 Winter Storage Question: Tire Flat Spots, Are "flat spots" real or an urban legend? |
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| orthobiz |
 Oct 1 2007, 09:23 PM
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Will probably put the car in for the winter beginning Nov 1. Go easy on me, you all-year-round West Coasters!
Anyway, leave the tires at full pressure? Brand new Exalto Michelin radials... Half pressure? Move it a few inches several times during the winter? Buy those pads you can roll onto from Griot's Garage? Put the car on jackstands and worry about sucking out the shocks? Thanks, Paul |
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| woobn8r |
Oct 2 2007, 08:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 607 Joined: 7-January 07 From: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 7,435 Region Association: None |
When I first started in the tire business, we has an issue at Subaru Canada as a number of cars that had been sitting in their compound over several months had their tires Out of round.
It was determined by the engineers that since the tires were underinflated and the vehicles had sat over 4 months that the steel belts had "set" and a vibration could be felt within a particular speed range. If not too severe, proper inflation and useage somewhat eased the symptoms. but not correct it over the short term. Remember car tires also lose a pound of pressure every month not including the variable of dirty/leaky valves. I would have your friend inflate his 911s tires to the maximum pressure on the sidewall |
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orthobiz Winter Storage Question: Tire Flat Spots Oct 1 2007, 09:23 PM
thomasotten They are real, but only after sitting a long time ... Oct 1 2007, 09:27 PM Andyrew I would just give yourself enough room in the gara... Oct 1 2007, 09:38 PM woobn8r Actually you should "overinflate" your t... Oct 1 2007, 09:46 PM BarberDave :trophy:
Paul:
I have stored mine sit... Oct 2 2007, 05:48 AM orthobiz Thanks for the advice. My buddy just put his 911 a... Oct 2 2007, 06:03 AM GWN7 In the days of bias ply tires during really cold d... Oct 2 2007, 05:16 PM 73Phoenix20 +1...
I have stored a Porsche (or two) every wint... Oct 2 2007, 06:00 PM Eric_Shea
The woobn8r be correct. Your buddy be wrong... ... Oct 2 2007, 06:22 PM Pat Garvey I agree with inflating them to the max.
Though I... Oct 2 2007, 08:47 PM porschecb You asked for it! So take it easy on me. Ever... Oct 2 2007, 09:07 PM
Pat Garvey
You asked for it! So take it easy on me. Eve... Oct 3 2007, 09:23 PM
woobn8r
You asked for it! So take it easy on me. Eve... Oct 4 2007, 07:44 AM jwalters
You asked for it! So take it easy on me. Ev... Oct 4 2007, 07:16 PM Pat Garvey
[quote name='woobn8r' post='953261' date='Oct 4 2... Oct 4 2007, 09:23 PM porschecb With salt, bad driving conditions and ice! I ... Oct 3 2007, 10:00 PM sww914 I can't take the cold of fall here in Ca, I... Oct 4 2007, 01:46 AM URY914 Send it to me in sunny Florida. I'll take care... Oct 4 2007, 07:00 AM jwalters :) I installed Kumho ecxsta's (sp?) on my 200... Oct 4 2007, 07:28 AM orthobiz Cool. And to think, this started as a discussion o... Oct 5 2007, 06:05 PM |
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