Wheel Shipping Costs

[NIck Miller]

When you get tires or wheels from tire rack or 949 racing, they usually have
this discs of cardboard that fit the wheel perfectly, and put 2 of them for
the "end caps" and one inbetween each wheel, then stack them and use that
strapping stuff to hold them together.  So no boxes or anything.  Works
pretty  well, never had a scratch on my stuff..

On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 2:11 PM, <TWFAUST at aol.com> wrote:

> I think it is possible that you fat fingered the keyboard at the UPS site.
> I would think, $40-$60 for two. I usually ship two to the box. 16" box for
> 15's,  18" box for 16 or 17" wheels. As a caution against UPS depredations,
> I cut  pieces of plywood at 16, or 18, inches square. I then put one at the
> bottom, one  in the middle and another on the top.  I then strap them with
> fiberglass  reinforced tape. The plywood squares help prevent deformation
> and
> slippage of  the tape. UPS has nearly destroyed at least one box, but it
> held together.
>
> It can be a mistake to underestimate UPS when it turns its hand to
> destruction. I also tape the wheels together before putting them in the
>  box.
>
> In any case, there is a significant savings in using one box.
>
> Tom Faust
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