Tires: How to ship them. - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

mdrobtx · 08-21-2013, 05:22 PM

FYI: The Post Office will ship tires!
Not only do I work for them but just bought two rears from a member in Maryland.
Cost for two rears shipped from Maryland to TEXAS, $32 per tire.

Just slap an address label on them and then wrapped it very securely to the tire with clear packing tape.
Take them to the neareast PO and mail them parcel post. This will be the cheapest. It will give you insurance and tracking for this price.
It took about 5 days at this distance.

Hope this helps out. Much more convenient than UPS or FedEX.

Michael....

URBAN LEGEND · 08-21-2013, 05:31 PM

Cool.

nancygrl · 08-21-2013, 06:32 PM

That will be a big help for those selling/shipping...

Michael.....A question as a side note....Do you know if the same would work for shipping a catback system???

joeybsyc · 08-21-2013, 07:14 PM

If you're REALLY looking for cheap shipping, tape up 2 of them together using a roll of clear plastic wrap from the dollar store, then a few wraps of clear packing tape to keep it from unwrapping... put the label on, and it's now one package instead of 2, which will cost less. You can then ship a full set of 4 tires as 2 packages instead of 4. The plastic wrap protects the tires from scuffs and scrapes to the sidewall during their transit too.

nyrfan · 08-21-2013, 07:20 PM

Here is how I shipped mine through UPS, $90 total.

CamaroLS · 08-21-2013, 08:18 PM

Wow!! Thanks for the info.

Denis · 08-21-2013, 08:31 PM

Yup! It was super easy.

All I needed to do was get a shipping label of some kind and tape it to the tire. Make sure it's well covered so it doesn't come off and bring em to the post office. I shipped em from southern MD to AZ for the op very easily.

mdrobtx · 08-21-2013, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by nyrfan

Here is how I shipped mine through UPS, $90 total.

Good one. I'm a maintenance tech there so don't know a lot about shipping and the mail.

mdrobtx · 08-21-2013, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by nancygrl

That will be a big help for those selling/shipping...

Michael.....A question as a side note....Do you know if the same would work for shipping a catback system???

I don't really know that one? You mean the whole thing still put together or in pieces?
I actually may need to know this also. If I can't get my j pipe/Helmholtz mod pipes adjusted properly to kill my drone, the JBA catback is coming OFF!

nancygrl · 08-22-2013, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by mdrobtx

I don't really know that one? You mean the whole thing still put together or in pieces?
I actually may need to know this also. If I can't get my j pipe/Helmholtz mod pipes adjusted properly to kill my drone, the JBA catback is coming OFF!

the cat back that I'm looking to sell is a solo performace mach x. It just comes in 2 sections, but its still fairly large. I guess I I could just bubble wrap the heck out of it and tape the 2 sections together really well. It's not that heavy...just bulky....Gotta sell it first though....will cross that bridge once I get to it.

TofuDragon · 08-22-2013, 02:29 PM

This is great info. I know when I had to sell my spare set, it was a hassle having to get estimates for different people in different zip codes... plus the whole shipping process had that air of "it's not entirely clear what you do..." which led me to only sell local.

This would be a good thread for the how-to section too!

Ls1curt · 08-22-2013, 03:03 PM

how about shipping wheels and tires?

mdrobtx · 08-22-2013, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ls1curt

how about shipping wheels and tires?

Ship em the same way. Except I'd cover the wheel face with bubble wrap and then go get a roll of shrink wrap and wrap the wheel to hold the bubble wrap to the face.

joeybsyc · 08-22-2013, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ls1curt

how about shipping wheels and tires?

08-21-2013, 05:22 PM	#1
mdrobtx Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Victory Red Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 253	Tires: How to ship them. FYI: The Post Office will ship tires! Not only do I work for them but just bought two rears from a member in Maryland. Cost for two rears shipped from Maryland to TEXAS, $32 per tire. Just slap an address label on them and then wrapped it very securely to the tire with clear packing tape. Take them to the neareast PO and mail them parcel post. This will be the cheapest. It will give you insurance and tracking for this price. It took about 5 days at this distance. Hope this helps out. Much more convenient than UPS or FedEX. Michael.... __________________ 21 years of owning Camaros. Finally got a 5th Generation. 1968 Coupe and 1967 Vert

08-21-2013, 07:14 PM	#4
joeybsyc Drives: 2010 Aqua Blue Metallic 2SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: PA Posts: 2,010 View My Garage	If you're REALLY looking for cheap shipping, tape up 2 of them together using a roll of clear plastic wrap from the dollar store, then a few wraps of clear packing tape to keep it from unwrapping... put the label on, and it's now one package instead of 2, which will cost less. You can then ship a full set of 4 tires as 2 packages instead of 4. The plastic wrap protects the tires from scuffs and scrapes to the sidewall during their transit too. __________________

08-21-2013, 07:20 PM	#5
nyrfan Let's go Rangers! Drives: 13' AGM 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10,742 View My Garage	Tires: How to ship them. Here is how I shipped mine through UPS, $90 total. __________________ Soprano 4/1/00-6/14/11, Gone but NEVER forgotten! FSP tuned: 377/389

08-21-2013, 08:31 PM	#7
Denis Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Yorktown Heights, NY Posts: 7,695 View My Garage	Yup! It was super easy. All I needed to do was get a shipping label of some kind and tape it to the tire. Make sure it's well covered so it doesn't come off and bring em to the post office. I shipped em from southern MD to AZ for the op very easily. __________________

08-22-2013, 02:29 PM	#11
TofuDragon Drives: 2010 2LT RS M6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pflugerville, TX Posts: 189 View My Garage	This is great info. I know when I had to sell my spare set, it was a hassle having to get estimates for different people in different zip codes... plus the whole shipping process had that air of "it's not entirely clear what you do..." which led me to only sell local. This would be a good thread for the how-to section too! __________________ Self-installed all mods with help from Camaro5 forums! HUD, Front & Rear View Cameras, VMax Ported Throttle Body, Vararam Intake, VMax Black ICE-olater, Eibach Front Sway Bar, Extended Vinyl Stripes

08-21-2013, 05:31 PM	#2
URBAN LEGEND Drives: 20 X3M CP & 19 ZL1 1LE A10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Brenham, TX Posts: 3,517	Cool.

08-21-2013, 06:32 PM	#3
nancygrl 雪の玉 Drives: '22 Z71 RST Silverado Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: South Posts: 3,415	That will be a big help for those selling/shipping... Michael.....A question as a side note....Do you know if the same would work for shipping a catback system???

08-21-2013, 08:18 PM	#6
CamaroLS Drives: 2014 Blue Ray Met. Camaro 1SS Vert Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,519	Wow!! Thanks for the info.

08-22-2013, 03:03 PM	#12
Ls1curt Drives: Camaro Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ct Posts: 1	how about shipping wheels and tires?