Oppo, how do store your summer tires?

"ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability" (italianjobr53) 01/09/2019 at 19:40 • Filed to: None

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I got some steelies, so the nice alloys have summers on them. For now, they are just sitting in the garage against the wall.

How do you store em? Do they become hard/brittle or crack due to the cold is they are left in the garage? It is an enclosed unheated garage.

PS: dont mind the junk lying around, I’ll lazy.

Tripoding Mini for your time:

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 19:45

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I stack in unheated garage

prevents flat spots

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 19:45

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Both my parents keep their off-season wheels stacked in the garage, sometimes wrapped in plastic. We’ve never had any issues.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 19:47

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On my summer cars sitting in the garage

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 01/09/2019 at 19:47

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Done!

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 01/09/2019 at 19:48

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Gib one of them to meeee

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 19:48

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A closet in my townhouse.  Downstairs hallway always smells of rubber.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/09/2019 at 19:48

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Aah good. I'll the same.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 19:52

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When I lived in a place with winter, I kept my summer tires inside my apartment in the closet. I also lived on my own at the time so my girlfriend couldnt vehemently disapprove of tires being stored with clothing. I have also used them as creative furniture but I had plenty of room in my closet instead.

Now summer tires are just all year round. Just have to add more air in “winter” because they run low in the morning. I dont have a summer set for the Subaru at the moment only because I had killed my last set and havent gotten around to replacing them just yet. If I wasnt trying to buy a Miata at the moment, another set of summers would be high on my priority list. Canyons on snow tires are kind of fun but not nearly as fast.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 19:55

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When you do stack them, be extra careful they dpn’t go flush to the edge of the tire lip. Last year stacked them in bags and the faces were touching and put some stratches.

This year, I put some cardboard + the bags between them.

daender > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 19:59

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I toss mine upstairs in a mostly-insulated room and wrapped them in garbage bags so I don’t get the carpet dirty.

facw > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 20:01

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Just make a stack, wheel face up so you don’t scratch them on the ground. You can get bags but that’s mainly to make them easier to carry and to keep brake dust contained, and you’d still stack them so they stay round.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 20:03

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I mea n  be careful you don’t scratch the edge of the rim. You’ll wan tto make sure the rubber is concentric so it doesn’t get wonky.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 01/09/2019 at 20:18

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Second the cardboard thing. I always stacked mine in the same way and put a cardboard layer in between each. I used the cardboard that shipped with some tires from tire rack. Recycling!

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 20:23

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My dad built a rack to store the tires on into the corner of the garage. It works well but the Mini tires are a bit small and tend to fall down further than they should and get stuck between the bar and the wall (an issue with the Mini having smaller tires than any other car my family has owned) .

You can see the edge of the rack here, to the right of the fan.

Tristan > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 20:24

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I store then on the car because we don't get winter in the Willamette valley- just rain. Lots and lots of rain.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 01/09/2019 at 20:25

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Yep, its all tire to tire. Tbh they are 50 profile and quite balloney so they stack well. Thanks!

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/09/2019 at 20:26

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Tire rack didn’t send me any cardboard. Boo.

RPM esq. > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 20:34

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Wrapped in plastic and stacked in up  my laundry room.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/09/2019 at 20:35

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I could put them in my bathroom closet

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > RPM esq. 01/09/2019 at 20:39

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Unfortunately my laundry room is small and if I put them in the bathroom closet, my whole room will smell of tires.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/09/2019 at 20:39

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Small mini is small.

Thanks.

Sovande > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 20:40

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Slide em under your bed. 

The Compromiser > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 20:42

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Flat on a carrier. In the garage. They’re tyres, not delicate little fl owers.

Tekamul > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 20:57

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I built a thing

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/i-made-a-thing-1742420444

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 20:59

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That’s a big closet haha! I had a walk in closet that was mostly full of junk. I at one point had put 12 tires in there (4 summer tires, 4 autocross tires, and another set of summers I was working on selling). Thankfully right now I only have one set of tires in storage and its a nice little storage unit offsite from my apartment so its allowing for healthy home life haha. 

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 21:03

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It might have been discount tire direct but that’s the same thing pretty much anyways. They wrapped the new wheels with tires mounted each in a carboard sheet on either side and then plastic wrap and tape around them to create a package. Those 8 sheets of cardboard came in handy for storage later! But I order enough things from amazon to have a steady supply of cardboard that I could have used otherwise as well. 

BaconSandwich is tasty. > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 01/09/2019 at 21:06

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I've been doing the same. I was slightly ashamed to say so, in case I'm I'm doing something terribly wrong. Over the last two years they seem fine though.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 21:12

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I keep mine in silk bags in a climate controlled room on the 3rd floor of my estate. My man servent rotates  them 90 degrees every 4 hours and flips them over once a day.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/09/2019 at 21:15

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Meh. I expected you to keep yours in an underwater lair:

RPM esq. > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 21:16

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If I had a garage, heated or not, that’s where they’d be.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 21:17

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That’s where I keep my winter tires, it’s better to keep them hydrated than warm and dry.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/09/2019 at 21:17

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Ooh yeah, I have lots of cardboard too. The vendor that I brought the steelies from sent each one wrapped in a styrofoam-ish cloth placed in a cardboard box. Two pf these boxes were placed in a bigger box. Bigger box had like 10 ft of bubble wrap in em.

Tire rack just put a long ziptie around the tires and sent them

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/09/2019 at 21:19

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Makes sense.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Sovande 01/09/2019 at 21:20

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Don’t have a bed. Just a mattress coz I won’t spend monies on it.

Anyways, i won't be able to sleep with the tire smell.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Tekamul 01/09/2019 at 21:22

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Rented garage, so I can't put holes in the wall.

Sovande > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 21:45

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It may be uncomfortable at first, but you'll get used to it. 

shop-teacher > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 22:01

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I stack them flat in my shed. Cold won't hurt them. They'd be just as cold if they were on the vehicle :)

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 22:27

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I have those exact wheels for the summer tires on my R56S. I’ve been storing tires in stacks in the corner of my garage for years and it doesn’t seem to hurt anything.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > shop-teacher 01/09/2019 at 22:30

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I could keep em in the house. And they would go through a heat cycle everytime I drive the car.

shop-teacher > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 22:31

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I wouldn't bother.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 01/09/2019 at 22:32

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Aah good to know. Thanks!

Btw did you know those wheels (X-lite) are the lightest factory rims that Mini offered :)

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > shop-teacher 01/09/2019 at 22:38

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Got it. Most oppos are saying the same thing.

So, they'll stay in the garage. Hopefully I'll have better weather next week and I can use them.

glemon > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 23:04

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“I won’t be able to sleep because of the tire smell”

Jalop card revoked 

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/09/2019 at 23:06

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On my car, because we don't get real winters anymore.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > glemon 01/09/2019 at 23:14

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Kill all the tires, not smell them!

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/09/2019 at 23:14

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I instantly hate you...

pip bip - choose Corrour > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/10/2019 at 02:26

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never swapped for winter tyres.

never bought winter tyres, as winter tyres not sold here.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/10/2019 at 07:10

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You lucky bastard :)

pip bip - choose Corrour > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/10/2019 at 07:29

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some one has to be

:)

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/10/2019 at 08:24

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I keep them on my car bc it hasnt snowed properly in georgia in 4 years

ateamfan42 > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/10/2019 at 08:34

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How do you store em? Do they become hard/brittle or crack due to the cold is they are left in the garage? It is an enclosed unheated garage.

This should only be a concern if you are using high performance tires that are designed for competition. My RE-71s spend the winter under my basement stairs, since that stays above freezing. My gf’s summer tires spend the winter out in the shed (where the winter tires spend the summer).

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > ateamfan42 01/10/2019 at 09:25

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Nopes, they are Firehawk indy 500s, a 340 TW summer.

Textured Soy Protein > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/10/2019 at 09:28

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I stack them in the garage in garbage bags with a piece of cardboard between each wheel so they have a flat surface to sit on and they don’t scratch each other up. 

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 01/10/2019 at 23:07

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What one? I have a Miata, Rx7, and Sv650 bike

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 01/10/2019 at 23:23

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I will accept the RX7