what is the best way to store the summer rubbers for the winter, they will be in a basement but,,, fully inflated, fully deflated, some air out, stacked or on the tread???

thanks for any suggestions..

jim

 

I don't think it makes much difference, just as long as they aren't out in the weather.


Brett

 

Keep them away from any generators or sources of electricity--they can be affected br ozone emitted by those sources. I lay my ET Streets on their sides--d/k about hte air pressure?

Dan

 

ozone?

 

Paraphrased: Storage tips

1. Take pressure off tires--didn't say which way to lay them down?

2. Keep away from direct sunlight and extreme heat or cold.

3. Wash sidewalls with detergent and water--rinse well-don't wash the tread.

4. Keep tires away from electric motors. i.e.: furnaces, air compressors, etc. They create OZONE that will damage the tiires.

5. Drop to 5lbs. psi.

Dan

 

I stored some brand new tires off of a '97 Chevy truck that I bought a while back. I used tire foam and soaked every part of them, especially the tread to keep them from dry rotting, stacked them in the corner of my garage, covered them with an old towel to keep as much dust as possible off of them, never took pressure out of them and they were fine 3 years later when I put them on a flat bed trailer that I re-did. In fact, they have been EXTREMELY loaded with no problems. I still tire foam them fairly regularly, including the tread. They still look brand new with no cracks and I would still load them to the max today.

 

We have mounted winter tires for our 3 vehicles so I store 12 tires year 'round.

I run through a car wash, making sure to clean the tires well. As each is removed, I mark where it is to be installed next season inside the wheel with a yellow Crayon (i.e. 'to LF'). I wipe off any remaining dirt and soak all the rubber in Armor All. I built a rack in the garage rafters that holds 8 tires vertically (built before the third car), but it's a b!tch to get those 60 pound L wheel/tires up and down (knowledge gained one destroyed ladder later).

The other 4 are in heavy plastic garbage bags stacked on a piece of carpet on the cold, cold floor. Now that I think about it, the 8 above should be in black plastic (to make them real interesting to grasp).

With the Armor All soaked in, the tires look like new when you swap them out of storage.