tires
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 18,681
Likes: 47
From: Reno is so close to Hell you can see Sparks , State Of Confusion
St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
Wow, Talk about planing ahead...lol
Welcome to the forum.
You could do as you say, It seems that most don't worry about it with todays tires.
Welcome to the forum.
You could do as you say, It seems that most don't worry about it with todays tires.
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 30,055
Likes: 351
From: Big Red Ne
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 2,431
Likes: 3
From: Iowa City Iowa
I live in Iowa and don't use blocks during the Winter. I do park the car in my garage on a nice piece of indoor/outdoor carpet and check to be sure the tires are @32lbs. Never had a issues with flat spots either on my GY runflats or my non runflat Michelin's.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 2,989
Likes: 352
From: Carson City Nevada
Flatspots were mainly an issue on bias ply tires. Radials rarely, if ever, get flat spots. Usually a radial tire would have to be severly damaged to get a flat spot just sitting there.
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 1,649
Likes: 15
From: My Garage. Upstate, SC
Welcome to the forum!!! 
For years, I would only see one of my cars 2 or 3 times a year.
Fill up the tank and mix in some Sta-bul. Drive it or let it run a while to get up to the engine, disconnect the battery or get a battery tender (better), inflate the tires to 40psi and cover the car. If you have any issue with insects or rodents, address them too. If possible, start it up and drive it every month.
When you get ready to drive, check the engine fluids, deflate the tires to 30 or 32 - whatever you normally run. Its also a good time to change the oil if its been a few months. A lot of us don't drive many miles per year for one reason or another, so 5K miles or once a year is my oil change schedule.
Here's another thread about storing a car - http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...post1573977807
For years, I would only see one of my cars 2 or 3 times a year.
Fill up the tank and mix in some Sta-bul. Drive it or let it run a while to get up to the engine, disconnect the battery or get a battery tender (better), inflate the tires to 40psi and cover the car. If you have any issue with insects or rodents, address them too. If possible, start it up and drive it every month.
When you get ready to drive, check the engine fluids, deflate the tires to 30 or 32 - whatever you normally run. Its also a good time to change the oil if its been a few months. A lot of us don't drive many miles per year for one reason or another, so 5K miles or once a year is my oil change schedule.
Here's another thread about storing a car - http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...post1573977807
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 233
Likes: 1
From: Port Washington Wi.
I think if you do a little research on the forum you will find that it is a bad idea to put your vette on blocks. It has something to do with leaving the suspension unloaded for too long, its not designed for that and can have negative affects. When I first bought my vette I actually called Goodyear and asked what they recommend, they said just park it there is no problem. My experience with storing my vette is to just park it, add some sta-bil and plug in a battery tender. Enjoy the car this summer.
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 58,501
Likes: 1,828
From: Oklahoma City OK
C6 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
I don't know of anyone who does store their car on jacks stands. It may get alot colder where you live but I can't tell where that is because you haven't finished filling out your profile.
Thread Starter
2nd Gear
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
OK thanks for all the replies. Now to the next question(and I have alot since I am a new owner). Do I change the oil every 3k miles or every 5k miles? Also, what oil filter do you all recommend? I changed the oil recently and used mobil 1
Thanks everybody
Thanks everybody
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 1,649
Likes: 15
From: My Garage. Upstate, SC
You'll get many different answers for that question. I do 5K miles or once a year, whatever comes first. 3K miles was the old standard. Oils and filters are better now. A lot do 5K, a lot go by the Oil Life Monitor on your DIC, which could mean many more miles before a change. Its your choice, but 3K is just wasting $.
I use only Mobil 1 in the Vette, with Delco UltraGuard UPF44 filters. Delco, Wix, Mobil 1 are good filters.
Check out this thread -
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-oil-life.html
You can also search for answers to common questions like oil changes, oil filters, etc. The stickys have a lot of great info too.
I use only Mobil 1 in the Vette, with Delco UltraGuard UPF44 filters. Delco, Wix, Mobil 1 are good filters.
Check out this thread -
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-oil-life.html
You can also search for answers to common questions like oil changes, oil filters, etc. The stickys have a lot of great info too.
Last edited by Trigger Creep; May 15, 2010 at 05:23 PM.