STORING TYRES ( PLUMY 1 VIC)

Stored in the shed is good. Stored in the sun is not.

Lay them flat in a shady place.

In a shed is a "friendlier" environment than on a car where they get mud, water, sun, oil and grime. I've never seen perished tyres on a car so no chance of them perishing in your shed! Maybe if they stay there for 50 or so years ....

Many say that storing tyres in a shed out of direct sunlight is actually good. It allows the rubber compound to go a bit harder and you can get more life from the tyres.

I run two sets (road tyres and off road tyres) and have the "other" set stored away in a dark cool shed for months at a time.

Some people I have talked to say that tyres befit from having been stored in the supply chain (warehouses, shops) before they go on your car. Some brands have a fast supply chain so that the tyres are put into service only a short time after being manufactured and they apparantly wear much quicker than those that have "been around a while"

Of course, if they sit around too long (think 5 years) or they sit in sunlight (on back door of car without being rotated regularly) then they WILL go brittle and put you at risk of tread delamination or sidewall fracture. One of our club members had a spare that was the original on the back door of a GQ patrol when he bought it 2nd hand a while back. He got a flat and used the spare and within weeks it suffered a major tread delamination at 80km/h and did substantial $$$ damage to the adjacent panels and tail lights.

Keep the stored nicely and you should have no issues. Even put a tarp or some carpet over them if you are worried.

Cheers
Muddy

I just opened my stored set of tyres (no rims) to use one for a second spare on our next trip. I had them on the floor in the garden shed covered in plastic. As soon as I lifted the plastic about half a cup of water fell into the tyre. It must have been very humid in there and the colder weather has condensed the moisture. It dried out OK in the sun.

I only covered the tyres with plastic to keep the dust and creepie crawlies out. Perhaps it is not a good idea to do so.

Kingo

Definitely store them out of direct sunlight.

I have 4 sets of tyres on rims and they are all coping OK being stored away from the sun.