Homemade Wall Tire Rack
10-24-10, 01:01 PM
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Homemade Wall Tire Rack
Wanted to free up a bit of space in the garage and decided the wheels/tires looked a bit 'tacky' just stacked in the corner so I decided to explore options. Needed something that would hold 6 wheels/tires, 4 from the OEM set, and 2 DR rears for later. The online aluminum options were a bit 'soft' for my taste and besides held 4 so I decided to put one together.
Simple project using angle iron readily available at either of the larger home improvement stores. As this is not a complete DYI, if anyone has any questions please ask.
6' 1/8 angle iron used for the primary support beams.
1" square tubing used for the front and rear bottom bars with 3/4" tubing slid inside the 1" bar and puddle welded together (serious overkill).
Various supports ,braces, lag bolts,etc.
Mounted into 4 wall beams for support. Measure over and over and over before drilling and cutting.
Keeping everything square required several trips up and down the ladder for test fits and spot welds but in the end I am satisfied with the results.
Figure 210lbs for the stock OEM wheels and then 2 additional rear DR wheels/tires, it needed to securely hold up around 300lbs. Still, with everything in place I was able to swing like a monkey under the wheels with no flex anywhere at over 450lbs of weight on the unit (myself and wheels, I don't weigh that much).
Some of the equipment used.
Level
Welder, Lincoln 3200HD, 135amp, running gas shielding.
Various hand tools
Right angle grinder to clean up the welds.
Cut off tool
Compressor
Drill
Miter saw
etc......
Total supplies was around $100 or so, time was a solid day, and then some time to prime and 3 good coats of Rustoleum paint.
Still looking at options to earthquake proof the unit including a chain through the wheels or matching swing/drop down bar (leaning towards). Also room to add an extension if needed down the line.
Enjoy
BEFORE
Drill Holes to match studs in the wall.
Grinding down the corners after welding. Solid welds are crucial here as any weakness will result in a seriously bad day.
Test fitting the bottom corner
Another test fit
Finished
Simple project using angle iron readily available at either of the larger home improvement stores. As this is not a complete DYI, if anyone has any questions please ask.
6' 1/8 angle iron used for the primary support beams.
1" square tubing used for the front and rear bottom bars with 3/4" tubing slid inside the 1" bar and puddle welded together (serious overkill).
Various supports ,braces, lag bolts,etc.
Mounted into 4 wall beams for support. Measure over and over and over before drilling and cutting.
Keeping everything square required several trips up and down the ladder for test fits and spot welds but in the end I am satisfied with the results.
Figure 210lbs for the stock OEM wheels and then 2 additional rear DR wheels/tires, it needed to securely hold up around 300lbs. Still, with everything in place I was able to swing like a monkey under the wheels with no flex anywhere at over 450lbs of weight on the unit (myself and wheels, I don't weigh that much).
Some of the equipment used.
Level
Welder, Lincoln 3200HD, 135amp, running gas shielding.
Various hand tools
Right angle grinder to clean up the welds.
Cut off tool
Compressor
Drill
Miter saw
etc......
Total supplies was around $100 or so, time was a solid day, and then some time to prime and 3 good coats of Rustoleum paint.
Still looking at options to earthquake proof the unit including a chain through the wheels or matching swing/drop down bar (leaning towards). Also room to add an extension if needed down the line.
Enjoy
BEFORE
Drill Holes to match studs in the wall.
Grinding down the corners after welding. Solid welds are crucial here as any weakness will result in a seriously bad day.
Test fitting the bottom corner
Another test fit
Finished
Last edited by Pearlpower; 10-24-10 at 09:33 PM.
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10-25-10, 02:18 PM
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Very nice work and super clean! I've been working to clean and organize our garage as well, but not up to your standards yet 
.
I bought one of the tire rack racks from another member here a couple of years ago but never installed it. http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=164
What you built looks similar to the one we installed in our enclosed trailer for the track car (except the bottom of ours can fold up). You might get some ideas for earthquake-proofing / holding the wheels on with how ours works (looking now for the link to it if I can remember where we got it).
Edit - this is where we got it, not exactly the model but same design for holding tires / wheels in the rack during transit.
http://www.pitproducts.com/defotira.html
http://www.pitproducts.com/8sptira.html
.I bought one of the tire rack racks from another member here a couple of years ago but never installed it. http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=164
What you built looks similar to the one we installed in our enclosed trailer for the track car (except the bottom of ours can fold up). You might get some ideas for earthquake-proofing / holding the wheels on with how ours works (looking now for the link to it if I can remember where we got it).
Edit - this is where we got it, not exactly the model but same design for holding tires / wheels in the rack during transit.
http://www.pitproducts.com/defotira.html
http://www.pitproducts.com/8sptira.html
Last edited by DaveGS4; 10-25-10 at 02:27 PM.
10-25-10, 02:38 PM
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Thanks everyone for your comments.
Yes, but not over the top as I respect my neighbors piece and quiet even if their feelings are not mutual. 
I did install a cheap BluRay player in it last night. That Toshiba DVD player was one of the first and stills works fine to this day but need to move on. 
Thanks Dave, probably has more to do with my OCPD. Just a stickler with the details. Thank you for the links, will check those out. Lee
svagusta Wow. Your garage is freaking niiice. Very organized.
Do you have surround sound in your garage??
Do you have surround sound in your garage??
I did install a cheap BluRay player in it last night. That Toshiba DVD player was one of the first and stills works fine to this day but need to move on.
DAVEGS4 Very nice work and super clean! I've been working to clean and organize our garage as well, but not up to your standards yet .
Just a stickler with the details. Thank you for the links, will check those out. Lee
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