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Bill Vett

Flat spots are a thing of the past, what ever slight flat spot that may develop will go away once tires are driven and warm up.

Pounder

jmohn

I also agree, tire "flat-spotting" are a thing of the (distant) past. I've been winter "storing" a car for 5 months a year for the last 18 years without an issue. Any "flat spot" that develops (IF it develops) disappears in about 1 mile in the spring.

JR-01

As long as the tires don't lose any air, you should be OK. Flat spots are rare, but they do occur, especially when tire pressure gets low. Add an extra 5 pounds and keep an eye on them.

Sydwayz

I disagree about flatspots. I've had them develop on several of my vehicles that do not get used over the winter.

And starting your car up to move it a few inches, is not good either. IF you are going to start your in the winter, you need to drive it and get ALL systems warmed up, and then allow to cool back down. (Discussed practically daily here on the CF.)

If I were the OP, I would purchase these:
http://www.autoanything.com/garage-a...s-flatstoppers

This would also allow you to park without using the parking brake nor binding one of the gears, which is a good thing too (assuming MN6).

JR-01

I also had a flat spot after storing a Mustang. It would not go away. I ended up buying a pair of tires.

Pounder

The old Bias ply tires would get flats spots in a short time, I have never had it happen with radials, but I have always had at the least a semi heated garage !!

JR-01

It was a BF Goodrich radial on my Mustang that got the flat spot. 99% of the time it won't happen, but it sucks when it does. That is why from that moment on I over-inflate the tires and park on a rubber mat.

Quickshift_C5

I've been leaving my car for 3-5 months at a time or longer sitting in my garage where it's barely 40F the whole winter. I have R888 super soft R Compounds and have been doing it for years with never a single flat spot. I just park the car as is, no extra pressure, not up on jacks or special wheel cribs to retain shape. Right on the concrete. No issues. Ever.

Flat spots are not a thing any more.

JR-01

It happened to me. Flat spots are rare, but they do happen. It gets down to 30 below here.

Shakeydeal

Am I missing something? You can't drive your corvette unless the ambient temperature is > 50 degrees F ?


Shakey

Quickshift_C5

Im in Iowa, and am familiar with the cold. Usually doesn't get to -30, but we do see -20. It's not a bad thing to do whatever you want to put the car up, certainly can't hurt anything. It just hasn't been worth the effort in my own experience.

Quickshift_C5

I just read it as another person terrified of all this flat spot and "it's below 50F and you're tires are too slick now and you'll fly off the road and die in a horrible fiery crash" nonsense.

JR-01

Hopefully you never get flat spots and you probably won't. The simple measures taken to prevent them are worth the peace of mind to me. I learned the hard way.

David Shiel

Nylon bias cord tires were the most prone to flat spotting.Long time ago. Then there was polyester and Aramid cords. . Jeez, they should have restricted that crap to leisure suits! Obviously, someone can always cite an exception. Mine always went away after a few miles of driving with no lasting effects.
Dave

Pounder

How you feeling Dave ???

David Shiel

Nylon bias cord tires were the most prone to flat spotting.Long time ago. Then there was polyester and Aramid cords. . Jeez, they should have restricted that crap to leisure suits! Obviously, someone can always cite an exception. Mine always went away after a few miles of driving with no lasting effects.
Dave

Vetteman Jack

I store my car for about 3.5 months each year - never had an issue with flat spotting on the tires. Not to say it couldn't happen, just not to my car.

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