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      12-26-2012, 11:51 AM   #1
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AD08 and winter storage

I have a set of AD08s on my car and was wondering what is the best way to store them, they are on my car and I am worried about flat spots.
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You can over inflate the tires to minimize flat-spotting or use something like this

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Ideally you would remove the wheels and tires and store them in black garbage bags over the winter. You could put your car on jackstands or spare wheels. If that's not possible, you can overinflate the tires to 50psi or so to reduce flat spots somewhat, but the overall tire performance may still be affected.
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How long does it take to get flat spots ? I'm concerned with my R888's
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Not very long in my experience, esp at cold temps.
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Not very long in my experience, esp at cold temps.
so your saying I should swap them out huh
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are we talking storing as in your car sits all winter? i have ad08s and leave them on in the winter as well and havent had an issue but i also drive it once a week and it doesnt get below the minimum storage temp here.
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