Cheapo tire rack - it can be done.
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Cheapo tire rack - it can be done.
I finished my home-made, $50 wood tire rack this weekend. I will take pics and post soon (I need to take the pic, get it developped and scanned - so low tech...)
It took about 2.5 hours to design, build and hang. Materials needed:
- (4) 8ft 2x4
- (2) heavy duty 90deg angle brackets (rated at 1,000lbs each)
- some 3.5" deck screws I had lying around
Tools:
- compound miter saw
- screwdriver
- tape measure
- bubble level
The thing holds 4 wheels/tires fine, and could easily accomodates 5, maybe even 6. Except I added an additional brace, so as it is, it holds 4. A nice even, car-friendly number (unless you own an old Tyrrell F1 car...)
It is solid, and once hung, feels quite sturdy. With the tires on it, I can still do chin-ups on it, and it doesn't budge.
Highly recommended. It ain't purdy, but it gets the job done. And it is CHEAP. One thing, though: 2.5 hours of work in a non-air conditioned garage in the current humid heat in the DC area sucks *****. Even with a fan on.
It took about 2.5 hours to design, build and hang. Materials needed:
- (4) 8ft 2x4
- (2) heavy duty 90deg angle brackets (rated at 1,000lbs each)
- some 3.5" deck screws I had lying around
Tools:
- compound miter saw
- screwdriver
- tape measure
- bubble level
The thing holds 4 wheels/tires fine, and could easily accomodates 5, maybe even 6. Except I added an additional brace, so as it is, it holds 4. A nice even, car-friendly number (unless you own an old Tyrrell F1 car...)
It is solid, and once hung, feels quite sturdy. With the tires on it, I can still do chin-ups on it, and it doesn't budge.
Highly recommended. It ain't purdy, but it gets the job done. And it is CHEAP. One thing, though: 2.5 hours of work in a non-air conditioned garage in the current humid heat in the DC area sucks *****. Even with a fan on.
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