Best way to ship/package/wrap wheels?

[Rally]

I figure there are enough wheel whores here that the wheels come and go often so what have you found to be the best and most cost effective way of packaging wheels and tires for shipping? Ship in pairs? Put them in boxes or just cardboard on either end of the wheel?

I'm about to send my RS's and tires off to a new home this week and it's time to start packaging them up for their journey.

Tips, tricks, and images would be greatly appreciated

[loxxrider]

You can just put cardboard on either side and wrap them in cellophane or that industrial cling wrap stuff and then ship for like $30 a wheel or something like that. Thats the best I've done personally.

[Neb]

Are you sending with tires or no tires?

This is what I've done in the past. I actually just shipped a set of 19" wheels across Canada yesterday..

I ship with 2 wheels per box. Get yourself a double thick box too. Depending on the wheel, you can put some 1/4" foam padding on the bottom. The put the wheel in face up. Put a piece of cardboard over the face so you never have and metal on metal contact. Put foam on each side of the wheel so the rim is never touching the carboard box (shipping people love to throw boxes around). Then put the second rim on top face down. So the 2 faces are together. This is in case someone puts a hole through the end of the box the faces won't get damaged. Put foam around all sides like the bottom. Put a piece of foam on top and seal shut. Some might say it's a bit overkill but I'd rather the buyer be happy when the wheels arrive straight and not damaged.

Also when you put padding around the rim, you want to make sure your wheels can't move around at all. I've actually taken the box apart and reshaped it to fit more snug.

Shipped a set of LM's from Canada to the UK with this method and they arrived perfect.

[balleur]

You can just put cardboard on either side and wrap them in cellophane or that industrial cling wrap stuff and then ship for like $30 a wheel or something like that. Thats the best I've done personally.

this to save money..^^

Are you sending with tires or no tires?

This is what I've done in the past. I actually just shipped a set of 19" wheels across Canada yesterday..

I ship with 2 wheels per box. Get yourself a double thick box too. Depending on the wheel, you can put some 1/4" foam padding on the bottom. The put the wheel in face up. Put a piece of cardboard over the face so you never have and metal on metal contact. Put foam on each side of the wheel so the rim is never touching the carboard box (shipping people love to throw boxes around). Then put the second rim on top face down. So the 2 faces are together. This is in case someone puts a hole through the end of the box the faces won't get damaged. Put foam around all sides like the bottom. Put a piece of foam on top and seal shut. Some might say it's a bit overkill but I'd rather the buyer be happy when the wheels arrive straight and not damaged.

Also when you put padding around the rim, you want to make sure your wheels can't move around at all. I've actually taken the box apart and reshaped it to fit more snug.

Shipped a set of LM's from Canada to the UK with this method and they arrived perfect.

and this for security..^^

ive recieved and shipped wheels as loxxrider mentioned and have never had any issues with the buyer/seller

[Madface]

i've shipped both ways multiple times and never had any complaints either way. i like the cardboard and shrink wrap method better because the wheels don't have anywhere to move like the do if they're in a box, but its much more time consuming especially if you're wrapping them by yourself.

[hover]

Since I mainly deal with 16s, I ship them in 20 or 22" boxes, which are easily available from the numerous Rent a Rim, or whatever places. a 16 w/ a 205/40 fits in there perfectly, and they usually have enough cardboard in there to protect them, though I have thrown extra in there on occasion just to be sure.