to spend a few extra bucks cause it goes a long way. (bubble wrap / cushion materials / styrofoam / peanuts / ect) just make sure they're firm in the box, not bouncing around. And if shipped all in 1 box make sure there not rubbing up against each other.
As for packing, don't be afraid to spend a few extra bucks cause it goes a long way. (bubble wrap / cushion materials / styrofoam / peanuts / ect) just make sure they're firm in the box, not bouncing around. And if shipped all in 1 box make sure there not rubbing up against each other.
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I work at UPS and honestly the cardboard cut peices are the most common, the ones in the example are probably fine since they have tires on them to absorb the impact but if you're shipping rim only....read along.
Big names like American Racing tend to come in their own boxes with no noticeable padding.
HOWEVER, I strongly recommend placing them in their own boxes with padding on all corners where the lip of the rim touches. then tape the **** out of the box. I couldnt count how many people send a 50lb box and put one strip of tape on it.
just package it keeping in mind that it will probably be thrown, dropped and banged up. Insure the package if you want but you can't authenticate the damage claims made from the receiver. There are lots of people who make false claims so be aware of that also.
Oh, Don't cheap out on padding and get bubble wrap. They're rims. They have weight. Unless you triple wrap the one wheel the bubbles will just pop under the weight. Lowes and home depot sell big styrofome (spell) sheets for like 10 bucks. They are all you'll need, if you guys need visual I can probably post up some pictures since i have this kind of stuff laying around here
Big names like American Racing tend to come in their own boxes with no noticeable padding.
HOWEVER, I strongly recommend placing them in their own boxes with padding on all corners where the lip of the rim touches. then tape the **** out of the box. I couldnt count how many people send a 50lb box and put one strip of tape on it.
just package it keeping in mind that it will probably be thrown, dropped and banged up. Insure the package if you want but you can't authenticate the damage claims made from the receiver. There are lots of people who make false claims so be aware of that also.
Oh, Don't cheap out on padding and get bubble wrap. They're rims. They have weight. Unless you triple wrap the one wheel the bubbles will just pop under the weight. Lowes and home depot sell big styrofome (spell) sheets for like 10 bucks. They are all you'll need, if you guys need visual I can probably post up some pictures since i have this kind of stuff laying around here
Last edited by blackbird0230; 04-14-2011 at 12:39 AM.
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I shipped some wheels with tires mounted on them through fedex. They were 18's with goodyear eagle F1's and were heavy. Fedex charged me 25 bucks a wheel and wrapped them up like in the example shown above and stuck a label on the tires. I was going to use boxes but the buyer said not to worry about it. I recieved my used ttm's in fedex boxes from bay area california and i think the guy paid like 120 for shipping.
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This is the way i ship rims w/tires. through fed-ex and local air cargo
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I actually used the US post office since they were cheaper than UPS. I sent out 2 speedline and 4 ws6 wheels all individually through the post office. They ranged from going to Arizona to Pennsylvannia. The cost averaged in the mid $20. They were ebay sales so the shipping was slightly cheaper.