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Old Nov 6, 2015 | 09:26 PM
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What is the best way to store new unmounted tires?
ex. laying down or standing up???? These are rear tires I want to use next season, fairly soft compound.

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Old Nov 6, 2015 | 09:58 PM
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Laying down stacked on the sidewalls.
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Old Nov 6, 2015 | 11:27 PM
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Pictures inside the Tire Rack warehouse show the tires laying on their side. If you "google" tire storage you get both standing up or laying down with theories suggesting why one is better than the other.
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