Tire Cradles
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Tire Cradles
Curious to know if any S2000 owners use Tire Cradles for winter storage ? I went to look at a 1994 Viper today and noticed the Tire Cradles. I have never had issues with flatspotting during the winter storage of any of my vehicles. I would probably buy a set (for peace of mind) if not for the $450 CDN price for 4 pieces of foam !! I went to their website and they indicate the outlandish price is due to an expensive polymer used in their manufacturing process. Do I need these ?
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Flat spotting is not much of an issue anymore these days with current tire technology, LUV... However, rubber rot surely can be, especially if you park on concrete (or perhaps loose dirt).
I seriously doubt you need anything fancy. A sheet of plastic or even corrugated cardboard is probably fine to avoid any issues.
Besides, I don't know about you, but I only get at most a driving season (spring - fall) and a half out of my rears and maybe two seasons out of my fronts.
I seriously doubt you need anything fancy. A sheet of plastic or even corrugated cardboard is probably fine to avoid any issues.
Besides, I don't know about you, but I only get at most a driving season (spring - fall) and a half out of my rears and maybe two seasons out of my fronts.
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just stack them up flat on the ground...put garbadge bags on them if you want to protect from ozone. In a cool dry place off of the ground would be best. if you don't have that, then just put some cardboard under them.
If you want to spend the big bling be my guess, but I wouldn't worry.
by the way I work for a tire manufacturer so don't be fooled by these bogus racks. What do you need a rack to be made of polymer for? Is it going to be launched into space?
If you want to spend the big bling be my guess, but I wouldn't worry.
by the way I work for a tire manufacturer so don't be fooled by these bogus racks. What do you need a rack to be made of polymer for? Is it going to be launched into space?
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Originally Posted by hapa,Jan 4 2005, 08:40 PM
just stack them up flat on the ground...put garbadge bags on them if you want to protect from ozone. In a cool dry place off of the ground would be best. if you don't have that, then just put some cardboard under them.
If you want to spend the big bling be my guess, but I wouldn't worry.
by the way I work for a tire manufacturer so don't be fooled by these bogus racks. What do you need a rack to be made of polymer for? Is it going to be launched into space?
If you want to spend the big bling be my guess, but I wouldn't worry.
by the way I work for a tire manufacturer so don't be fooled by these bogus racks. What do you need a rack to be made of polymer for? Is it going to be launched into space?
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Originally Posted by Chazmo,Jan 4 2005, 10:40 PM
Flat spotting is not much of an issue anymore these days with current tire technology, LUV... However, rubber rot surely can be, especially if you park on concrete (or perhaps loose dirt).
I seriously doubt you need anything fancy. A sheet of plastic or even corrugated cardboard is probably fine to avoid any issues.
Besides, I don't know about you, but I only get at most a driving season (spring - fall) and a half out of my rears and maybe two seasons out of my fronts.
I seriously doubt you need anything fancy. A sheet of plastic or even corrugated cardboard is probably fine to avoid any issues.
Besides, I don't know about you, but I only get at most a driving season (spring - fall) and a half out of my rears and maybe two seasons out of my fronts.
my S is being stored in my garage. The floor is concrete. I painted with special garage paint for tires. Would my tires rot?
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Concrete is quite absorbent, SBS. I'm not absolutely certain about this, but I think the issue is that the surfaces that are in contact with the concrete will be subject to cracking (we're talking extended time here, not just a month or two) because they dry out.\
I think your garage paint will not be absorbent, so you're probably fine. Even so, the suggestions here were all good -- carpet, plastic -- these should work fine to isolate the tire from the garage/ground surface.
I think your garage paint will not be absorbent, so you're probably fine. Even so, the suggestions here were all good -- carpet, plastic -- these should work fine to isolate the tire from the garage/ground surface.
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