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<blockquote data-quote="ByronF" data-source="post: 176149" data-attributes="member: 5196"><p>Back to the topic of storing tires in the winter with them on the vehicle. I have been doing this for over 15 years on my SSR and my old classic Oldsmobile both of which are stored in unheated garage. I add a bit more air to the tires and get them up to about 35psi. and park on pieces of cardboard, throw on the battery tender and let them sleep all winter. Should also mention that I change the oil, fill the fuel tank and add fuel stabilizer just before putting them to bed. Have never had a problem with starting them in the spring. Over 6 months of storage the tires do lose a little bit of air but not much maybe 2-3lbs. During the first few miles of driving in the spring the tires are a little lumpy but again it is not real bad and after a few miles and they get warmed up the lumpy goes away. As for storing tires/wheels off a vehicle I put them up on a tire rack just to get them out of the way. But it is a major PITA to get them on and off the tire rack and is a 2 person job. I must admit that I have the occasional nightmare that the bolts holding the tire rack on the wall might fail and drop 600lbs of wheels and tires on the hood of one of my babies<img src="/styles/smilies-extra/vette-smileys/cryin.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Cryin:" title="Cryin :Cryin:" data-shortname=":Cryin:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ByronF, post: 176149, member: 5196"] Back to the topic of storing tires in the winter with them on the vehicle. I have been doing this for over 15 years on my SSR and my old classic Oldsmobile both of which are stored in unheated garage. I add a bit more air to the tires and get them up to about 35psi. and park on pieces of cardboard, throw on the battery tender and let them sleep all winter. Should also mention that I change the oil, fill the fuel tank and add fuel stabilizer just before putting them to bed. Have never had a problem with starting them in the spring. Over 6 months of storage the tires do lose a little bit of air but not much maybe 2-3lbs. During the first few miles of driving in the spring the tires are a little lumpy but again it is not real bad and after a few miles and they get warmed up the lumpy goes away. As for storing tires/wheels off a vehicle I put them up on a tire rack just to get them out of the way. But it is a major PITA to get them on and off the tire rack and is a 2 person job. I must admit that I have the occasional nightmare that the bolts holding the tire rack on the wall might fail and drop 600lbs of wheels and tires on the hood of one of my babies:Cryin: [/QUOTE]
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