Tire storage tips? 

"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678) 01/10/2015 at 11:16 • Filed to: None

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Since I just put on my winter tires, I have to store my all seasons for a couple months. I planned on just stacking them in my closet and calling it a day. But are there any steps you guys take when storing a set of tires (on wheels) for the winter? I'm curious if there is a proper way to stack them, should I take the air out, and anything else I should do? For your time, snow nuts!

wabbalosthiskey > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/10/2015 at 11:27

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Stack them on their side and put in bags to keep the sunlight off.

deekster_caddy > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/10/2015 at 11:29

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Just keep em out of the sun. Nothing else matters, you aren't trying to preserve them for a hundred years...

crowmolly > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/10/2015 at 11:33

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Tires off the car

Air down

Put them in trash bags, store on their sides, no tire treatments

Keep temps between 40-90* F

MM54 > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/11/2015 at 11:29

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I just stack them in the corner of the shed (has no windows so no sun) on top of eachother. Come spring I'll hose them off and stack my snow tires in the same way, in the same place.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > crowmolly 01/11/2015 at 12:13

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How much would you recommend lowering the pressure? Is this to lower stress on the rubber or something?

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > deekster_caddy 01/11/2015 at 12:14

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Sound logic, they aren't new tires anyways so I don't need to worry much. I'll definitely keep them out of the sun though since that is a common theme in these replies!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > wabbalosthiskey 01/11/2015 at 12:15

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Yeah if I leave my closet door open, a bit of sunlight gets in there so I'll definitely bag em.

crowmolly > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/11/2015 at 13:29

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Half the running PSI or so. If the tires are outside or cold wear gloves if you do it by hand. The air will be super cold.

I have to do this every year with my drag tires to prevent sidewall cracking.