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Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 7 2006, 09:46 PM

Evening folks..

I sold the wheels/tires from my Acura. The wheels are 18X7.5, the tires are a 205/40/18. Thay are still mounted on the rims, and inflated I need to ship them to Florida.

Whats the most cost effective way to do this?

Thanks,

Matt

Posted by: mrdezyne Feb 7 2006, 10:31 PM

If there are Greyhound bus stations at each location, they will ship large stuff like that for a good price. I have sent car seats and wheels via Greyhound before.....

Posted by: boxstr Feb 7 2006, 10:32 PM

CCLINDOGBUS

Posted by: p914 Feb 7 2006, 10:44 PM

I sold a set of 4 tires with rivieras and bundled 2 together and shipped em UPS from Vancouver WA to San Diego. Both sets of 2 arrived fine and dandy.

Posted by: Porsche Rescue Feb 7 2006, 10:52 PM

I have taped two tires together and shipped FedEx Ground (FedEx is almost always cheaper than UPS in my experience). Not sure if they will take mounted tires but if UPS will FedEx should too. Tires were about $30 pair, Oregon to Michigan.

Posted by: smdubovsky Feb 8 2006, 09:16 AM

DHL will ship 4 mounted tires (strap pairs together w/ a pc. of cardboard between the faces) for about $90 (cross country, heavy 18" wheels, and pickup at your door). Cheaper than fedex or UPS.

SMD

Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 8 2006, 12:14 PM

QUOTE (smdubovsky @ Feb 8 2006, 07:16 AM)
DHL will ship 4 mounted tires (strap pairs together w/ a pc. of cardboard between the faces) for about $90 (cross country, heavy 18" wheels, and pickup at your door). Cheaper than fedex or UPS.

SMD

You said "pick up at your door".... that sounds good to me.

Whjat do "I" have to do to them (exactly) to prepare them to be shipped.

Maybe I'm stupid... who is DHL??

Posted by: WRX914 Feb 8 2006, 12:37 PM

I have a distribution warehouse here in Vegas, I sell mounted wheels and tires 25x10.5x12 All terrains for off highway vehicles weekly. I put the wheels together face to face with a cardboard seperator then shrinkwrap them together. UPS charges a handeling fee if they are not boxed... Never had even one problem after 1,000+ wheels shipped.

Posted by: Mueller Feb 8 2006, 12:53 PM

take the air out, they'll weigh less

QUOTE
Maybe I'm stupid... who is DHL??

are you serious???

http://www.dhl-usa.com/home/home.asp

ditto on the cardboard between them and wrapping together....I just used shrinkwrap last time, worked great.........

*founder was infamous for paying big $$$ to sleep with virgin pacific islander girls, he died in a plane crash a few years ago and many of the girls are now millionairs that ended up having a baby from him....

Posted by: Porsche Rescue Feb 8 2006, 01:11 PM

Where does one get shrink wrap? Does it require a heat gun?

I have always used regular transparent packing tape, multiple wraps in about five places around the tires. Wheels would make that harder to do.

Posted by: J P Stein Feb 8 2006, 01:12 PM

QUOTE (WRX914 @ Feb 8 2006, 10:37 AM)
I have a distribution warehouse here in Vegas, I sell mounted wheels and tires 25x10.5x12 All terrains for off highway vehicles weekly. I put the wheels together face to face with a cardboard seperator then shrinkwrap them together. UPS charges a handeling fee if they are not boxed... Never had even one problem after 1,000+ wheels shipped.

Shrink wrap is killer.
2 at a time.....4 gets too heavy. Then use the hound.

Posted by: Porsche Rescue Feb 8 2006, 02:12 PM

HEY, JP, answer my question please!

Posted by: Mueller Feb 8 2006, 02:38 PM

QUOTE (Porsche Rescue @ Feb 8 2006, 01:12 PM)
HEY, JP, answer my question please!

I'm not JP, nor will I ever pretend to be

http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INPDFF?PMPAGE=745&PARTPG=INLMK3

Posted by: Porsche Rescue Feb 8 2006, 02:43 PM

Thanks Mike, I wouldn't either!

Posted by: J P Stein Feb 8 2006, 06:50 PM

Aw, fuck both youz guys

Office Depot, IIRC.....I went on a search for the stuff
and ended up at some office supply outfit East of here.
I asked at about 4 different joints & finally found it.

Heat guns are gud.

Posted by: Porsche Rescue Feb 8 2006, 10:18 PM

Thank you sir. At least insults get results.

Posted by: J P Stein Feb 8 2006, 10:36 PM

Your "shipping wrap" may be the same stuff. Try some heat & see if it shrinks...asshole

Posted by: Porsche Rescue Feb 8 2006, 10:48 PM

Name calling is not becoming. I was using plain old tape. Works fine for tires only. I will be needing wrap to ship my Boxster wheels (the ones you like so much) with tires when I sell them. The yellow car is for sale sans extra wheels/tires and custom seat.

Posted by: J P Stein Feb 8 2006, 11:00 PM

QUOTE (Porsche Rescue @ Feb 8 2006, 08:48 PM)
Name calling is not becoming. I was using plain old tape. Works fine for tires only. I will be needing wrap to ship my Boxster wheels (the ones you like so much) with tires when I sell them. The yellow car is for sale sans extra wheels/tires and custom seat.

Bring em' over & we can wrap em'. I got bout 9 milles of the stuff....and the tooling to make it easy. Didn't you help me with that once? Do I owe you too?

Custom seat? I need a pic. Cheep?

Posted by: Lou W Feb 8 2006, 11:06 PM

I boxed up two fuchs and tires in each box and mailed them through the USPS, it went very well, max weight of 32lbs, and I think it was something like $11.00 per box.

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Posted by: Porsche Rescue Feb 8 2006, 11:11 PM

Now there is a plan!