Tim

Is there one? I just switched over to winter tires on my A4 and have my original set of tires and rims stacked up in my garage. Should I release the pressure or should I leave it as is at 32 psi. Should I bring it into the basement where it'll be warmer compared to the garage?

I know this is a small "****" thing to worry about, but hey, I love my A4 (including the tires!), as I'm sure most of you guys do.

Thanks,
Tim

CraigB

Stack on top of each other, with cardboard or plywood underneath (so the bottom one's not resting on the concrete). I leave the proper pressure in the tires. I store them in the garage, but may get ambitious enough this year to haul them to the basement. Also, I label them as to where they came off the car (RF, RR, LF, LR), so I can rotate them when I re-install for the next season.

I did this for 8 years with my CRX snow tires and never had a problem.

HTH,
CraigB

Tim

Thanks Craig!

Mac

They recommended storing the tires standing up beside each other, resting on two pieces of wood, like 2 x 4's, a short distance apart so that the rubber was not actually on the ground.

It seemed to me that this might, over a winter, create indentations where the tire rested on the wood, and that a "flat spot" where the tire was on the ground might be preferable.

This will be my first winter storing tires, so additional feedback (besides Craig's) would be appreciated.

Mac
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DougR

...blocks light, keeps 'em dry. They had something to say about temperature too, but I don't remember what :-)

DougR