Tire storage question...

[corvettez]

I thought I`d post the question and subject myself to some good opinions



I recently bought a set of tires for a spare set of wheels for my summer car, these tires tend to last a long time given the status of the wheels overall. As it turns out though the tires that are on those wheels now will probably last a couple more seasons and I might try and "use them up" faster by putting them on the daily driver for a while but still.



So, for the tires I just bought that might have to wait a couple years to get on the above wheels, what would be my best bet for storing them until I get them mounted. Right now they`re all dressed up and in black plastic bags in a dark closet, does anyone have any better suggestions that might help keep them new until I use them?

[Accumulator]

.. Right now they`re all dressed up and in black plastic bags in a dark closet, does anyone have any better suggestions that might help keep them new until I use them?

IMO you`re doing about all you can already.



While these days it`s popular to say how tires have a very limited shelf-life, that hasn`t been my experience. But I would try to be reasonable about it and not wait many years before putting them into service.

[Chops]

Thats pretty much all you can do, unless you have the space to put them on a rack similiar to what you would see in a tire store (kind of a cradle)

[corvettez]

Thanks guys...it hasn`t been my experience either that my tires have a limited shelf life, I`m sure there a number of variables that could play into that one way or another. My tires tend to last a long time and I`ve yet to have one go due to dry rot.



I wanted to post the idea here because as in a lot of cases, here is where you can really get the good ideas from others. Right now I keep all my tires and tires mounted on wheels stacked horizontally on top of each other with neoprene layered in between. Would storing them in a cradle make a difference if I can come up with a way to store them like that? what would be the benefit exactly over my current method aside from any weight factors that might be involved?

[itb76]

I think what you did will be fine, seems to me that`s what Tire Rack recommends.

[corvettez]

How I store them is actually my own variation of what I read there a few years back, I`ll continue with what I`m doing then.



As a side note, tires seems to last me a long time and it`s gotten to the point that buying a replacement set is almost cause for celebration

[briakreager]

Replacement is something like money wasting. If you want, you can try some tips on how to care for your tires.

My friend Alex is a motor rider too, but within he replace his tires only once a year. That is something fabulous, right.?

[corvettez]

I`d have to burn tires off of wheels if I wanted to replace them once a year...they tend to last a long time. I have purposely burned some up too though just to "finish em up" and get a new set