Storing Tyres

I do the same thing, but I found that the steel rims Ihad for the off roads trips were starting to get atiny bit of surface rust for obvious reasons so I basically put them inmy carport and chained them to a post. They seem completely fine and unless you are storing them for years at a time I wouldn't bother deflatingthem. In fact the longer you store them the better (within reason). There is one school of thought that basicaly says that the rubber actually hardens a little with age and hence you wil get better mileage out of them, becuase brand new tyres aren't "aged" they are aslightly softer compound and hence will wear a bit quicker in the first few months of their on road life..

The tyre dealer I go to told me to air them down to around half normal pressure and to store them in a reasonably cool place.

Fortunately I live on an acreage and have rather a large shed so storage is not an issue

Hi Magic,

Supercheap have a wheel storing "tree" for just that purpose.

Have no idea if it is any good in real life, but the theory seems
quite good.

May suit your purpose.


Cheers
Michael