Best Way To Store Semi Comp Tyres At Home..

[evil_weevil]

Hey guys,

Whats the best way to store these tyres (toyoR888's) at home?

They willbe my second set of tyres, obviously for track use, but to keep them in good nick, how do you guys store them at home n such?

Cover them up?Off the ground?

where and such?

Cheers,

Chris

[Beer Baron]

umm, put them indoors somewhere (garage etc). that's about it... i mean it's not like they're being stored for 5 years. have a look at how they store 'em where you bought them from.

[djr81]

Yeah like the Baron said. Just put them in the shed. Make sure they are out of the sun as you don't want them heat cycling once per day. Cover them up & watch out for red back spiders when you get them out.

[Roy]

Dont store them. Get the track owner to bring out the flood lights and dont go home until the belts are letting go with some pretty sparkles and fire works

[Beer Baron]

actually the best place to store 'em is at my place. I'll take good care of them for you. hehe.

I'm currently storing 8 in the garage and to be honest I didn't think twice about it. some are stacked and where there was no room the rest I just rolled in and left them where ever they ended up.

[Sydneykid]

In a plastic bag, in a dark place, under the house is good.

cheers

[evil_weevil]

sweet,

Ive had other tyres in my garden shed, but when it rains, it floods....and as I found out, slaters and spiders love tyres!

so yeah, not going to put em in there,

BB - your place? yeah sure no worries

[djr81]

Probably a good idea to clean all the brake dust etc off the rims before you put them away too.

[siddr20]

How much did those rubbers set you back? and what sizes.

cheers.

n yup if you have no space to store im more than happy to put it in my garage!! my garage is feeling lonely!!

[dontfeelcold]

And when you go to use them, put some traction compund on them

[djr81]

And when you go to use them, put some traction compund on them

For the unitiated he was clearly joking. Don't put that shit anywhere near your good tyres.

[dontfeelcold]

Yes I was joking, you should put the traction compound on before you store them.

(also kidding)

Just don't leave them for too long, they go very hard otherwise.

Edited March 30, 2007 by dontfeelcold

[evil_weevil]

smart ass hehehe

cleared out some junk in the garage, so glad they arent in that old shed with the others

oh, 190 each...

[siddr20]

190 for what size? cheers

and those rubbers alright for track use? howd you find them? cheers

[evil_weevil]

225/45/16

St George tyres

havent used em yet, but will do shortly!

[siddr20]

awesome let us know before 31st may.. Thats when im going track day..

N i need some rear tyres!! so let me know how it goes please!!

[MANWHORE]

Supposedly, people say store them in bags. I know that the tyre shops don't do that. I'm not sure what the bags do.

I've always kept them out of the elements, so in the shed. but apart from that, that's about it.

[Duncan]

dry, dark, cool....

but even then dont keep em too long, once they are a few years old even the best tyres are crap. Ive got 4 year old yoko a032r on the car atm, might as well be falken 326s

[phunky_monkey]

If semi comps are stores in a cool place, out of the elements ie inside a house, how long would it be before they started to harden up? Like, are we talking months here, or years?

I know it would vary depending on exactly where they're kept, the temps etc, but just looking for a general idea.

[Beer Baron]

it's a bit hard to pinpoint, but personally I wouldn't keep them more than about 18 months max, less than 12 months peferable. you will be able to tell when they are going hard, it's very apparent.