Tires & and cold weather storage
#1
Drifting
Thread Starter
Tires & and cold weather storage
I am curious how folks made out last winter with their tires remaining on the car, in an unheated garage, where temperatures fell into single digits, and the teens and twenties was common for extended spells...like we have in NE.
Did you have issues with the cracking? Did you over inflate the tires a little before putting the car away for the winter? With my prior corvettes I would always put an extra 5 psi or so in the tires over the recommended amount for winter storage-----------and then come Spring the psi was always right around the recommended amount, maybe 1 or 2 tires would be 1-2 psi over.
In reading the other posts about these tires and the cold weather storage, it sounds like the less pressure on the tires the better (some say they don't take the tires off, but they put the car on jacks). This got me thinking, am I doing more harm than good by inflating the tires to 34-35 psi versus the recommended 30 psi?
Thanks for your feedback.
Did you have issues with the cracking? Did you over inflate the tires a little before putting the car away for the winter? With my prior corvettes I would always put an extra 5 psi or so in the tires over the recommended amount for winter storage-----------and then come Spring the psi was always right around the recommended amount, maybe 1 or 2 tires would be 1-2 psi over.
In reading the other posts about these tires and the cold weather storage, it sounds like the less pressure on the tires the better (some say they don't take the tires off, but they put the car on jacks). This got me thinking, am I doing more harm than good by inflating the tires to 34-35 psi versus the recommended 30 psi?
Thanks for your feedback.
#2
Pro
I'm going into my second winter storage with cup tires on my ZR1. I have an unheated garage here in Michigan. It get's cold here. I was worried but I didn't have any issues. I have carpeted plywood squares under each tire to keep them off of the cement. I did not move the car in cold temps and I put in a few extra PSI.
#4
Safety Car
The Michelin and GM information suggests that it isn't low temperatures per se that are the issue. It is driving on the tires that can cause cracking. Or so they say.
#5
Safety Car
We had snow here yesterday and I was going to take my 2014 Silverado into town for an appointment. I hopped in the truck and tried to start it, and nothing, absolutely no power. since I was cutting it close I hopped in the Vette and went to town, did my errand.
On my way home I realized that I had forgot that the minimum temperature for driving these tires was 40, and it was 33 all day. Anyway it doesn't look like they were damaged, but I won't do that again.
I spoke to a guy in Canada who lives in a brutally cold climate like mine and his tires survived the winter in a cold climate by not moving the car when it was below 40. I plan on leaving mine on the car all winter.
On my way home I realized that I had forgot that the minimum temperature for driving these tires was 40, and it was 33 all day. Anyway it doesn't look like they were damaged, but I won't do that again.
I spoke to a guy in Canada who lives in a brutally cold climate like mine and his tires survived the winter in a cold climate by not moving the car when it was below 40. I plan on leaving mine on the car all winter.
#6
Drifting
Thread Starter
We had snow here yesterday and I was going to take my 2014 Silverado into town for an appointment. I hopped in the truck and tried to start it, and nothing, absolutely no power. since I was cutting it close I hopped in the Vette and went to town, did my errand.
On my way home I realized that I had forgot that the minimum temperature for driving these tires was 40, and it was 33 all day. Anyway it doesn't look like they were damaged, but I won't do that again.
I spoke to a guy in Canada who lives in a brutally cold climate like mine and his tires survived the winter in a cold climate by not moving the car when it was below 40. I plan on leaving mine on the car all winter.
On my way home I realized that I had forgot that the minimum temperature for driving these tires was 40, and it was 33 all day. Anyway it doesn't look like they were damaged, but I won't do that again.
I spoke to a guy in Canada who lives in a brutally cold climate like mine and his tires survived the winter in a cold climate by not moving the car when it was below 40. I plan on leaving mine on the car all winter.
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#7
Safety Car
2014 Chevy Silverado Crew cab. this is actually my family car
Last edited by SMFCPACFP; 11-14-2015 at 11:21 PM.
#8
According to a Michelin rep., when the temps go below 40 degrees F, the PSS tires begin to lose traction and grip. The tires can still be driven, but gingerly. Michelin says, below 20 degrees F do not move the car until the tires have been in 40 degrees F or higher for 24 hours or more.
This rules out a drive on a nice winter day if the temps in your garage have been under 20 degrees F unless they have been in 40 degrees for more than 24 hours.
This rules out a drive on a nice winter day if the temps in your garage have been under 20 degrees F unless they have been in 40 degrees for more than 24 hours.