Tire Storage

[Tommy Gun]

I know we discussed this on another forum before. :shades:


How long is reasonable for storing tires before you use them? 6 months? A year? 18 months? Does it matter?


I take it they should be in a climate controlled area, but does that matter too?

I'm pretty sure you don't want Performance tires to freeze, but how about getting hot?

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[King Cobra]

I know we discussed this on another forum before. :shades:


How long is reasonable for storing tires before you use them? 6 months? A year? 18 months? Does it matter?


I take it they should be in a climate controlled area, but does that matter too?

I'm pretty sure you don't want Performance tires to freeze, but how about getting hot?

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See birdman's sticky here: :doh2: :rofl3:

http://stangsunited.com/showthread.php?2101-Tire-Storage-Recommendations

Drag radial storage:

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/mustangtuning/NittoWinterCompetitionTires.pdf

[Tommy Gun]

Thanks.

I thought that was posted elsewhere. :tiphat2:

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[King Cobra]

Thanks.

I thought that was posted elsewhere. :tiphat2:

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I thought the same thing and was looking at our threads here and noticed it was a sticky.:tiphat:

[Carnut]

I know we discussed this on another forum before. :shades:


How long is reasonable for storing tires before you use them? 6 months? A year? 18 months? Does it matter?


I take it they should be in a climate controlled area, but does that matter too?

I'm pretty sure you don't want Performance tires to freeze, but how about getting hot?

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You should be able to store them for years. Tires have a date code on them and replacement recommendations due to age vary with manufacture and tire type, but 10 years is about the limit if the tire degradment hasn't shortened their life. Sun, oil, and other chemicals will cause accelerated degradment. Here, the sun really tears up tires, so does racing.

[Tommy Gun]

I thought the same thing and was looking at our threads here and noticed it was a sticky.:tiphat:



It would be too much to ask me to do a search. :shades:



:lol:

[Tommy Gun]

You should be able to store them for years. Tires have a date code on them and replacement recommendations due to age vary with manufacture and tire type, but 10 years is about the limit if the tire degradment hasn't shortened their life. Sun, oil, and other chemicals will cause accelerated degradment. Here, the sun really tears up tires, so does racing.


Thank you dear squirrel, you are a gentlesquirrel and a scholar. :tiphat2:



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[Carnut]

Thank you dear squirrel, you are a gentlesquirrel and a scholar. :tiphat2:



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[Tommy Gun]

Keep an eye on those tires....


http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv61/fastestshelby2/tire_zps3710fe36.jpg


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[Joe G]

Whats wrong with those? :look:

[Tommy Gun]

I think they got mohawked. :look:

[68fastback]

...just need reballancing










:haha:

[Carnut]

Wow, they have a tumor on them.

I wonder how many pounds of overinflation those tires had.

[ati]

I think thats what they call a reverse Flat Spot, After an hour or so of highway driving it should smooth right out.







:tease:

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[68fastback]

...that's also what can happen at any time after an underinflated low profile tire is pinched ...with seemingly no damage.

...then, a month later at 120mph ...thump, thum, boom!

I think Hydro had a Congressional petition going at one point to ban the use of very low series tires on street cars.

Nitrogen and TPMS can help but even a properly inflated very-low-profile tire can easily get pinched on even realtively shallow holes, etc.

[Tommy Gun]

What do you mean "pinched"?

[Joe G]

What do you mean "pinched"?
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pinched

[Tommy Gun]

Still don't know how you "pinch" a tire?

[Joe G]

Still don't know how you "pinch" a tire?

http://villavu.com/forum/images/smilies/google.gif



:giggle:

[Tommy Gun]

Never heard of such a thing in a car?


Definition: On a mountain bike, a pinch flat happens when your tube gets pinched between an obstacle and the rim of your wheel. Pinch flats usually happen when you hit a sharp rock or ledge and your tire pressure is a little on the low side. When the pressure in the tire is too low to prevent the rock or ledge from compressing the tire all of the way up to the hard rim, your tube is literally left between a rock and a hard place.

[68fastback]

What do you mean "pinched"?


Still don't know how you "pinch" a tire?


Never heard of such a thing in a car?


Definition: On a mountain bike, a pinch flat happens when your tube gets pinched between an obstacle and the rim of your wheel. Pinch flats usually happen when you hit a sharp rock or ledge and your tire pressure is a little on the low side. When the pressure in the tire is too low to prevent the rock or ledge from compressing the tire all of the way up to the hard rim, your tube is literally left between a rock and a hard place.



Very similar except a tubles car tire ...on impact with sharp edge, like a pothole or other road patch ...the sidewall can get 'pinched' by the wheel rim. If chords are damaged you'll probably feel it and see a swolen area upon inspection, but if the chords are not damaged and just the inner rubber (that holds the air presure) is pinch-damaged, the air pressure can cause the rubber to spontaneously delaminate at the chord-layer at high speed which can instantly cause a high-speed blow-out.

[Tommy Gun]

Thanks, you know way more than Joe.

[Highwayman]

So who can explain what happened to this tire though? I have never seen that before.

[68fastback]

dunno ...I'd guess it was pinch-damamged since it sure looks like air leaked into the cord layer, but no way to know for sure without cutting the pup apart, I think :shrug:

[Joe G]

Thanks, you know way more than Joe.

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... I mean :hey2:

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[mustang loco]

Thanks, you know way more than Joe.

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[Tommy Gun]

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