Tyre Storage

IMHO I wouldnt bother.

You only get 12 weekends a yr to go wheeling?

And you can destroy a tyre in a flash, regardless of its age.

No problems leave at normal pressure and in the dark. Mine are fine 3 years to date no probs. Barry

I leave them stacked on thier side at the back of the garage at normal pressure. No direct sun and no moisture. Have kept tyres for years this way. But they do age and harden. Wet weather bitumen stopping does decrease.

An old timer mate of mine was a sawmiller/logger, and he used to buy tyres when he got a good deal, and store them for years. Reckoned the rubber hardened and gave him better wear. Well, that was his thinking. I don't have anything to base an opinion on myself.

roo shooters i used to work with when cashed up used to buy a couple of sets and shed them up for awhile to harden them against the mulga.

The compounds in tyres in the last 20 years are different to those of the 50s & 60s. There are chemical changes that take place whether you are using them or not. In fact flexing (using) them allows the gases produce internally to escape and thus slows the deterioration a little. If you are going to store tyres to use on special occasions then change them after 5-7 years. A member of my caravan club acquired a van that had been out of use for a while had to replace all tyres before he completed a trip from the ACT to SA and back.

PeterD