Topic: Wheel rack at Lee Valley

[Wheelboy]

Check out this great wheel rack at Lee valley for just $40.  I got one shipped for an extra $10.  It's very well made and really H-D.  Compare at CTC for $130.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=68337&cat=1,44047

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Ordered, thanks! I missed a couple of sales on racks already.

[Wheelboy]

Ordered, thanks! I missed a couple of sales on racks already.

Osis, you'll love it.  I'm just gonna put mine up this afternoon.

[ktm525]

That angle cross brace looks flimsy? Nice option though. BTW the CDN tire rack goes on sale every month or so for the $70 range. I also have a Princess Auto model similar to the Tire Rack version. That was $80 IIRC.

[Wheelboy]

That angle cross brace looks flimsy

Not to me it doesn't.  After all, it is just used in tension.  I can't imagine how much of that it would take before it pulls apart.  In the interests of public service I just weighed one of my winter wheels - 50lbs.  So then that would be 200lbs for all four (my math skills are astounding eh?).  Lee Valley mentioned that the load capacity of the rack was 300lbs.

[ktm525]

I estimated the weight of the Land Rover Wheels at 65lbs each (255/55-19) and the Ridgelines steel wheels feel even heavier. (245/65-17). I imagine the 300 lb rating is an engineer being conservative. I hope?

[Wheelboy]

I estimated the weight of the Land Rover Wheels at 65lbs each (255/55-19) and the Ridgelines steel wheels feel even heavier. (245/65-17). I imagine the 300 lb rating is an engineer being conservative. I hope?

I'm sure I could find you the contact info on the box of the distributor if needed.  Maybe I wouldn't park the nose of my Vette under it.   

[ktm525]

I estimated the weight of the Land Rover Wheels at 65lbs each (255/55-19) and the Ridgelines steel wheels feel even heavier. (245/65-17). I imagine the 300 lb rating is an engineer being conservative. I hope?

I'm sure I could find you the contact info on the box of the distributor if needed.  Maybe I wouldn't park the nose of my Vette under it.   

Thats the problem. My heavy truck wheels are stored 4' above the nose of my truck. I always eye those wheels as I am pulling into the garage. To ease my fears I added a safety tie down through the wheel centers to hold them when my Chinese made tire rack eventually fails...

[mrthompson]

"...accommodates tires up to 26" in diameter..."

So it's not of any use for owners of CUVs, SUVs and trucks.

[ktm525]

Nice catch. The devil is always in the details. Rack is a good deal for smaller wheels though. The LR3 is about 30 and the Ridge 29.5