[Mark R]

My stock tires flat spotted after 4 months of storage. I have tire cradles. And new tires.

[sengli]

My garage is sorta climate controlled, but not fully. I have had corvettes with runs flats, and now 4 camaros all with stock tires. Never had a flat spot that I am aware of. Honestly never heard of a flat spot protector before this.

My cars are not DD drivers, so they do sit quite a bit.

[unavailablezl1]

Originally Posted by JB'sZL1

It is generally accepted when storing for long periods it is better to have the wheels on the ground rather than having the suspension dangling.

True

[unavailablezl1]

Originally Posted by Vtor_ZL1

Never had flat spot from being parked that didn't undo itself within few hundred feet of driving.. $400 for contoured ramps.. I guess that's a thing.

It takes a lot longer than a few 100 feet

[unavailablezl1]

Originally Posted by SHE'Z 18

I couldn't agree with you more. That's why, as I said, I take the wheels off and store them indoors during the winter. Nothing hanging from the suspension that way

But the suspension is still hanging. I think it is meant the springs are not compressed and linkages are at their limits.

Correct me if I am wrong.

[gotswap]

Just inflate to 50PSI when stored for long periods

[Rock-It Man]

So, I have stored my Gen5 Camaro for 9 winters now. Just parked it in the cold but above freezing garage and boosted the pressure to 40 psi.

The original PZero summer tires developed flat spots that went away after maybe 100 yards. This only happened the first two years. After that, heat cycling had hardened the rubber beyond flat spotting. These tires lasted about 40,000 miles and always wore evenly and ran smoothly.

After that, I got all-season tires. These have not flat spotted at all. My takeaway: tire cradles or what have you are a solution to a non-problem.

I have heard that leaving the suspension unloaded for months is not good, but have no experience to back that up.

My advice for storage: battery tender, sta-bil, and professional rodent control.

[Markoz28]

South TX it is only cold for maybe 3 days straight at a time. Temp will go from 30 degrees to 70 with sunshine from week to week.

[Apexslayer]

I've been storing multiple cars for years... ...best thing to prevent flat spots is 40 - 45psi during storage depending on the tire (I usually go 10 psi above cold specification).

[hammdo]

Race ramp Flat stoppers - Amazon may have them a bit cheaper...

-Don

[Mize442]

Originally Posted by JB'sZL1

I have no reason do disbelieve any of the posters here, but make no mistake: flat spots is a real thing...not smoke and mirrors. For those of us that store our vehicles for four or five months, a $200-$400 one time investment is cheap insurance for a set of $2k or $4k tires.

...and the savers can be used again, again and again.

I just replaced my tires and they were only $1200. Installed same brand.