Installing a Wall-Mounted Tire Rack

[@larryphillips6919]

Hello, I didn't expect to see you on a video again. I am also installing a couple of tire racks to free up space. I hope all is well with you and your family. In three weeks I will be traveling to Watertown, NY to see my son. I may be close? Larry

[@dwx]

FYI Not sure if you already noticed, but your tires are sitting on the front support only and are touching the wall. I think you still have the rear support in the wrong hole (1). It should be moved one hole forward for (2). I have this issue currently with my 19's and did not have the manual anymore since I installed them a few years ago and just had to reinstall them to fit larger tires. Glad to see the manual does indeed tell you what position to put the support poles in.

[@JamesDvorak]

Good catch! Yes, I saw that, too, and actually changed the position of the back bar (after the video, of course). 🙂

[@chicorelsantos]

Thanks a lot. Your video helped me today.

[@waynemorris9268]

Great video man

[@jsdrumming]

I got the same rack on sale but my garage has 2 sheets of 5/8 drywall. I’m guessing I should get longer screws?!?!

[@JamesDvorak]

Yes, probably so. If I remember correctly, the instructions indicated how much of the lag screw should go into the stud behind the sheetrock (or maybe I am remembering incorrectly). Hopefully you can locate the studs through that much sheetrock. Let me know how it goes.

[@rangersmith4652]

The 300-lb capacity will be OK for just tires, but tires mounted on wheels will max it out pretty quickly, especially wheel-tire sets for a truck or medium SUV. I have a nearly identical rack sold as a MaxxHaul carrying four 215/60R17 winter tires without wheels, well below capacity. I also have a set of four 265/50R20 light truck wheel-tire combos that weigh 77 lbs each, exceeding the capacity by 8 lbs. Maybe not a big deal, but certainly enough to void the warranty and shift liability to me. Not going there.

[@dansimmons5963]

I think you meant tires mounted on rims

[@rangersmith4652]

​@@dansimmons5963 No, I meant wheels. The entire metal piece onto which we mount a tire is called a wheel, consisting typically of a hub, some number of spokes, a barrel, and an inner and outer rim into which the tire beads seat. Calling wheels "rims" is common among boy racers, hot rodders, modders, and the like, but it's colloquial at best. The correct term is "wheel."