Homemade Tire Rack

JARblue · 10-04-2016, 07:59 PM

I'm bumping this thread because I'm hoping to do this as soon as I get my garage cleaned out a bit. Great DIY, wheee!

wheee! · 10-04-2016, 09:02 PM

Wow lol. It's been a while...

cooltoy · 10-04-2016, 11:25 PM

Is the rack still holding strong?

wheee! · 10-05-2016, 04:29 AM

Rack is in my new shop and has been awesome. Bought a Cdn Tire version to go with it and store the wife's tires on that one. In comparison, mine is way more robust and in my opinion, sturdier. I'll get a pic of them in my shop when I get home. I'm currently deployed on course and exercise till November.

JARblue · 10-05-2016, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wheee!

Rack is in my new shop and has been awesome. Bought a Cdn Tire version to go with it and store the wife's tires on that one. In comparison, mine is way more robust and in my opinion, sturdier. I'll get a pic of them in my shop when I get home. I'm currently deployed on course and exercise till November.

I've been looking at some locally and online in recent months. I found some for about $50 but they are super thin tube steel and barely have any load rating. The actual robust ones are like triple that price and still don't seem very sturdy (at least compared to yours). DIY FTW

wheee! · 10-05-2016, 04:40 PM

The one I bought is sliding tube steel and is flimsy. I use it for the small car tires off the wife's car. I think I paid $75 on sale but I agree, angle iron for the win.

madeinjapan · 10-06-2016, 07:17 AM

how much are you in on this?

they sell these online for $100

ive had 2 for years now no problems

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JEGS-80385-A...9XDVIA&vxp=mtr

barncobob · 10-06-2016, 09:04 AM

nice job, if U R really Type A the tires should be in black garbage bags, then rotated every few months so no flat spots occur

cooltoy · 10-06-2016, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madeinjapan

how much are you in on this?

they sell these online for $100

ive had 2 for years now no problems

Jegs 80385 Adjustable Steel Wall Mount Tire Storage Rack 400 lbs Capacity Holder | eBay

I'd be curious on the material cost as well.

The e-bay one looks good, but that is $190 Canadian after exchange, shipping and duty.

wheee! · 10-06-2016, 10:17 AM

My homebuilt version cost about $20 to build with angle iron I had laying about.
If you read the thread, you will see there are no flat spots due to the cupping of the tires by the angle iron.
Bagging is a good idea but a good detailing in the spring will also work

Darwins Child · 10-08-2016, 06:49 PM

Here's a wooden option that can be tucked away unobstrusively.

barncobob · 10-08-2016, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Darwins Child

Here's a wooden option that can be tucked away unobstrusively.

that 2x4 is bowing down, double up on the 2x4 or use 4x4,,,carpenter 30 years, not a welder

wheee! · 10-08-2016, 08:18 PM

Wood option will work too, make sure it's strong!
My option allows me to mount it and remount it anywhere.

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wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 57 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40181	Rack is in my new shop and has been awesome. Bought a Cdn Tire version to go with it and store the wife's tires on that one. In comparison, mine is way more robust and in my opinion, sturdier. I'll get a pic of them in my shop when I get home. I'm currently deployed on course and exercise till November. JARblue and cooltoy like this. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

10-05-2016, 04:40 PM	#66 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 57 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40181	The one I bought is sliding tube steel and is flimsy. I use it for the small car tires off the wife's car. I think I paid $75 on sale but I agree, angle iron for the win. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

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madeinjapan Banned Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: pistolvania Posts: 1,387 Drives: 2013 g37x 2014 370z Rep Power: 0	how much are you in on this? they sell these online for $100 ive had 2 for years now no problems http://www.ebay.com/itm/JEGS-80385-A...9XDVIA&vxp=mtr Last edited by madeinjapan; 10-06-2016 at 07:22 AM.

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barncobob A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: hangtown, CA Posts: 1,164 Drives: 16 370Z auto Rep Power: 589	nice job, if U R really Type A the tires should be in black garbage bags, then rotated every few months so no flat spots occur

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wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 57 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40181	My homebuilt version cost about $20 to build with angle iron I had laying about. If you read the thread, you will see there are no flat spots due to the cupping of the tires by the angle iron. Bagging is a good idea but a good detailing in the spring will also work JARblue likes this. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

10-08-2016, 08:18 PM	#73 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 57 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40181	Wood option will work too, make sure it's strong! My option allows me to mount it and remount it anywhere. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

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