roughly how much does it cost to ship wheels through ups? ls mesh with tires preferably? im gonna bring them to them on monday i think i just wanted a rough estimate

 

Depends on packaging. But, I've seen it around $100 - $300.

 

damn. i was offered 375 for my ls mesh and tires but if it cost that much in shipping i wont be making much

 

Figure that each wheel/tire combo probably weighs around 40 pounds, and measures around 24x24x10 inches. Then look up cost estimates on the UPS website at http://www.ups.com. If you do the same for FedEx, you will probably find that it's slightly cheaper to ship FedEx using FedEx Ground (to businesses) or FedEx Home Delivery (to residences). Also note that if you wrap it and prepay it on their website, it's cheaper than walking into the UPS Store and paying there for wrapping and the upcharge on the shipping.

$100 for a set of four is a typical charge if you're shipping ground and prepaying on the website. $300 sounds ridiculous but probably includes paying them for wrapping and maybe even air service.

I just looked up how much it would be to ship four packages of the above size and weight via UPS Ground from Chicago to a residence in New York, with prepaid shipping, dropping off at UPS, insured for $400 ($100 each), and it gave me a quote of $105.24. I did the exact same quote on FedEx and it said $85.76.

Note that the cost for shipping wheels only (two to a box) is typically less than half of that. So if the tires are crap, you may want to consider removing them before shipping the wheels.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nsxtasy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Figure that each wheel/tire combo probably weighs around 40 pounds, and measures around 24x24x10 inches. Then look up cost estimates on the UPS website at http://www.ups.com. If you do the same for FedEx, you will probably find that it's slightly cheaper to ship FedEx using FedEx Ground (to businesses) or FedEx Home Delivery (to residences). Also note that if you wrap it and prepay it on their website, it's cheaper than walking into the UPS Store and paying there for wrapping and the upcharge on the shipping.

$100 for a set of four is a typical charge if you're shipping ground and prepaying on the website. $300 sounds ridiculous but probably includes paying them for wrapping and maybe even air service.

I just looked up how much it would be to ship four packages of the above size and weight via UPS Ground from Chicago to a residence in New York, with prepaid shipping, dropping off at UPS, insured for $400 ($100 each), and it gave me a quote of $105.24. I did the exact same quote on FedEx and it said $85.76.

Note that the cost for shipping wheels only (two to a box) is typically less than half of that. So if the tires are crap, you may want to consider removing them before shipping the wheels.
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The $300 shipment was including tires, which I failed to mention.

 

Yeah shipping wheels is super expensive through UPS. You might be better off with a different freight company. In some areas you can ship stuff on a bus.

 

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Do you mean that the $300 includes the cost of the tires? Or do you mean that the $300 is only the cost of the shipping, but that the wheels had tires on them? (My $85-105 estimate above assumes the wheels have tires on them.)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vansterdam &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah shipping wheels is super expensive through UPS. You might be better off with a different freight company. In some areas you can ship stuff on a bus. </TD></TR></TABLE>

FedEx is less. Within the 48 states, you'll find that FedEx is the cheapest. If you're shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, or Guam, check rates on the USPS website (yes, the post office).

The bus works well for oversized items, but wheels and tires aren't oversized. In general, you'll pay more by bus for wheels and tires. You can get rate quotes from Greyhound. On a "space available" basis (that's their cheaper service), it quotes $136 for the above shipment that was $105 at UPS, $85 at FedEx.

 

usdm itr wheels, tires, and cost of materials to package it at fedex $125.00

You don't need no freight company or a "bus" Go FedEx!