WAS AT THE DEALER THE OTHER DAY,AND MY CORVETTE TECH.TOLD ME THAT IF YOUR GOING TO STORE YOUR CAR FOR MORE THEN 30 DAYS YOU SHOULD PUT THE CAR ON JACKS TO KEEP THE TIRES OFF THE GROUND,HOW DO YOU GUYS FEEL ABOUT THIS? THANKS

 

I don't store my car for the winter, but I doubt you are going to find many that store their car on jack stands.

 

During the days of nylon and pre bias ply tires there may have some reason to think about this but I don't think modern tires are at all damaged. Also, it would seem prolonged full extension of the suspension would not be a good idea. Just my 2 cents!

 

http://www.raceramps.com/flatstoppers.aspx

BJK

 

The tires will flat spot but when you take it out of storage the flat spots will go away after a few miles of driving especially if you take the car on a highway where you can get up to 60 mph or so and build some heat in the tire carcass.

Bill

 

http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...e/storage.html

See the bottom of pg 1 for a discussion of flat-spotting.

For winter storage, I inflate my tires to 40 psi. Probably not necessary with a modern tire. But it easy enough to do.

The only problem I ever had was forgetting to reduce the pressure before the first drive in Spring.

 

Great link. Thanks for posting it.

BJK

 

Well, this is one reason I'm glad I live in southern California, I get to drive my Corvette all year long!

Kent

 

I store as I live in Canada and NO to jack stands, not the way to go.

Shocks need to remain under pressure the entire season

 

if you're really worried about damaging the tires, move the car after a week 30" to the front then back to original position after another week

 

Race Ramps has a $20 Holiday Promotional offer running through mid-December on its Flatstoppers product. Some resellers pass along the discount and others don't. At Reverse Logic we are passing along the full $20 on orders placed by 17-Dec-2010.

 

If anything I would do this little trick from wolfdogs

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...ght-enjoy.html

 

[QUOTE=vampire81;1576093212]if you're really worried about damaging the tires, move the car after a week 30" to the front then back to original position after another week[/QUOT

This is what I do not sure if it helps or not but makes me feel better.

 

I went the jack stand route this year, but mostly because i thought the project would be fun. My car is covered on jack stands now...but maybe I should take it off because of the suspension issue a few members have mentioned...hmmmmm.

 

Bad idea. they are idiots.

 

I think the best thing you can do is just take the car out for a 30 mile ride at least once a month. This is the safest way to go. No need for any special "storage" operations... except for charging the battery every few weeks.

Over the past 20 years I've had assorted specialty cars and motorcycles that in some cases only got used once a month. Other than battery charging, nothing else was done... and NEVER a problem of any kind. No flat spotting, no bad fuel, no spring or shock issues, etc.

If possible, try to burn through most of your fuel within a two month period and refill with fresh fuel. I've never had a fuel stagnation problem within a several month period, but beyond that I'd be careful. I use Sta-Bil in my garden equipment that sits untouched for 6 months, but never had to use it in any of my cars.

In the northeast, there's usually an opportunity at least once a month to take a "specialty vehicle" out on the road. Sure, we get plenty of snow and ice, but the roads do clear up after a while. A little salt here and there is not going to hurt you, probably better than letting the car sit for 6 months untouched.

I once went on a 300+ mile trip in February through CT with my C6, through snow, slush, salt, etc, all day long, I hosed the car down when I got home. The underside of my car still looks like new, no corrosion whatsoever. Occasional winter exposure is not a problem.

Cars where designed to be driven, not stored. The best thing you can do for your car is drive it (and not just idle it in the garage). Try to drive it once a month minimum, that's my rule anyway. Then you need not even think about any special storage tricks other than maybe hooking up a Battery Tender every two weeks or so. Your car will love you for it.

 

I am keeping my car in storage. The owner of the storage lot has assured me he will not salt or treat the pavement over the winter. I am planning on driving the vette around the lot a few times once a month.

 

Lots of good info, thanks guys..

 

I have mine on jack stands, because I have the wheels off for caliper painting, pads and line replacement and general cleaning. So, I'm not worried about the weight of the wheels being on the shocks. Someone said "need to keep shocks under pressure" or something like that... I'm not sure why that's so important??
I'd planned to leave it this way until I get it all back together in the spring. I tend to over-think things, but I'm pretty comfortable with this move.

 

I wouldn't worry about putting car on jacks. As you can read above, most who store don't mess with jacks. your mechanic is well meaning, but is living in the '60's 7 '70's when we were dealing with different types of tires. Some folks here in Florida usded to park their RV's for the season and jack them up, but again many of those are a different type of tire.