Looking at building a tire rack

[CVPIJoe]

I have looked on here but have not seen what I am looking for.

I have a bout a dozen wheels/tires and would like to get them off the ground. I Most of 17-18" But I do have a spare set of 22" for my truck.

I have 12' of space that I want to build a tire rack on the wall. My question is, what material should I make it out of? Needs to be able to hold quite a bit of weight. Do I go 2x6 route or angle iron route? If angle iron, 1/4" thick or 3/8" thick ? and 1.5x1.5 or 2x2? Lots of options and have never built anything like this before and want to be sure it can handle the weight.

 

[Mick56]

I built one out of angle iron years ago. It worked fine, but it will leave a dent in the tires after a while.

 

[infinkc]

Have seen a bunch of 2x4 racks. If you can weld, might as use angle iron. With supports, would think 1/8 would be fine.

 

[nadogail]

Do you have welding skills and equipment?

What materials do you have? Are there budget constraints?

The answers to these questions will help you decide how your tire rack will be, if and when, it is completed.

 

[HoosierMark]

Have you considered galvanized pipe? Might be able to pick some up from a scrap dealer or plumbing supply trying to get rid of inventory

 

[The Cobbler]

When I was working in the custom auto parts business many years ago, we had tire racks made from schedule 40 pipe, probably 1-1/4 or 1-1/2 (no larger) they held many tires on racks . tires were stacked at least 3 high as I recall and the racks were 10-12 feet long
1 rack was full of nothing but 12/35/16.5's

 

[mattbal]

If you have the materials and skills I would do angle iron over wood. I made one out of larger (maybe 2x2 angle, could be 3x3) and its held tons of tires for about 20 years now. sorry no pics, but its really just a big rectangular box with 3 levels of tire storage.

For my softer stuff like race tires I just use a pool noodle between the tire and angle iron to keep from leaving the marks others have mentioned.

 

[mmb617]

Here's one I built. It's made from 2"x2"x1/4" only because that's what I had on hand. It's solid as can be and I don't doubt 1 1/2" would have also worked in 1/4" thick but I don't know if I'd trust the 1/8" stuff.

 

[BD1]

Locate what you like online and then duplicate. Some prefer free standing on wheels. Depends on your storage area.


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[CraigStu]

I like mmb617s rack but I think 1/8x2 angle would be fine for the side pieces. They are just being stretched, not bent. The key is that nice big piece of pipe which is being loaded in a bend. One other option for that pipe would be square or rectangular tubing. You could weld it in a position so the tire is contacting the flat so it wouldn't make the dents that Mick56 mentions.

 

[LX-Markham]

Built a shelf across the top of my garage door. One side uses the header beam across the door, and I added a 6” steel channel for the other side. Span is 19’. It holds my winters for 2 vehicles, and a set of track tires.