Winter tire storage

[ScotcH]

What's the best way to store your R's for the winter? On rim? Off rim? Low air? Vertical? Does any of that matter?

Thanks!

[Logan]

Good question,
I know the best way to store "regular" tires is out of the sun, and standing up, not stacked sidewall to sidewall like is convenient.
But if someone can elaborate on pressures and the R variant, that would be great. I'm going to put mine into storage tonight.

[philip_240sx]

The only thing I could find came from 1010tires.com and is specific to Toyo RA-1:

Winter or cold weather storage of the Proxes RA-1 is important. The tire should never be stored during the off season in temperatures lower than 0 degrees C. The tires should not be stored in an inflated condition. The optimum is completely deflated.
Do not store tires close to the source of ozone producing equipment or where electronic welding is taking place.
If tires are stored outside they should be covered to ensure that they are not in direct sunlight.

http://www.1010tires.com/tire.asp?tirebrand=Toyo&tiremodel=Proxes+RA%2D1

[Logan]

Well, that certainly changes my plans for storage.

[philip_240sx]

From the Hoosier website:

TIRE STORAGE
The useful life of a tire, whether mounted or dismounted, is directly affected by storage conditions. Tires should always be stored indoors in a dark, cool, dry room.

DO

1 Remove the tires from the vehicle.
2. Store tires on their side in a cool/dark/dry environment.
3. Place tires in a black plastic bag when stored during the "off-season".
4. Make sure the temperature range in the storage location is between 40-90 degrees Fahrenheit.

DON'T

1. Don't store tires in direct sunlight or near electric motors. (Electric motors emit small amounts of ozone.) Tires need to be protected from light, especially sunlight. Light causes ultraviolet damage by breaking down the rubber compounds. The storeroom should not contain fluorescent lights or sparking electrical equipment that could produce ozone.

2. Don't apply any chemical treatments to Hoosier tires. (It's not necessary and may actually damage the integrity of the tire by breaking down the rubber properties of the tire.) Tires must not be allowed to come in contact with oils, greases, solvents, or other petroleum products that cause rubber to soften or deteriorate.

3. Don't store tires in sub-freezing temperatures for any length of time. (The rubber can freeze and may crack as a result.) (Top)

http://www.hoosiertire.com/faqmisc.htm

[AcidGord]

My All seasons/crap tires stay in the shed over the winter, but my R's and good street rubber always come in, still on the rim but down to low PSI. I've read that R's will get majorly slippery and never be the same again if they're ever allowed to freeze.

[ADAM]

i let mine sit in the winter on the car every year...i have not noticed any difference in them at all....

[Chris P]

I have letf my tires outside in the past and it completly distroys them. Actually i've done this on 2 occasions and both had the same result.



Adam may not have noticed so much because he let the front and rear do the same thing while i only let my rears freeze and they were slippery. Put another set of rears on that i had stored in the basement and they were fine.



DON"T LET YOUR TIRES FREEZE!

[Marsh]

Originally posted by ADAM
i let mine sit in the winter on the car every year...i have not noticed any difference in them at all....

Do you run Yokos? They're weird. They never seem to car how cold it gets.

Kumhos become very large hockey pucks in my garage. Mind you they can be warmed up again after a lap or two around a road course.

[ice/solo racer]

Yeah I notived the same thing with my khumo's on sunday,slippery has hell and even with lisa running and then me couldn't hardly get any heat in them.
Stuck the little 32Rsc's on and wow what a difference even though the sun was out and the pavement dry(mostly).

[alexb]

Never had tires left over at the end of the year to worry about it :)

[ScotcH]

Originally posted by alexb
Never had tires left over at the end of the year to worry about it :)

lol ... I wanna be just like you :p