Tires (Flat Spots)?
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From: Bellflower California
Tires (Flat Spots)?
I will be away from home for seven weeks and was wondering how long before radial tires will start to develope flat spots. I live in southern California. Does temperature make a diff? :crazy:
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Re: Tires (Flat Spots)? (JCascia)
7wks, youll have some flat spotting. It would be nice if you could put the car up on jackstands. I think Temp does make a little difference, but theyll still flat spot a little.
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From: High Plains Drifter Fayetteville, AR
Re: Tires (vader86)
Depends on your tire compounds also. My michelin's which are very soft get some flat spots after a couple of days. After about 20 miles on the freeway, they are fine though. I would imagine that for an extended time, such as 7 weeks, you would be very unhappy with the way your car rode for a few days. I'd put it up on stands or try out some tiresavers.
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Re: Tires (vader86)
I still have the orignal gatorbacks on my "91" and I think I have flat spots because with just over 20k on the clock and 4k of this comming in the last year and when I go over 80 I get just a slight shimmy not bad but very slight or maybe just a balance will help.
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Re: Tires (Flat Spots)? (JCascia)
I park mine on 2" thick Blue Styrofoam SM insulation. Just buy a panel, cut it into 4 and drive up on them. Its nice and quick & they take the shape of the tire. I park mine like this over winter and have never had problems. :cheers:
