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Originally Posted by Speed2K
This is similar to what my friend did. He's hanging 4 x 19" wheels/tires from his 911 from there.
Edwen, Either way should work but I think I think there are a few disadvantages to using 2x4's. First off 2x4's are quite thick, so you'll need to use longer screws. There are multiple support points for the bracket (lowside's has 3 on each side) and so you'll need to put up mulitple pieces of 2x4s. Lastly, using thicker wood also means that your bracket will protrude further into your garage, so measure to make sure you have enough space.
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I have 1 rack up already and the Rav4 snow tires are on them. But with the way the studs are spaced out, without adding the wood, the second rack would only be 32 inches and only able to hold 3 tires as well as a lot of unused space on the wall.
As far as jutting out, that should be fine as the rav4 fits under the rack and tires.
Biggest concern is that I will be using them up to their 300 lb max and want to make sure the wood I use will support that.
The plan is to use the full 108 inches over the 2 racks, or as much as I can.
Rack 1 will have the 4 wheels from the Rav4 (assuming 65 lbs x 4 = 260 lbs) plus 1 wheel.
The other rack will have 7 wheels, all 15 inch wheels with 23/25 inch tires (7x40 lbs = 280 lbs)