EDIT: That was supposed to say are NOT prone to flat spotting. I can't figure out how to edit my original post.Modern tires are terribly prone to flat spotting, and whatever minor problem occurs will resolve itself the first time you take it out for a drive.
I did it for you.EDIT: That was supposed to say are NOT prone to flat spotting. I can't figure out how to edit my original post.
How about raising it up on blocks for storage thereby taking the weight off not only the tires but also the suspension. Certainly can’t hurt. I have personally done this for years. Takes less than three beers time.I did it for you.
Wouldn't run flats be even less so with their stiffer sidewall?
Where are you putting the blocks? I'm not sure if it's good to have the weight of the wheels and tires hanging off the fully extended shocks. Seems like a solution in search of a problem.How about raising it up on blocks for storage thereby taking the weight off not only the tires but also the suspension. Certainly can’t hurt. I have personally done this for years. Takes less than three beers time.
Thanks.I did it for you.
Wouldn't run flats be even less so with their stiffer sidewall?
Perhaps. Although I think that I would prefer to have them “ hang “ as opposed to the shocks being compressed by all of the vehicles weight for that period of time. As usual , I suspect there will be many and varied opinions , Lol .Not sure if it's good to have the weight of the wheels and tires hanging off the fully extended shocks, though. Seems like a solution in search of a problem.
Place the blocks under the lift points . Same spot a jack would go. I mentioned it because of Cannonball’s tire concerns.Where are you putting the blocks? I'm not sure if it's good to have the weight of the wheels and tires hanging off the fully extended shocks. Seems like a solution in search of a problem.
Oh my , you may well have a point there but that’s why they make axle stands. I think that the point where the jack actually makes contact may well be somewhat stronger than the areas adjacent to it although the entire frame is still quite strong. There is also a balance component involved as well . If you are lowering the vehicle onto 12x12 timber set adjacent to the jack point the weight is distributed over a larger area than the small contact point of the jack so i don’t see any issues from that standpoint. I haven’t seen the underside of a C8 yet, unfortunately, but I assume the vehicle can be placed on axle stands which should also do the trick. I may be wrong on that though, god knows I have been before, lol . Really just a suggestion from the start here but I have my 1964 Bonneville on blocks as we speak. And yes it is a considerably different animal.How do you put a block under a lift point when the jack is there???
Shocks are not fully compressed when wheels are sitting on the ground. I suspect they are somewhere at mid point in the piston travel. Have to be for the wheel to be able to travel up or down while the car is in motion.Perhaps. Although I think that I would prefer to have them “ hang “ as opposed to the shocks being compressed by all of the vehicles weight for that period of time. As usual , I suspect there will be many and varied opinions , Lol .
Shocks are not fully compressed when wheels are sitting on the ground. I suspect they are somewhere at mid point in the piston travel. Have to be for the wheel to be able to travel up or down while the car is in motion.