rotorhead

Hi,
Does anyone have any experience with shipping rims.
What is the best way to send 4 rims with no tires via UPS or Fedex.
The Rims are OEM 16".
The best price for shipping is if you ship as one box or one package.
Anyone have packing experience with these wheels?
Please give details?
Regards,
Matthew

PHML

iTrader: (33)

Bubble wrap them babies. I know that sending them to a business address is cheaper than residential address.

rotorhead

Can someone elaborate on this packing procedure, do you just bubble rap?
Do you send the wheels individually?
do you tie them all together and then bubble rap?
Does anyone know of a single box option and where to get it?
Regards,
Matthew

KVA

Cut out cardboard circles, place on both sides, then bubble wrap, then saran wrap everthing with industrial saran wrap (find it at costco), then place two together and punch small holes thought the wrapped rims clost to the edge and tie them together (two each). Thus shipping is both cheaper using less packages as well as to a business if possible. Also use FedEx ground...they are cheaper than UPS.

LS4fun

I dont think its much cheaper shipping them together since package size becomes an issue and you may have to pay a premium on top of the weight. I would think shipping them individually is the best way to go.

As someone said above, cut two or three cardboard circles for each side of the rim and shrink wrap them very well. You can find a large roll of industrial shrink wrap at your local home depot (contractor's wrap).

What you can also do is estimate the best way to ship them (eg individually or together). Go to UPS.com or Fedex.com and estimate shipping. You can enter two options 1) the entire package with the entire weight with like 24 x 24 x 32 package size OR 2) a single rim weight with a package size of 24 x 24 x 8.

I dont have to tell you to multiple cost of #2 x 4. See what the price difference is.

Good luck!

Letsride

Get some 24" square boxes, cardboard circles as mentioned before, and lost of bubble wrap. Pack 2 wheels in each box after you have wraped them individually and then fill the spaces with foam peanuts.

Voila.....

Find a shipping source and you're done!!