Tire/wheel storage?

[The_Auto_Tech]

Hey guys, I've been looking into tire/wheel storage for the garage. Was thinking it would be cool to do a wall-mounted setup as I've got a large portion of my wall in the corner that is un-used. I generally have winter and summer setups for each vehicle and it would be nice to keep them off the ground and out of the way. What have you guys done?

 

[tinmanwpk]

http://https://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=164

 

[The_Auto_Tech]

http://https://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=164

Similar to what I was looking at from HyLoft.

 

[garagelogician]

I was thinking about making one out of unistrut, I'm pretty sure I've seen that done here before.

 

[Xander]

They are made by Highloft

https://www.knapeandvogt.com/store/tire-storage-units

I have the folding tire loft ones, I've had 4 sets now, and they are great for the money.

You can see one up on the wall here.

X...

 

[TTA89]

I bought a couple of the tirerack ones off Amazon. They were cheap enough that it wasn't worth my time to make something.

I'm not sure I would want to mount them higher than I could reach from the floor. Trying to move 80lbs wheel/tire combos on a ladder doesn't seem like fun.

I'm in the same situation, swapping 3x cars from Winter/Summer and back twice a year.

Tirerack by MikeTTA89

 

[wssix99]

Similar to what I was looking at from HyLoft.

Definitely get the HyLoft. The TireRack's are a cheap foreign knock-off and the hardware is under-sized. TireRack is going to kill someone with their "product."

 

[The_Auto_Tech]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058BMNVU/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Thinking about ordering that.

 

[glentre]

While not as convenient as the steel wall racks, I put mine on top of the wall cabinets. They are stored out of the way and, at the same time, serve as garage art.

Glen

 

[The_Auto_Tech]

Decided to just use the folding HyLoft ones. They're 40 dollars with prime shipping on Amazon. I was thinking about building something, but by the time you go to the store and buy the supplies to build it you'll be halfway to just buying the already made one. For 40 bucks for a folding one I don't think you can go wrong. Thanks guys!

 

[idriveahonda]

Decided to just use the folding HyLoft ones. They're 40 dollars with prime shipping on Amazon. I was thinking about building something, but by the time you go to the store and buy the supplies to build it you'll be halfway to just buying the already made one. For 40 bucks for a folding one I don't think you can go wrong. Thanks guys!

I have the same ones, have been very impressed.

For storage in the winter, make sure you wrap wheels in a big garbage bag, and then put tire totes on them.

 

[bushmechanic]

I just pulled the floor out of one section of a Gorilla shelf unit (or whatever Sam's is calling them nowadays). The Gladiator shelves are pretty much the same thing but thicker, if you want to see one online.

I can still use the other shelves in/around that unit. Obviously I have the shelves double-stacked in there, but I have more than an average amount of spare/alternate parts and **** in there.

Depends on whether or not you have one of those, or have space for one, and whether or not you need every last shelf they come with installed for storage. If not, pull the floor off one shelf and drop your tires in.

They're around $150 or so.

Forgive the lighting. I was using a $30 point and shoot with the built-in flash in a dark room, as the ceiling lights were out and I didn't have a ladder tall enough to swap them. It looks a fair bit nicer in there in person. I might have brightened the shot up in photoshop.

Don't even remember when I took this, actually.

 

[The_Auto_Tech]

I have the same ones, have been very impressed.

For storage in the winter, make sure you wrap wheels in a big garbage bag, and then put tire totes on them.

Gotcha!

 

[peter2772000]

Link not workin....

 

[DTE]

I just stack them up in the basement !

 

[Ggg]

I've used pallet racking before for tire storage. They can be used either with the shelves or without. With the shelves I stack my tires on a pallet and use a forklift to put them up high. Without the shelves, you still have the beams in place just nothing as a shelf. I put the tires between the beams just like post # 12 & the tire racks pictured above. You want to measure your tire diameters so you get the correct depth uprights for the size tires you have.

 

[2000-cvpi]

I've got this tire cart thing from Jegs. Four tires stack on top of each other and the casters allow it to be moved around. I didn't want the wall mounted racks at the time but after using the cart which ***** I am buying two from Tire Rack. Floor space is more important.

 

[The_Auto_Tech]

I've got this tire cart thing from Jegs. Four tires stack on top of each other and the casters allow it to be moved around. I didn't want the wall mounted racks at the time but after using the cart which ***** I am buying two from Tire Rack. Floor space is more important.

Yes, floor space is what I want. Keeping things off the floor makes the garage bigger. That's why I want a wall mounted option.

Rack should be here tomorrow!

 

[retfr8flyr]

I have the heavy duty Hiloft rack for a set of mounted tires and wheels. I run one set in the summer months and the other set the rest of the time, so there is always one set on the wall. Except now i recently pulled my summer tires off and haven't put them on the rack yet, they are just stacked on the floor. I am of an age now that I need my son's help to get them stored up there.

 

[The_Auto_Tech]

Got the HyLoft folding rack installed. Love it! Seems pretty sturdy. I put my 20" Ford Flex wheels and tires on it for winter storage and installed the winter setup today. So much nicer than stacking them on the floor. If I get a winter set of wheels for my Corolla I'll be ordering another one.