Lowering/Winter Storage Wheels

[BigRiggs]

I’m looking for advice on lowering my 40 to get it in my garage for the winter. I have done it before by taking off the fiberglass top, airing down and adding sandbags. I do not want to take the top off just for storage every year so I have been looking at storage wheels that would lower it at least 4 inches. It has 30x9.5R15 tires and I was looking at buying the orange GUNI wheels (22.5” diameter) but their diameter compared to the 30” tire would only get me 3.75” lower.

I have been looking at Manutec CARASTOWWHEELs that are meant for lowering travel trailers for storage but they only sell them in Australia and I can’t find anyone willing to ship. They would be perfect because the diameter on these is a little less than 16” which should lower it 7”.

My last idea is to find a rough old set of LC wheels that I know fit and buy the cheapest, lowest profile tires that’ll fit them and see how many inches lower that works out to be. This might be the cheapest and classiest option.

Thank you

 

[tornadoalleycruiser]

colin used to just pull in on 15" rims no tires. there is a set here you can use! I used to just air down my 33's and pull in then air back up.. PITA but easier than changing rims. doesn't sound like you have the room to have any rubber on there tho..

 

[dmtfab]

colin used to just pull in on 15" rims no tires. there is a set here you can use! I used to just air down my 33's and pull in then air back up.. PITA but easier than changing rims. doesn't sound like you have the room to have any rubber on there tho..

This is what I was going to suggest. Just put some plywood down or heavy rugs, otherwise you might slice into you floor finish.

You could also get some Go Jacks to use with bare 15’s. We have a set and they make moving a car easy without needing to drive it.

 

[1MAC]

Bare steel wheels and dollies. It's nice to be able to push the vehicle on hard casters and move it side to side, too. You can pull the 40 in and then push it against the wall for even more room.

 

[iwashmycar]

Just browsing through, but had a oddball thought. Get some old 6x5.5 brake disks that are larger than your brakes and mount them on backwards. GX rotors are 13.3"

 

[rhah]

Old brake disk and casters i think would be your solid move - can find rim and we can source some skinny rubber too

Small garage

 

[dmtfab]

Got a chance to try an OE wheel and a go-jack. Lowest I can get the rim and clear the ground is 1/2” off the floor, ~17” to the top of the wheel.

 

[BigRiggs]

Thank you @dmtfab for the photos! I'm all in on the @CrowleyFJ40 method of driving on rims and maybe carpet to get it in there. @tornadoalleycruiser got me old wheels and once in the garage I am going to get some of those wheel jacks.
Thank you everyone

 

[CrowleyFJ40]

@BigRiggs I found putting it into 4lo was helpful for controlling wheel speed. Real easy to do a "burn out" on bare wheels.