Great product - well made and easy to put together / mount. I would just let everyone know that you must leave at least 1/2" at the top of the mounting plate to allow the side pieces to fit into place. I made the mistake of mounting the product at the top of the wall and as a result I did not have the 1/2' needed to fit the sides pieces into place - I had to re mount the plate - loss of 30-40 min. So don't do it :-)
Excellent packaging. I had bought and returned twice on Amazon for the same tire rack (different color). Tire Rack really packages this product well. Each piece is individually wrapped and protected.With free shipping now, Tire Rack has the best price around. Installation was a breeze. Just make sure the studs in your wall are no more than 16" apart (minimum 5 fasteners into the wall required).
First off I'd like to speak about the huge need that this storage rack has satisfied. I had my extra set of tires stacked on the garage floor for the longest time and was looking for a way to get them off the floor and out of the way. I like to change tires/wheels in the spring and just before winter so I wanted them easily accessible.
Installation of this tire storage rack was fairly easy and straight forward. The metal strip that screws to the studs in your garage comes in two pieces and joins together in the middle. A total of six lag bolts are used to secure this strip to your wall which provides a lot of strength in supporting the weight of my tires/wheels.
I gave the quality of this product a 10 rating because it is very durable and painted perfectly so it looks great. The product was packed very well in the box and the metal parts were wrapped well with a protective cloth like material.
I rated the product design and ease of use an 8 mainly because the bolts used to affix the metal adjustable rods to the frame of the storage rack didn't thread into the screw holes the easiest and some went it fairly tight. Would have been nice if they threaded into the holes easier. I think three of the six went in hard and the rest were fine. Perhaps if these had a hex head on them instead I could have used a socket wrench to get more torque when tightening versus using an allen wrench.
Overall I think this storage rack is a great product and would recommend it to others especially if you are looking to organize your garage more and store your extra set(s) of tires in a professional looking manner. With a very minor change in screws used to tighten the tire support rods into the frame I would say this product deserves a 10 in the categories of Quality, Product Design and Ease of Use.
I hope this review was helpful in your search of a tire storage rack!
Just installed one of these tire racks for my son-in-law on Christmas day. I was very impressed with the design of this rack. The rack is designed to be installed on a stud wall with 16" centers and was very easy to install with hand tools. It arrived in perfect condition due to the superior wrapping material. The only issue was one of the lag bolts snapped off. The remainder were installed after drilling a pilot hole. I was going to replace the metric lag bolts (China?) with 3/8" SAE US made lags with flat washers, but being Christmas all stores were closed. This rack is being used to store 4ea 20' summer tires and an 18" spare.
The lateral adjustablility is a real plus.
Excellent from beginning to end. This rack is very solid and was easy to install. In fact, I have never seen anything packed so well. Double boxed and each piece was individually wrapped to protect it from scratches.
One watch out though, do not mount the sliding channel rails (initial step)) flush to the ceiling because you cannot get the side pieces in to the sliding channel due to clearances. It would have taken me 30 minutes to install if I had not had to take it down, fill screw holes and then remount 2.5 inches lower.
Great product.
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