Tire Question Re Storing Of ?

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Hello,

Was wondering about this.

Live in New England. Obviously, get lots of snow and freezing rain in the winter.

Is it reasonable to store summer tires outdoors in the winter, when one puts on their winter tires ?

Certainly understand that indoors in a garage would be better, but is it really harmful to store them outdoors if there is no space in ones garage, e.g. ?

Hard to believe that this would be very harmful, as zillions of cars on the streets, outdoors, in the winter.

Thoughts on ?

And, if O.K., best to store then standing up, or stacked flat perhaps ?

Thanks, B.

Tegger · Accepted Answer

"Robert11" wrote in news:Rs2dnfNVTsmAC73VnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

One word: Snow.

Another word: Corrosion.

Snow + metal = corrosion.

Your tires will be fine outdoors, but the wheels won't be. Wheels off the car and that sit idle all winter will corrode like the dickens unless you carefully insulate it from moisture.

To store outdoors: On a dry day, wrap well in vapor barrier plastic. Make sure water can't pool inside the plastic at the bottom. Smear some grease on the hub mounting face of the wheel. If it's possible to store completely out of the way of the snow and rain, store open and not wrapped.

Store flat, with a layer of corrugated cardboard between the tires, including a layer between the floor and the bottom tire.

Storing flat will keep the tread from flat-spotting.

idbwill · Answer

Keep them out of the sun!

Mike Walsh · Answer

The biggest cause of corrosion in much of the country in winter weather is notsnow; it is salt. Tegger wrote:

HLS · Answer

You already know the answer to this.. It is not the best practice to store your tires and wheels outside, whether it be winter or summer.

Can you get away with it? Yes, for a while.

But it isnt good practice. They are your tires, do what you want with them, but you asked whether it is reasonable practice...the answer is no.

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