Tire storage question
 

Yes, I searched...but couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. I could have very well missed it since I seem to have some issues with this site's search function.

My question....I will be taking my track tires/wheels off my car this week to put the stock wheels/tires back on for winter storage. When storing my track wheels/tires, should I stack them horizontally, or vertically? Will either way cause "flat spots" if there isn't a car to put weight on them? The car will be placed up on stands for the winter months to avoid any issues. And of course I will be dropping it every few weeks to avoid any issues with my springs being uncompressed for months at a time.

Thanks for any input.......

Snow tires should be placed in a cool, dark, dry indoor location away from electric motors, since the ozone produced by electric motors can damage the tire rubber. If you are going to store tires while they are still mounted on wheels, the tire pressure should be reduced to 15 pounds per square inch and re-inflated when you mount them on your vehicle.


Or, the TIRE RACK page on storing tires.

Yup 15 psi, stack them flat.

Silver06 must have read the Canadian Government's advice on tire storage just like myself.

^ Yup! CBC Marketplace FTMFW, yeah!

LOL.

For R comps, you might want to also seal them in plastic garbage bags to keep out moisture, ozone, etc.

Thanks for the info guys. They aren't QUITE R compounds...they are Hankook RS2's. Pretty close though. The garbage bag idea is perfect. That should be an inexpensive way. Once they are off, I will knock them down to 15psi and stack them up 2 high.

bringing back an old thread so I don't need to create a new one,

I got another set of OEM rims with summer tires on them and need to store them in my garage all winter.

I have them stacked vertically laying flat on the floor at the moment as my garage doesn't have a lot of space. Should I let air out of the tires and is it ok to continue to store them this way? I cannot put them in the house and again, I have very little space in my 1 car garage.

out of curiosity, why bring down the pressure to 15psi? i'm sure it's right, just hadn't heard it before so was trying to figure out what this helps with.