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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

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.

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.

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, :laugh:

BB - your place? yeah sure no worries :P:huh:

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 by dontfeelcold

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

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.

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.

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