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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 09:52 AM
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Did a search and came up empty...what do you recommend putting under the tires while garaged in the winter?
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by C6 Fever
Did a search and came up empty...what do you recommend putting under the tires while garaged in the winter?
My,my are you just putting your car away now for the winter gee mine has been put away since the end of october and i miss her so much.I have nothing under my tires i have an 03 with run flats on them and i just put a few pounds more of air in them.Some of the people on the forum use pieces of carpet.i have been told tires can loose their roundness if something is not kept under the tires but as soon as you drive the car i believe when the tires warm up that goes away.i am sure others on the forum will tell you some other things to try.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 10:19 AM
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I aired the tires up a bit (non-runflats) and cut some nice squares out of some old carpet to keep them off the cold concrete. Mines been sitting since the first of November.
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all of the above plus the baby blue blanket and soft music...
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 10:49 AM
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Mine are kinda tread free at this point so I had no decisions to make except what kind to buy when she goes back on the road.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 10:17 PM
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Never put anything under my tires during 14 winters of storing my Corvettes. No problems what-so-ever.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 37coupe
all of the above plus the baby blue blanket and soft music...
And pour some white wine in the radiator!
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