You ever do one of those things that makes you go "God damn you're an idiot..."?
I bought a couple more of those wall mounted tire storage racks. Have a second set of my friends wheels that are being stored in my garage, and since I'm grabbing a new set of wheels tomorrow, will need a place to store my Prets.
Anyway, the racks are good up to 4' wide. I had my studs pre-marked on the walls, so I went to go install the 3rd rack. Mounted up the left side, counted over 4 studs, since they're good for up to 4' wide. Mounted the right side. Though "That looks pretty far apart for 4 feet". Went to go mount the brace across it, and of course its too short.
Thought to myself "You fucking idiot, studs are 16" apart..."
So I took the two thicker pieces of the cross section, put one of the thinner pieces between them, and mounted it that way. The wheels will still fit resting against that and the back wall. Will it snap? Possibly, but I doubt it. I will probably end up correcting it. Knowing my luck if it does snap or break, it won't be while the garage is empty, it will be one of the rare occasions that I have my car parked in there, and it will dump a set of wheels on my hood...
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