anyone know the best /cheapest way to ship wheels?

[e30m20TurbO7]

petrol in laguna beach is 4.79 a gallon for 91
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You need to get an account other wise it's not cheap. I have run into the same thing. Shipping is not cheap and rates continue to climb thanks to diesel getting reaching the $4.50 a gallon mark..

[flyboyx]

having an account at fed ex and ups will save you money, generally a 10 to 15% discount. if you spend more than 150 a month in shipping, the discount is better yet. fed ex ground is cheaper than ups by about 10 to 15% ups's billing system is a pain in the goddam ass. they send you a bill in the mail and you have like 10 days to pay it. if it is not received by their deadline, they assess a penalty. also, they have a bull shit department that audits all the shipments and you generally get another bill for the same shipment that ads a few bucks they supposedly forgot to charge you in the first place. for this reason, i don't use ups very often anymore. on the other hand, my local fedex office is staffed by worthless ghetto fucking retards. basically i have the option of getting shitty service and cheap no nonsense shipping rates at the orange and purple store or fantastic service and a big hassle with billing from shit brown. normally, i choose the cheap shipping.

buy shipping boxes at the uhaul store because they are like 3 bucks each instead of 10-15 bucks at ups or fedex.

for wheels with tires, bumpers, valances, and other large/heavy items, greyhound is the way to go. call their res number and get a quote. my guess is that 4 wheels with tires taped together 2x2 (2 packages) will be around 100 bucks or a little more.

[89is]

Depends on how far you're shipping them, I paid 350 to ship wheels from cali to me (ups), with tires. I'd work on doing without tires if you can, it'll save quite a bundle.

[rightcoastbias]

Like "noE30" suggested, you can bundle the wheels+tires together thoroughly with stretch film and use cardboard or foam to give the wheel faces protection.

I agree. With tires, I have always shipped wheels with stretch film and cardboard to protect the faces. This makes packaging a breeze.

Shipping companies charge by outlying dimensions, so it will still be roughly ~22"x22"x10" per wheel.

Over the past 3 years, I've shipped 3 sets of 18" wheels from SC to CA by FedEx and never paid over $150. Perhaps shipping costs have increased since.

[E30SPDFRK]

I've shipped via USPS and UPS, both were around $180 for all 4 wheel, no tires (18"). Looked into getting a UPS account but it looked like the only advantage was I could pring shipping labes and they'd pick it up. Nothing about a discount as far as I could tell.

[Kershaw]

African swallow...

hahahahah!

nice.

[dogsbark26]

When I shipped my 5 wheels from Indianapolis, IN to Monroe, NC (Prince Wheel Services did a great job) I used Fed EX, packed each wheel in a separate box, and total shipping was around $50 one way. So about $10 per wheel for shipping. Of course, I found boxes and bought bubble wrap.

I checked around, even listed the shipment on uShip.com. Fed Ex was by far the cheapest for me.

Wheels only. Obviously will be different for weight and distance.

[td325ic]

If you're shipping the wheels with tires then Greyhound is going to be the most affordable in my opinion. I'd bundle two wheels+tires together per package so you'd have two separate packages. Each package weighing around 60-70lbs.

Like "noE30" suggested, you can bundle the wheels+tires together thoroughly with stretch film and use cardboard or foam to give the wheel faces protection. I'd spend the extra bucks and get reinforced heavy duty packaging tape over regular packaging tape.

If you bring a student id to greyhound you'll get 20% off. I'd estimate each package would cost you around $60 - $70 each. So around $140 total for shipping plus your cost of materials & time is what you could charge the buyer.

[apm]

Take out the air from tires and flatten them out? I've put 2 17"rims with 205/40 in the past in a 24x20 cargo box I believe. It will bulk a small bit at the top but not a whole lot.

Put cardboards on the face/sides for protection.

I think I have shipped around 3-4 times with this setup and works fine. Even to Canada from NA.

Fedex ground seems to be the cheapest.

[noE30]

If you are shipping them with the tires mounted, tape/strap some card board to the faces of the wheels and the plastic wrap over that. Basically use the tires to protect the wheels.

[dothadance]

African swallow...

WHAT? a swallow carrying a wheel?

[supkev]

greyhound +1

[schröe30er]

I know a lot of guys use Greyhound to ship bulky stuff like bumpers and such, you may give then a try.

[TS87325IS]

Yeah, i just put em up with a shipped price instead. Now they look like expensive weaves and everyone is going to look at them and say, that guy is crazy lol oh well, i will check fedex. Thanks for the info guys.

[M-technik-3]

You need to get an account other wise it's not cheap. I have run into the same thing. Shipping is not cheap and rates continue to climb thanks to diesel getting reaching the $4.50 a gallon mark..