Hello again, I had the winter tires mounted properly, but how to store the summer tires still inflated and still mounted on their respective wheels? Thanks, Mac Happy Holidays!
How to store summer tires?
Dec 27, 2003
8 Replies
Either hang the wheels by their centres, or stack them on their sides. Try and keep them dry, dark and away from anything that may produce fumes or ozone (like paint tins, electric motors.)
Istick mine in a dustbin bag & sore them in a dark place
Thanks, Bob and Duncan. Do you keep them inflated? Mac (I also have to clean off the brake dust, but that's what the bathtub is for!)
Pump em up. lay the wheels on theier side away from damp, chemicals, oils and suchlike. I store my caravan tyres in the winter in this way. And ofcourse - in the dark - no sunlight! (Cover with something)
Yep, I just clean them & leave them inflated, never seems to cause a problem, can't think of any reason why it should
Ideally at a constant(!) cool temperature in a dry dark place, but storing road tyres for 2 months at most isn't goint to make any difference -- race tyres are a different matter.
Incidentally winter tyres are much more likely to harden when stored over the summer than normal tyres stored for a couple of months over the winter.
You can buy a tyre tree to keep them on. No, I am not joking.
MrCheerful
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