verskel

Okay, I finally won a bid on a set of "thrust" type wheels with tires and need to get a recommendation for shipping. UPS wants to ship only 2 wheels at a time which costs about $77 per box totalling $144 ! :eek:

The total weight is 215-lbs. - a friend told me to try Yellow Freight - any idea ? :confused: What have you guys used before ???

Glensgages

In Jan/Feb '02, I shipped via 'Brown Army' my four N90-wheels Pittsburgh-to-Washington D.C. for chrome-plating.
The girl I was dating at the time worked the customer counter @ UPS, and advised shipping 2-per-box, with mucho padding around the edges & between.
I believe the charge, with adequate insurance, was $30 per box EACH way ($120-total, round-trip), and the wheels arrived in excellent condition.

69vette66

I would get some other quotes besides UPS. The are high priced. Ibought a hood scoop from a vender and they charged me $24 to ship to me, and I sent it back same box and weight and they charged me $45. I dont get it. I still have not got an answer why from UPS. So I will no longer use them.

:cheers: Good Luck

trw

Actually the $144 is not bad. The tires cost to ship.

Is costs $15-20 per wheel (in two packs) without the tires.

If the tires are worth the $60-80, go for it, if not have them taken off.

Tell us more about the Thrust wheels, what brand, size...

Terry


[Modified by trw, 6:53 PM 3/15/2004]

Paul L

I shipped some wheels (no tires) from Ontario to Virginia several months ago by UPS ground and the cost was about $28.00 each. So that seems to be the going rate.

But if you want lower cost and door-to-door delivery is not important then check the rates at a local Greyhound Bus depot.


[Modified by paul67, 6:07 AM 3/16/2004]

markdtn

Try Airborne Express Ground. They will beat anybodys truck ship price. FedEx freight, Roadway, Yellow, etc. all wanted about $350 to ship a bumper into New York City. Airborne did it for $130. I have used them several times and been very pleased.

verskel

Well, the front tires only had 100 miles on them and the rears have 70% tread so I coughed up the $144 (maybe I should cough more often :jester )
Next time......I'll get a quote from AIRBORNE. :cheers:

Anyways <ahem> .....the wheels are Real Mickey Thompson fronts with 205-70-R15's and the rears are 15x7 ET-II's with F70 Scat-Trac tires. ;)

We're talkin' straight outta the 60's and the rims are steel with aluminum centers. :cool:

I'll be sure to post plenty of pics of the wheels and (if they fit) some pics with them on my '68 which would have been the widest available in 1968. :eek:

Oh, ya want pics now ??? ....okay - check 'em out here ---> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEBWN%3AIT .....now that the bidding is over. :lol:

*RETRO-CITY* here I come ! :yesnod:


[Modified by verskel, 9:32 AM 3/16/2004]