Storing snow tires

[Owen Lucas]

Taking the Blizzaks off the Pilot and putting on the all season Continentals. Snow tires are mounted on dedicated winter wheels, so the tires are not being dismounted.

I usually stack my tires on top of each other to save space. Makes me wonder though, is stacking tires, especially snow tires on their sidewall bad in anyway? They'll be sitting for 6+ months.

 

[ctechbob]

Bag them in thick, black plastic bags and stack them up someplace out of the sun. That's what I've always done with my r-comps and never have a problem.

 

[StarCaller]

I put these foam mats in between /
foam mats

 

[Rand]

i put a piece of cardboard in between and store in basement.

 

[Quattro Pete]

I usually stack my tires on top of each other to save space. Makes me wonder though, is stacking tires, especially snow tires on their sidewall bad in anyway?

I've been doing this with both my winter as well as summer wheels/tires for the past 20+ years. Never had any issues.

 

[Lubener]

I always just stacked them on the garage floor. Never did anything special as they will be back on your vehicle in six months anyway.

 

[CapriRacer]

The key to storing tires is to keep them unloaded, away from contaminants (especially oil) and away from sources of ozone = electric motors.

Ideally, they should be stored in a bag of nitrogen in a cold environment.

Then re-inflate them just before use.

 

[RooflessVW]

I used a rolling storage "tree" that came with a thick black cover.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-schwaben-parts/wheel-storage-rack-with-casters/003639sch01a/

 

[Trav]

Taking the Blizzaks off the Pilot and putting on the all season Continentals. Snow tires are mounted on dedicated winter wheels, so the tires are not being dismounted.

I usually stack my tires on top of each other to save space. Makes me wonder though, is stacking tires, especially snow tires on their sidewall bad in anyway? They'll be sitting for 6+ months.

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Edit: Roofless had the same answer, these are common in Europe.

 

[930.engineering]

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With an old wheel on the ground and cardboard in between.
Pressure raised to 40-45 psi. Works for me for decades. Don't
miss to clean wheels and inspect your tires.
.

 

[bullwinkle]

Sitting on a skid in the basement, on top of each other, pretty much to the ceiling (multiple sets). Hasn't hurt them yet!

 

[Sequoiasoon]

I've been doing this with both my winter as well as summer wheels/tires for the past 20+ years. Never had any issues.

What Pete said but for 30+ years and the 10+ before that standing up under parents porch (but away from sun).

Current is all in the shed (shade covered) with 8 stacked on side on top of each other, no cardboard or other in between and 8 more standing up side by side under the bench in shed. In 6-7 months they will swap places with the summer tires in the same arrangement.

Have you ever looked at some bigger tire places to see how they are. Look at THIS VIDEO at the 1:10 mark or below in the TR roots.

 

[UG_Passat]

Keep in Kurgo Tire Totes, then stacked on top of one another

 

[tnt_motorsports]

I used to have snow tires back in the day for my RWD Mazda B2200, mostly because I bought it used from a tire shop... anyway I always stored them in the shed or garage stacked 4 high mounted on the rims. I drove the vehicle for 200,000 KMS on the same 8 tires (summer & winter) with no issues...

just my $0.02

 

[Sam_Julier]

I store summer and winter tires in every space I can find in the unfinished stone basement of our 1934 home. 🙂

 

[vtec260]

My storage set up for past 10 years. It's a workout to bring down and up twice a year.

 

[CheezWhiz]

in my living room. on my ninth wife ...

 

[Zee09]

I store mine in the bathtub😂

 

[CheezWhiz]

I store mine in the bathtub😂

then where do you put your transmissions?

 

[Zee09]

@ak

then where do you put your transmissions?

In the Jacuzzi