Has anyone had aproblem with flat spots on their tires during storage for the winter? I keep moving my car a few feet back and forth during the winter to try and minimize this but every Spring it seems a bit bumpy on first drive before tires have a chance to heat up . Question- can flat spots become permanent or do they always clear up after some use ? Spring is almost here- hooray- but i'm wondering what your experiences have been .

 

My flat spots have always cleared up within a few miles of driving. My stock S-02's would flatspot slightly if the car sat for the weekend.

I fill my tires to 45 psi for winter storage to help keep them round.

 

Thanks for the input - I never thought to fill them higher . Anyone else have special tricks?

 

 

I put the car up on jackstands if I go out to sea more than 2 months.

 

Putting the car on jackstands can be worse, you are stretching the suspension and can dry out the seals on your shocks.

Radial tires do not suffer from flat spotting the way bias ply tires did (back in the day.) You can run your radial tires and any flat spots will clear up very quickly once the tires heat up.

 

I had a flat tire just couple months ago (Rear right), will have it replaced tomorrow, damn I had to purchase a set of rear because nobody has started this thread before

thanks for the tips!

 

I can't tell if you're kidding or not...you do know that flat spotting a tire is not the same as having a flat tire, right?

 

Do you have any evidence or sources for this statement? I'm not saying that you are wrong, just that I have never heard of this being a problem before...

I have been deploying to sea for as long as a year at a time for the past 20 years, every car I have ever owned has been stored on jackstands (without a single suspension component failure), and evey article I've ever read on long term car storage suggests putting the car up on jackstands. I remove my tires and place them in airtight plastic bags as suggested by various tire manufacturers for long term storage of tires. The tire manufactures almost all recommend keeping tired inflated to "Normal" inflation pressures and removing them from load i.e. Placing the car on jackstands.
I believe there is a section in the owners manual dealing with S2000 storage, but my manual was burned up in a house fire so I am unable to quote it, hopefully someone can look it up and see what it says.

 

Off topic, but what brand is that car cover?