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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 10:38 PM
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Help Please: Best/Cheapeast Way To Ship A Rear End

Hey guys. Can anyone suggest how to ship a rear end assembly?

Who do I use for shipping and how should I package the thing?

I hope to spend $150 on shipping, max.

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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 07:31 AM
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Re: Help Please: Best/Cheapeast Way To Ship A Rear End

Well you will Not be shipping it by UPS or Fedex. You need to contact trucking companies for info and costs for this type of freight,,,,Example: Conway Trucking. A pallet for shipping.

I had a rear shipped from Florida to Ohio and it did not cost $150. search the above.
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 08:15 AM
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Re: Help Please: Best/Cheapeast Way To Ship A Rear End

I thought greyhound did shipping, like freight shipping on pallets and stuff. I was going to buy an 03-04 Cobra trunk lid a few months and the guy said he'd arrange to have it shipped as freight by greyhound.

But your guess is as good as mine. I give up on shipping stuff until I buy a truck. I was like WTF this day. Just about had this spoiler sold, the daily driver Mustang has fold down rear seats, so length wise it'd fit, but it was too tall to go in between.

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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 02:53 PM
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Re: Help Please: Best/Cheapeast Way To Ship A Rear End

Arrrg!!! A Mustang? Ha ha ha.

This is my 1000th post, by the way. Yay!!!!!

Old Dominion just came to Casper, I heard. I'll hit them up and see what it will cost me.


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I thought greyhound did shipping, like freight shipping on pallets and stuff. I was going to buy an 03-04 Cobra trunk lid a few months and the guy said he'd arrange to have it shipped as freight by greyhound.

But your guess is as good as mine. I give up on shipping stuff until I buy a truck. I was like WTF this day. Just about had this spoiler sold, the daily driver Mustang has fold down rear seats, so length wise it'd fit, but it was too tall to go in between.



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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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Re: Help Please: Best/Cheapeast Way To Ship A Rear End

Originally Posted by New2Chevy
Arrrg!!! A Mustang?
Yes.
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