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Old 07-19-2011, 07:02 PM
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Anybody have any experience mailing tires?

How much would it cost on an avg to mail a tire, within US?
 
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Old 07-19-2011, 07:16 PM
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Fedex 15-18 bucks each
 
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Old 07-19-2011, 07:18 PM
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Fedex 15-18 bucks each
^ for reals? wow, thats awesome! thats great news!
ok im gona make a trip to fedex now soon n check it out!
 
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Old 07-19-2011, 08:08 PM
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Let me know if thats accurate. I just did an online quote and they want like $30 a tire. But that is based on package dims of 25x25x10. Maybe since they know its a tire, an online quote isnt accurate?
 
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Old 07-19-2011, 09:23 PM
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wow i was expecting it to be way more expensive
 
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Last time i shipped 2 tires from cali to texas via fedex the total was under 35 bucks. No box needed, alk i did was slap the label on each one and dropped it off
 
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I just made a trip to fedex...
I picked a random zip code in downtown Chicago IL ... they quoted me almost $38 for 1 tire.
The 19" tire weighed 27 pounds.
 
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Old 07-19-2011, 09:52 PM
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^wow. i also thought it was $15-20 each.
 
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Thats what I thought... how the he11 are some of you guys getting them shipped for so cheap?
 
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Old 07-19-2011, 09:56 PM
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When I shipped my 4 wheels and tires from my old car it was $125 to California.
 
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Old 07-19-2011, 10:01 PM
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Are you shipping basic or like 3 day shipping? My tires took a week and a half to get to its destination
 
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Old 07-19-2011, 10:29 PM
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Are you shipping basic or like 3 day shipping? My tires took a week and a half to get to its destination
Its 2-day, they said that is THE cheapest. 3-day costs actually more, lol
 
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Old 07-19-2011, 10:30 PM
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No ground service? Thats how most online tire companies ship
 
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Old 07-19-2011, 10:34 PM
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^ thats the cheapest they said there is.
ofcourse size and weight of the tires and location of shipment matter.... but I just wanted a ball-park nbr, which sounds about right.

i will check USPS hopefully sometime soon. im curious now.
 
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hmm that's weird.. they're should always be a ground service and its always the cheapest.
 


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