[dannyq]

Are there any special measures that one should take?

[Flofocus]

keep em away from dogs that like to chew stuff up. <_<

[2001 ZTS]

Clean them, store them flat (stacked like panckakes) and keep them off cement floors. A piece of plywood between floor and the rubber is all you need.

[BerinG]

2001 ZTS,Nov 2 2004, 03:35 PM Wrote:Clean them, store them flat (stacked like panckakes) and keep them off cement floors. A piece of plywood between floor and the rubber is all you need.

really? you shouldn't put them on cement? how come? Do you need to let some pressure out?

[2001 ZTS]

There is some tips below. You don't see the reference to concrete/asphalt mentioned in some but they can react with eachother.

It is mostly related to moisture. The tires heat and cool much faster than more solid things like asphalt and concrete which take longer to heat and cool. Anytime one is warmer or cooler than the other moisture will form:

http://www.1010tires.com/tiretech.asp#storage

http://www.yokohamatire.com/pdf/tsb-112102.pdf

http://member.rivernet.com.au/btaylor/BMWT...oringTires.html

http://www.coopertire.com/us/en/safety/tir...ions.asp#item14

I keep my tires laid like panckakes in an unheated detached garage. Since they are stacked 8 high I store them fully inflated and never had a problem with deformation. The floor is concrete and they sit on a piece of particle board that is raised with 1" high "legs" (just scrap bits of wood).

Tip: since I have a kid running around I have dropped a long stick down the centre of all eight to make the 'tower' more stable

[BerinG]

Thanks for the tip.. I left them inflated and on the cement last year (the 4 stacked) and they seemed fine but i guess i change summer tires every summer so its not as big of a deal <_<

I'll do it this year as i bought my new tires just a few weeks ago (for next summer)

[j3rt]

Quote:Tip: since I have a kid running around I have dropped a long stick down the centre of all eight to make the 'tower' more stable

That way, when moisture rots the particle board, the whole darn stack falls on'em, instead of a few. Frees up child-care monies for mods.















just kiddin'

[2001 ZTS]

Child care what's that? You're (helping) to pay his school now! (Public school Kindergarten).

We've now got $875/month less in expenses. B)

But you are quite right, I as we speak have a few mods enroute and many more in mind. ;)

[ZX3TUNING]

i run a padded poll through the spokes of my wheels and hang them from the ceiling in my garage using chains from either end of the poll to hold to the hooks i mounted to studs in the ceiling.
of course we get mild winters out here and i have a heated garage! :D

[Kalos]

dannyq,Nov 2 2004, 07:32 PM Wrote:Are there any special measures that one should take?

The Krown dealer I went to for undercoating recommended I coat the wheels with PAM Cooking Spray.