I need help. Best/cheapest way to ship wheels/tires and Catback!

[kroy11]

Needing to ship my corsa catback and my wheels and tires.

Can anyone please show me how they have went about doing this? I have been to lowes/home depot and can not find a box big enough square to fit a wheel/tire in. And I can't find one deep/long enough to fit a catback in.

If anyone has shipped items like this before can you please give me a hand! Lol I have people ready to buy ATM but can't find a way to package them!

Thanks

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[jacknifetoaswan]

I'd look for a wheel and tire shop in your area, and try to buy boxes from them. I've seen people shipping wheel/tire packages at UPS before, and they had wheel boxes (presumably from whatever company sold them the package). I'd be that they'd sell you boxes from customer wheels.

JR

 

[kroy11]

I'd look for a wheel and tire shop in your area, and try to buy boxes from them. I've seen people shipping wheel/tire packages at UPS before, and they had wheel boxes (presumably from whatever company sold them the package). I'd be that they'd sell you boxes from customer wheels.

JR

I have a discount tire about 30 mins north of me, they might have something I could use. I'm gonna call now lol

 

[vernonator]

I bought a set of 4 tires/rims for my SHO a few years back from another forum. The seller shipped them FedEx freight and had them in two lots. He placed them face-to-face with cardboard in between to prevent scratches, tied them together with copious amounts of twine and then wrapped them in plastic. Cam from PA to IA with out a hitch.

 

[kroy11]

I bought a set of 4 tires/rims for my SHO a few years back from another forum. The seller shipped them FedEx freight and had them in two lots. He placed them face-to-face with cardboard in between to prevent scratches, tied them together with copious amounts of twine and then wrapped them in plastic. Cam from PA to IA with out a hitch.

I didn't think about shipping them that way, I figured I would have to do all 4 individually but that might be an option too! I appreciate it!

 

[daltron]

Check out Fed Ex Kinkos. I have found that most of the time their pack and ship service is extremely cheap. You literally just hand them the parts and they wrap them, box them, and ship them.

 

[kroy11]

Check out Fed Ex Kinkos. I have found that most of the time their pack and ship service is extremely cheap. You literally just hand them the parts and they wrap them, box them, and ship them.

I'm looking into this, I am reading horrible reviews about fedex shipping centers in my area..:frusty:

 

[GTP]

Putting two wheels together will be too heavy. You may as well strap them to a pallet and ship them freight at that point.

My new wheels / tires came with the original wheel boxes (too small for the tires) broken down and then the cardboard layers were used on the outside of the wheels to prevent scratches. So we're talking at least 3 layers of cardboard each side. Then nylon straps were cinched around the tires to keep the cardboard in place. Essentially, the tires look almost completely exposed. Works fine. Strapping tape might be a viable substitute for the nylon straps.

You may be able to find sheet cardboard stock cheaper than boxes. Depends on where you live.

 

[kroy11]

Putting two wheels together will be too heavy. You may as well strap them to a pallet and ship them freight at that point.

My new wheels / tires came with the original wheel boxes (too small for the tires) broken down and then the cardboard layers were used on the outside of the wheels to prevent scratches. So we're talking at least 3 layers of cardboard each side. Then nylon straps were cinched around the tires to keep the cardboard in place. Essentially, the tires look almost completely exposed. Works fine. Strapping tape might be a viable substitute for the nylon straps.

You may be able to find sheet cardboard stock cheaper than boxes. Depends on where you live.

I saw something online like this also, it makes sense just makes me a little nervous not having the package completely enclosed traveling 600 miles lol

 

[plc268]

If your shipping just the wheel, then you should be able to find a correct size box nearly anywhere, especially something like moving boxes. You'd just need to cut them down to fit to size.

If you're shipping the tire mounted to the rim, a foam sheet and a few pieces of cardboard on the front and back should do the trick. Then make sure to tape up the tire and cardboard several times. Also, I would deflate the tire as well.

A catback will be a bit more tricky though. Best bet is take it to a shipper, they may have a solution to ship it.

I saw something online like this also, it makes sense just makes me a little nervous not having the package completely enclosed traveling 600 miles lol

It's fine. It's how a lot of stores ship tire mounted wheels.

 

[Old 5 Oh]

I bought a set of 4 tires/rims for my SHO a few years back from another forum. The seller shipped them FedEx freight and had them in two lots. He placed them face-to-face with cardboard in between to prevent scratches, tied them together with copious amounts of twine and then wrapped them in plastic. Cam from PA to IA with out a hitch.

This. It's how Tire Rack ships full sets of wheels and tires. Mine were actually 4 separate pieces, with sturdy cardboard strapped to the pretty side of the wheels. Worked great.

 

[wildcatgoal]

I'm looking into this, I am reading horrible reviews about fedex shipping centers in my area..:frusty:

They're god awful South of Atlanta where I used to live. Most "IDGAF" people ever... slow, don't package well, could care less about their job, etc.

I package myself, I drop it off at a UPS store. FedEx is dead to me.

 

[kroy11]

I assume this is the way you are describing?

 

[GTP]

^This. But square pieces of cardboard work fine, too.

Cool pic, we thank you.

 

[CB]

LTL shipping companies such as Uship.com

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