I'm moving soon and have ZERO room for my OEM wheels (with tires mounted). Because of this, I've decided to ship them. My question(s) for you i-clubbers:

1. What's cheapest way to ship (UPS Ground, USPS, etc.)
(I don't really care how long it takes, within reason, since they'll be my winter wheels/tires)

2. How the heck do I safely package them so they don't get scratched/bent in transit?



Maybe Subydude or some vendors could help me with ideas, since you have vast experience with this.

EDIT: also, any guesses at how much it will cost? I know from browsing various online tire sites that it costs $30-40 to ship tires...

 

Stack the wheels with cardboard between them and with cardboard on the ends. Tie them up as a stack and then ship them.

 

Its gonna cost you atleast $100 to ship em.

You might as well sell them before moving.

 

most places will charge you an extra handling fee for large packages like that. tirerack and other vendors ship thier wheels individually. they use cardboard cut in circles to cover both sides of the wheel, then use tape or plastic straps to hold the cardboard to the wheel.

in my shipping experiences, fedex ground is usually cheapest

 

Damn, I just got a quote from Greyhound Shipping (yes, you put it on a Greyhound bus!)

I'm guessing this is as cheap as it gets.

Assumptions: (4) packages, 50lbs each, 24" diameter, 12" high.

$160!

:0

 

they usually go by the longest dimension, so as long as two wheels stacked together is wider than it is tall, you'd get charged for the same size (but more weight)- but only 2 packages instead of 4

I paid something like $115 for a set of wrx oem's w/ re92s to be shipped from texas to oregon- by greyhound...

 

Oregon, eh! That's where I'm headed.

 

It's underrated... you should like it here. Where abouts are you headed? Portland, eugene, and medford now all have established subaru owner and enthusiast 'groups'... if you're interested in that type of thing...

 

have you thought about getting a hitch installed and then renting a trailer.

you can haul a few things on there.

heck with just a hitch, you can buy one of those things that HANG from the hitch. can carry as much as the trailer tongue weight limit is...

 

I'm moving to Portland. I've lived in Oregon since '93, graduated last year from the University of Oregon, spent the last 18 months here in the bay and finally got scared by the cost of living.

I'll miss the great weather but I think the quality of life is better up there.

Where are you at?

 

Well, I think I'm going to impossibly find a way to make them fit *inside* of my car. It ain't worth it to ship old RE92's on OEM wheels for $160+. I was initially thinking it would be under $50.

The tow hitch thing is a great idea, but that'll cost at least $100.

Thanks for all the great ideas guys!

 

Craigslist.

Yeah, seriously. There are people who advertise that they need something taken from point A to point B, and if anyone is going that direction (including rides, etc.), give them something toward gas money.

Time it so you're both travelling together so you can cruise up a bit faster...