DIY Tire Rack – An Easy Welding Project
There is no doubt that having season appropriate tires for most vehicles offers a significant boost in safety in areas where the seasons change. But, where do you stash the four tires that are for your alternate season?
Wall mounted tire racks offer an easy low intrusion solution, and have become easy to purchase – but when I built this one a decade and a half ago they were much more expensive. While price has dropped and availability has increased building your own continues to be a good opportunity to use your welding skills and will produce a much more solid rack at a fraction of the price of the light duty ones that are now so common. This project is another good one to use steel you might have lying around or scrap that you can pick up at low cost.
View of the tire rack loaded
Overall view of the Unloaded Tire Rack
Frame construction for the Tire Rack 2″ steel pipes separated by a piece of 2″ angle iron
The frame is built of 2 2″ steel pipes welded to a piece of 2″ angle iron
A piece of chain welded to the frame and connected to the length of chain with a quick link
On the wall top the chain is connected to the eyebolt through the top 2×6 with a quick link
Holes are drilled though the pipe for screws to pass through to secure the frame into the lower support. The rear piece is a 2×6 and the lower piece is a 2×4 creating an L shaped shelf. A short segment of 2″ angle iron is welded to the rear pipe to create a flatter bearing surface.
On the wall top the chain is connected to the eyebolt through the top 2×6 with a quick link
Additional length is used for a shelf to hold ammo cans with specialty auto repair tools