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Packaging wheels

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    jakejacobson86 New Member

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    Packaging wheels

    hey whats up guys. I recently sold my 17's. I was just wondering, what is the best way to pack and ship? what materials would be the best?
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    Bulletproofswordsman JDM Oroku-Saki

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    w/ tires or without'?
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    jakejacobson86 New Member

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    w/tires. its only three wheels
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    fishexpo101 Get Some

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    The way tirerack shipped my wheels were with some cardboard cut into circle with a slightly larger diameter than the wheel (between the wheel edge and outside diameter of the tire itself). They placed them on both sides of the wheel to protect the alloy and used plain packing tape to keep them together. They also had plastic banding straps - but tape should do it. Don't really have to protect the tire itself - just the the alloy. Then use FedEx or UPS ground to get it there. Less chance of the wheels getting banged up in shipping. Received three sets that way and shipped two sets out in the past two years and had zero problems.
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    Phozenstone New Member

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    yeh, when i sold my old wheels, wut i did was cut cardboard into a circle, i would put 2 peices on the wheels, one in front and one on back, then used cling wrap and wrapped everything together, and went over it with clear wrapping tape. It held up pretty good but expect to be spending like $10 on supplies.
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    jakejacobson86 New Member

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    not bad, thanks for the help guys. hey phozenstone, do you remember how much you charged for shipping? and what delivery method you used?
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    Glad you sold the rims man! :D
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    jakejacobson86 New Member

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    hehe, yeah me too. thought i was going to be stuck with the for a while! i would have imagined everyone jump on the deal cause its a freakin steal! anyways, i still need to get rid of my corners and altezzas.
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    crap guys, anyone know the cheapest method to ship something like wheels? i checked usps today, and they said i need to ship each wheel individually because they weigh in at 45 pounds each! help!
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    Phozenstone New Member

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    fedex has good prices on domestic shipping, u can pack 2 wheels together but i think each wheel individually might be easier. When i shipped 4 wheels from NY to FL wit UPS, it costed $120 i believe, thats with tires included and insurance.

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