# Best way to ship wheels/tires?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991
**Category:** Shift518 Off Topic
**Created:** [December 26, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991 "2008-12-26T03:35:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@NedZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NedZ32)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991/1 "2008-12-26T03:35:48Z")
Whats the best way to ship something as bulky and heavy as wheels and tires? I imagine FedEx would charge more than the package is actually worth.
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### Author:  [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2008, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991/2 "2008-12-26T05:03:41Z")
newspaper under cardboard on the face, then wrap them in saran wrap until you’ve got a good coating, bring to UPS, bend over and let the magic happen.
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### Author:  [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991/3 "2008-12-26T05:32:57Z")
It’s quite cheap to ship them using greyhound actually. what happens is you ship them to the bus station closest to the persons address and then go to pick em up. you just have to pack them in really well. use styrofoam and sheets of cardboard on the faces and backs of the wheels. the tires should protect the sides well enough(provided tires are ON the wheels)
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### Author:  [@CustomLowz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CustomLowz)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2008, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991/4 "2008-12-26T06:01:51Z")
The few times I shipped wheels, I did cardboard over the front and back, then took shrink wrap (used for pallets of goods) and wrapped each tire… Never had a problem. I used DHL (when they were around) and never paid more than $22 to ship a wheel…
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### Author:  [@NedZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NedZ32)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2008, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991/5 "2008-12-26T06:14:43Z")
I just looked up a price on UPS, roughly $120 shipped to PA. Not too bad and actually better than the quote I got from Greyhound.
Whats DHL?
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### Author:  [@CustomLowz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CustomLowz)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991/6 "2008-12-26T06:29:02Z")
> [@NedZ32](#):
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> I just looked up a price on UPS, roughly $120 shipped to PA. Not too bad and actually better than the quote I got from Greyhound.
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> Whats DHL?
DHL is another shipping company (Yellow and red vans) but they arent in the area anymore…
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2008, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991/7 "2008-12-26T06:33:03Z")
DHL isnt around anymore? Umm deff had something shipped to my house dhl a couple weeks ago :ponder
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### Author:  [@CustomLowz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CustomLowz)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2008, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991/8 "2008-12-26T06:36:17Z")
> [@Shady](#):
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> DHL isnt around anymore? Umm deff had something shipped to my house dhl a couple weeks ago :ponder
They said they were pulling out of america…
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2008, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991/9 "2008-12-26T06:37:17Z")
I have no idea, all I know is my tracking number for my package was DHL and the envelop said dhl on it, although I think they moight do some stuff thru the USPS
just saying my shit was DHL yo
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### Author:  [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2008, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991/10 "2008-12-26T07:28:03Z")
$120!?!?! I’ve shipped wheels to California cheaper from the UPS store. Find someone you know who owns a business that has daily pick ups from UPS or FedEx or something!
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991/11 "2008-12-26T07:29:00Z")
I have daily pick ups from fed ex :umm
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991/12 "2008-12-26T08:44:04Z")
Ive never shipped wheels with tires but I shipped wheels at Parcel Post Express on Nott Street in Schenectady thru DHL and it was cheap.
I shipped a one piece H-pipe with cats off my Mustang there thru DHL and it was only 25 bucks and the box was huge.
The girl that works there is really hot.
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### Author:  [@crazybrew609](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crazybrew609)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2008, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991/13 "2008-12-26T09:11:35Z")
dhl is done. they stoped shipping about a month ago. fedex has taken over the accounts and shipping obligations… until the end of the year and then they are 100% gone
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2008, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991/14 "2008-12-26T09:18:54Z")
DHL is done? WTF… I shipped my old Z24 wheels to the Midwest and they charged me 15 bucks a wheel. Fuck.
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### Author:  [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-way-to-ship-wheels-tires/240991/15 "2008-12-26T20:58:47Z")
> [@Shady](#):
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> I have no idea, all I know is my tracking number for my package was DHL and the envelop said dhl on it, although I think they moight do some stuff thru the USPS
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> just saying my shit was DHL yo
DHL no longer ships domestically in the states, but there’s still plenty of their packages in other carrier’s systems (often one carrier will use another to ship shit, don’t ask) so people will be getting stuff from them for a while.
I’d ship UPS, but if it includes rims wrap them in some bubble wrap under the cardboard.
Wheels/rims and other car parts go as “heavy” so they get tossed around a lot on metal slides and floors.
Oh and insure those suckers if they’re more than a hundred apiece.