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Re: Storing Extra Set of Tires and Wheels
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 1:44 pm
by sweet victory
Einsteiger wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 3:16 pm
Are those roller tubes? So you can rotate the tires in place? That would be cool...like those hot dog cookers at the convenience stores!!
They are not rollers. The unit is adjustable width wise, so one tube slides into the other. I could always slide a third tube over the top to create a roller effect, but it's really not necessary.
Re: Storing Extra Set of Tires and Wheels
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 2:18 pm
by FRUNKenstein
Very reasonably priced, also.
Apparently, the ceiling lift system is only being sold by Amazon, and they are not showing it in stock and have jacked the price up to $489.99. So, even though I had talked myself into the ceiling lift, it may simply not be an option.
Re: Storing Extra Set of Tires and Wheels
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:25 pm
by FRUNKenstein
Einsteiger brought me three 24” long wheel hangers today. They are very nice quality, but I couldn’t find a spot for them in the garage because my 4-post lifts limit how far things can stick out from the wall.
So, I went to Home Depot and bought some that are only about 14” deep. I set max$wag to work mounting them on one of the few empty spots on a wall. They worked out pretty well and were only $6.24 each (only $5.62 after my military discount).
Re: Storing Extra Set of Tires and Wheels
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 5:54 am
by Einsteiger
I'll take those 24" tubes back for a full refund.
I'll just put them on Facebook Marketplace & let the tuner kids fight over them.
Did the missing part of your shipment show up?
Re: Storing Extra Set of Tires and Wheels
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 6:41 am
by FRUNKenstein
Well, it’s up to you - don’t feel any compulsion to take them back as I can add some other trinkets to them and turn them into a silent auction “garage pack” for the KCRPCA fundraiser event we will have at the museum later this year.
I hope to have the other wheel/tire on Monday. Fingers crossed. I will post a pic. One interesting note is that, looking at Tirerack’s website and advertising, I see that all tire & wheel packages are supposed to come with mounting hardware (lug bolts and hub rings if needed). But there was nothing with the three I got. The old lugs fit fine, and it doesn’t seem like they need any type of hub rings. But it will be just my luck that a package of hardware will be stuffed inside the one wheel that was delayed - meaning I’ll have to re-mount the other 3. Man, what are the odds that the one wheel that got delayed has the hardware packed in it?
Re: Storing Extra Set of Tires and Wheels
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 6:47 am
by Einsteiger
I'd let Tire Rack know about this fiasco, even though it may not be their fault. Might be, if someone in shipping botched one of the labels. They have the clout to tell their carrier(s) to clean up their act, whereas UPS will ignore an individual.
Just bring the red tube mounts to one of our next clandestine Porsche non-gatherings. I'd feel bad if one caused a head injury in that jam-packed garage of yours.
Re: Storing Extra Set of Tires and Wheels
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 4:27 pm
by Battery Guy
FRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 6:41 am
Well, it’s up to you - don’t feel any compulsion to take them back as I can add some other trinkets to them and turn them into a silent auction “garage pack” for the KCRPCA fundraiser event we will have at the museum later this year.
I hope to have the other wheel/tire on Monday. Fingers crossed. I will post a pic. One interesting note is that, looking at Tirerack’s website and advertising, I see that all tire & wheel packages are supposed to come with mounting hardware (lug bolts and hub rings if needed). But there was nothing with the three I got. The old lugs fit fine, and it doesn’t seem like they need any type of hub rings. But it will be just my luck that a package of hardware will be stuffed inside the one wheel that was delayed - meaning I’ll have to re-mount the other 3. Man, what are the odds that the one wheel that got delayed has the hardware packed in it?
When I bought my tire and wheel package for the Mustang from Tire Rack the hardware was in a box in one of the wheels, which were all shipped UPS (as four separate packages). So yes, you very well may get the hardware if you only received three of four pieces. My purchase was a few years ago (2012) so things may have changed at Tire Rack too, but I’m sure that the hardware is still included.
Daryll
Re: Storing Extra Set of Tires and Wheels
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 11:22 am
by FRUNKenstein
I picked up my 4th wheel today at the local UPS service center. Sure enough, that's the one the hardware is packed in. So, looks like tonight I will be swapping out hardware.
Serious question - if there are no hub rings to mount between the wheel and the hub, can I just swap out the old lug bolts for the new ones by leaving the car on the ground and replacing one lug at a time? So, I don't lift the car at all, but remove one old lug bolts and insert the new lug. There are still 4 lugs holding the wheel firmly to the car, so there should not be any slack or reason that one new lug doesn't seat properly. Then I pull the next lug and replace. Then the 3rd, and the 4th and then the last one. Any potential problems this could cause? Or do I need to lift the car to take the weight off the wheel?