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CinciE92M3 · 09-22-2008, 10:02 PM

I spent the weekend cleaning up and organizing my garage. I thought about buying or building a wall-mounted tire rack (actually 2) to hold my track and winter tires, but I came up with a better solution. I went out to Costco and bought a "Gorilla Rack"-type shelving setup, but used the middle shelf racks to hold the tires. Instead of spending $300 on two racks, I spent $70 and even got some extra storage out of it. Not bad!

bigjae1976 · 09-23-2008, 12:48 AM

That looks really good. The only thing I would worry about is the tire touching the wall and leaving a mark.

CinciE92M3 · 09-23-2008, 07:28 AM

Yeah, it's not obvious in the picture but the shelf is pulled away from the wall to provide clearance. I suppose that if space was tight you could add a sheet of plastic or something behind the shelf to protect the wall.

monsta · 09-23-2008, 03:42 PM

looks good...as soon as I get into trackdays I'm going to use this tip...

badfish · 09-23-2008, 03:53 PM

Nice! Which rack did you use? Can you tell me which one it is from this link?

CinciE92M3 · 09-23-2008, 04:41 PM

It's actually not Gorilla brand. I think Sam's sells Gorilla but Costco has another brand. Anyhow, it's your standard 18" deep, 72" tall 48" wide shelving unit. I think it was $67.99 at Costco.

The key factor here is the "Z-bend" shelf support rails. They'll resist twisting much better than an "L" shaped rail.

Here's a link to Sam's shelving... these are 24" deep, which is probably too deep though. You want about 18" deep to support the tire correctly: http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/nav...=5&item=393281

GregW / Oregon · 09-23-2008, 10:44 PM

I used these, because I have my spares under a window ($17 each): http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...C+23+1-2%22.do

Rick · 09-23-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by GregW / Oregon

I used these, because I have my spares under a window ($17 each): http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...C+23+1-2%22.do

I forgot who said it (it was a few months ago) but Greg... you really are a Griots Whore!

GregW / Oregon · 09-24-2008, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by rickc

I forgot who said it (it was a few months ago) but Greg... you really are a Griots Whore!

Buy local! (well, they're only 125 miles away)! I met Richard at Pacific Motosports at a historic race where he was driving an old Maclaren F2 car (identical to my friend's)--nice guy.

Last month the Puget Sound chapter of BMWCCA had a meet at Griot's personal garage/house--I didn't go, but it looked pretty cool, as you can imagine.

I like a lot of their basic products like wheel cleaner & detailing spray. I like that you can buy them by the gallon and refill, too. I go elasewhere for a lot of stuff.

JEllis · 10-08-2008, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GregW / Oregon

Buy local! (well, they're only 125 miles away)! I met Richard at Pacific Motosports at a historic race where he was driving an old Maclaren F2 car (identical to my friend's)--nice guy.

Last month the Puget Sound chapter of BMWCCA had a meet at Griot's personal garage/house--I didn't go, but it looked pretty cool, as you can imagine.

I like a lot of their basic products like wheel cleaner & detailing spray. I like that you can buy them by the gallon and refill, too. I go elasewhere for a lot of stuff.

All I use is Griots, micro fiber towels, car wash, wax, interior cleaner, even my bucket is from Griots...

Jason

MVEED3 · 10-08-2008, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CinciE92M3

...I spent $70 and even got some extra storage out of it. Not bad!

Cool use of the shelving. I have a set already. Good to know I can configure them this way when the time comes.

Allen

09-22-2008, 10:02 PM	#1
CinciE92M3 Livin' the dream... Drives: 2008 M3 Coupe Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 74 iTrader: (0)	Inexpensive tire rack I spent the weekend cleaning up and organizing my garage. I thought about buying or building a wall-mounted tire rack (actually 2) to hold my track and winter tires, but I came up with a better solution. I went out to Costco and bought a "Gorilla Rack"-type shelving setup, but used the middle shelf racks to hold the tires. Instead of spending $300 on two racks, I spent $70 and even got some extra storage out of it. Not bad! Attached Images __________________ 2008 M3 Coupe \| 6MT \| Interlagos Blue Metallic \| Silver Novillo Leather \| ZCW \| ZPP \| ZTP \| 19" Double Spoke \| HD/Sat/PDC Last edited by CinciE92M3; 09-23-2008 at 06:54 PM.

09-23-2008, 12:48 AM	#2
bigjae1976 Captain Drives: 2004 330Ci Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: S. Korea Posts: 770 iTrader: (1)	That looks really good. The only thing I would worry about is the tire touching the wall and leaving a mark. __________________ My Car Domain Page

09-23-2008, 07:28 AM	#3
CinciE92M3 Livin' the dream... Drives: 2008 M3 Coupe Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 74 iTrader: (0)	Yeah, it's not obvious in the picture but the shelf is pulled away from the wall to provide clearance. I suppose that if space was tight you could add a sheet of plastic or something behind the shelf to protect the wall. __________________ 2008 M3 Coupe \| 6MT \| Interlagos Blue Metallic \| Silver Novillo Leather \| ZCW \| ZPP \| ZTP \| 19" Double Spoke \| HD/Sat/PDC

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09-23-2008, 03:53 PM	#5
badfish Captain Drives: E92 AW M3 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 962 iTrader: (0) View badfish's Garage	Nice! Which rack did you use? Can you tell me which one it is from this link? __________________

09-23-2008, 04:41 PM	#6
CinciE92M3 Livin' the dream... Drives: 2008 M3 Coupe Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 74 iTrader: (0)	It's actually not Gorilla brand. I think Sam's sells Gorilla but Costco has another brand. Anyhow, it's your standard 18" deep, 72" tall 48" wide shelving unit. I think it was $67.99 at Costco. The key factor here is the "Z-bend" shelf support rails. They'll resist twisting much better than an "L" shaped rail. Here's a link to Sam's shelving... these are 24" deep, which is probably too deep though. You want about 18" deep to support the tire correctly: http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/nav...=5&item=393281 __________________ 2008 M3 Coupe \| 6MT \| Interlagos Blue Metallic \| Silver Novillo Leather \| ZCW \| ZPP \| ZTP \| 19" Double Spoke \| HD/Sat/PDC

09-23-2008, 10:44 PM	#7
GregW / Oregon Commander-In-Chief Drives: 2008 M3 Coupe, 2006 ML350 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lake Oswego, OR Posts: 5,386 iTrader: (0) View GregW / Oregon's Garage	Wheel racks I used these, because I have my spares under a window ($17 each): http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...C+23+1-2%22.do __________________ Greg Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA 2008 M3 Coupe - Alpine/Fox Red/Carbon 2001 M3 Coupe - SOLD 3/08 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML350 - Pewter/Charcoal Alcantara/Aluminum