What is the best way to ship wheels/tires? (more)
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What is the best way to ship wheels/tires? (more)
Someboy is interested in buying my old rims and tires from my Mitsubishi....can i have a shop ship them for me?...or do i have to box them myself....any advice would be appreciated....PS. anyone know what it costs to ship rims and tires across the US? how about from US to Canada? thanks...
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2002 CLK 430 Coupe
The best way to ship wheels and tires, assuming the tires are mounted is to pair them up into two packages. Get some large cardboard boxes and cut three cardboard disks the diameter of the tire for each pair. Place one disk between the two wheels (wheel faces in), and one on each of the outer sides. You then need to wrap the assembled pairs with good packaging tape (2"). Wrap the tape around the package several layers thick in at least 4 places making sure the assembly is tight.
As far as shipping costs, weigh an assembled pair on a bathroom scale then go to http://www.ups.com/ and plug in the "to" and "from" zip codes, the weight and how you want to ship - double the price and there you have it. Hope this helps.
As far as shipping costs, weigh an assembled pair on a bathroom scale then go to http://www.ups.com/ and plug in the "to" and "from" zip codes, the weight and how you want to ship - double the price and there you have it. Hope this helps.
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this was how i shipped mine...everything was ok upon arrival. i've seen tirerack or others ship it with a plastic sheathing of some type almost like a huge piece of packing tape shrink-wrapped around each set. fyi...make sure the wheels have zero air pressure..you save weight that way
