Built a wall mounted wheel/tire rack

I've looked around online for a tire rack I can mount to the wall to save on floor space and I found the TireRack metal one for about $129. I was about to buy it before I even had my garage built but I figured I might be able to build something.

I found this design http://www.mr2.com/forums/threads/66463-My-tire-racks-made-from-wood but since modifying what specs this person had to my larger wheels I realized I don't know how to math and figure out the diagonal length and was too lazy to even try so I just went about and modified that design.

-I had a scrap 23/32" subfloor plywood and cut it slightly larger than the length and width of my lower 2x4 to mount to the wall.
-Nailed that to the studs with some 3" 10d (i think 10d) nails I had leftover from framing.
-My dimensions for my rack were 48" long and 29" wide
-Cut the 2x4s accordingly and started bolting them up piece by piece.
Reflecting on this now it may have been easier to build the entire frame on the ground first and then just get some help supporting the thing while screwing it into the plywood.
-Put 3 lag bolts through the 2x4 and plywood into the studs
I should have designed this differently to maybe get 4 studs in but this seems sturdy enough. I'm just paranoid that it'll tear out of the wall and smash everything.
-Put on a whole bunch of strong ties as you can see in the picture. There's an angle tie on both sides of the 2x4 extending outwards and wrapping from the top 2x4
-The part where I didn't want to figure out how long the 2x4 that would have gone diagonally was modified to use some chain I found I could use at Home Depot. Says it's good for 840lbs working load. A 1/2" bolt fits through one of the links perfectly. I figured I can bore a hole through the 2x4 on the outside end to help support it from drooping down and tearing off the wall. I ended up doing the same type of mount to the studs by drilling the side of the stud and bolting the chain in the same way with as little slack as possible.
-Each tire and wheel weighs about 65-70lbs put it up there and it seems solid enough. No creaks or cracks.

Just as a precaution I ended up moving the stuff underneath away so if it does fall it has a clear floor to not break anything else. I'll probably trust it after a month and just put things back.

Pardon the mess. It's all still under construction

Looks like it works so I say "well done"

Great Idea, looks really nice and should support a lot of weight. However, I think it would have been a good idea to put up drywall, or some sort of sheeting on the walls, before mounting the tire rack.

Looks good, but aren't they on the heavy side to get that high up in the air on a ladder?

James-W said:

Great Idea, looks really nice and should support a lot of weight. However, I think it would have been a good idea to put up drywall, or some sort of sheeting on the walls, before mounting the tire rack.

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The two side walls will have FRB 5/8 OSB. The wall with the tires on it will get my old wood boards that look pretty nice reclaimed from the previous small garage.
Before I put the tires up I did think I should probably put a few boards up there but I got lazy and decided to figure it out later.

One upside is if I put all the bigger things that would cover the wall up on first, I can see how much space is left to figure out how to pattern the boards or whether I have enough to do it.

MagicMarker said:

Looks good, but aren't they on the heavy side to get that high up in the air on a ladder?

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It's a tad bit heavy but I managed to do it myself. Had to grab it and lean it on my hip and just take the steps up. Should be my year's worth of exercise there. I'll probably figure out a different method at some point later when I have more room to work with.

Nice job , I built one out of old steel pieces I had laying around , but it is a pain to lug them up high .

nice,

I had more than one set of tires so I had to build one floor to ceiling. All i used is 2x4's and deck screws.
This isn't even all the tires, I have 3 other sets in more permanent storage in the shed.

Jeez, you have a lot of tires. I hope they're not all for one vehicle haha

I might eventually have another set of 4 but I'd just build another rack and put it up somewhere.

I have 24x24 to work with and I rather give up wall space than floor space.
I think I might be able to mount some on the wall above the door. Not sure of the measurements there if there is any interference with the door operation.

I am about to be making a couple of tire racks here soon.

I have right now, 24 wheels/tires I need to get up off the floor for my drift/missile car.


my plan was almost identical to yours except made with 2 inch angle and will be mounted to concrete block.

I keep my summer tires in the finished crawl space. Out of the way until Spring time.

Welp, it's been about a week. The rack is still up no warping or anything.
I pulled on it to test it and it seems good to me.

Time to make use of the area underneath it.

nice.
had a similar design tire rack at my old place, used black pipe instead.

I had a workbench that I would move under the rack, then I could hop up on the bench and lift the tires up. Was easier than the stepladder method.

now I have a new place, ....and more tires. Built a shelf across the garage door.

4 winter tires for my truck
4 winter tires for my wife's car
4 track tires for the Mustang
2 drag radials for the Mustang
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14 tires

Great ideas!

invalidusername said:

I've looked around online for a tire rack I can mount to the wall to save on floor space and I found the TireRack metal one for about $129. I was about to buy it before I even had my garage built but I figured I might be able to build something.

I found this design http://www.mr2.com/forums/threads/66463-My-tire-racks-made-from-wood but since modifying what specs this person had to my larger wheels I realized I don't know how to math and figure out the diagonal length and was too lazy to even try so I just went about and modified that design.

-I had a scrap 23/32" subfloor plywood and cut it slightly larger than the length and width of my lower 2x4 to mount to the wall.
-Nailed that to the studs with some 3" 10d (i think 10d) nails I had leftover from framing.
-My dimensions for my rack were 48" long and 29" wide
-Cut the 2x4s accordingly and started bolting them up piece by piece.
Reflecting on this now it may have been easier to build the entire frame on the ground first and then just get some help supporting the thing while screwing it into the plywood.
-Put 3 lag bolts through the 2x4 and plywood into the studs
I should have designed this differently to maybe get 4 studs in but this seems sturdy enough. I'm just paranoid that it'll tear out of the wall and smash everything.
-Put on a whole bunch of strong ties as you can see in the picture. There's an angle tie on both sides of the 2x4 extending outwards and wrapping from the top 2x4
-The part where I didn't want to figure out how long the 2x4 that would have gone diagonally was modified to use some chain I found I could use at Home Depot. Says it's good for 840lbs working load. A 1/2" bolt fits through one of the links perfectly. I figured I can bore a hole through the 2x4 on the outside end to help support it from drooping down and tearing off the wall. I ended up doing the same type of mount to the studs by drilling the side of the stud and bolting the chain in the same way with as little slack as possible.
-Each tire and wheel weighs about 65-70lbs put it up there and it seems solid enough. No creaks or cracks.

Just as a precaution I ended up moving the stuff underneath away so if it does fall it has a clear floor to not break anything else. I'll probably trust it after a month and just put things back.

Pardon the mess. It's all still under construction

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Very nice- I built one almost the same as your last year. The box different is mine is in a corner, so the corner is fastened to both walls and I only have the chain on the other side. Very functional.