If I’m going to have my car outside in the Northeast, is it necessary to get the R-compound tires off the car? This is my first winter with race rubber and I just don’t want to ruin them. Thanks for any advice.
Jason
Winter Storage
andrew240z
#2
its probably a good idea, the more changes in temp the tires see the worse they get. I usually try and put mine in the basement when the wifes not looking. dont forget antifreeze and isnt it advisable to fill or completely drain the gas tank??
jlevie
#3
It would be better to completely fill the gas tank and to add stabilizer. That will prevent the tank from “breathing” during the daily temperature changes and collecting moisture. I’d also do an oil/filter change just before storing the car to eliminate the combustion blowby condensates that are in the oil. Your battery will have a longer life if you hook up a battery tender to it, whether the battery is left in the car or brought inside.
danny325is
#4
You will defiantly want to take the tires inside. Store them in Black garbage bags. You know that tire smell when you go in to a tire shop, that is the smell of tires degrading due to light and air hitting them. Try to keep your expensive race tires away from light and air as much as possible.
+1 on filling the tank for the winter.
I don’t even add Stabilizer and I have never had any problems, but that is my choice against conventional wisdom(Do at your own risk).
jlevie
#6
Something I did not know until today. There are stabilizers specifically designed for gasoline/ethanol mixtures. From the marketing hype, they are supposed to eliminate the rusting problems that ethanol causes (it being hydroscopic).