I'm planning to store my second car for a while in my garage. My issue is with the tires. Now, many say to jack up your and put it on stands car to prevent flat spots and tire rot. I knew a person who worked at a car dealership and told me that some cars, for example if the tire psi is 35, the car will come with 55 psi. Now the reason why he said this is done is because when cars come from overseas on ships...they can be parked on that vessel for a few months and then they are stored in huge parking lots for while before coming to the dealership. He said that the high psi on the tires is to prevent flat spots and then at the dealership they lower the psi to the correct one for the car to be driven either in a test drive or for the customer to drive it home. What do you think about this? Does it sound like a good idea?
how long are you storing it for
Anywhere from 5 months to a year.
the car will come with 55 psi. Now the reason why he said this is done is because when cars come from overseas on ships
but they do this because they have hundreds or thousands of vehicles and they need to be mobile and read to roll. They can't stick them all on blocks. The labour involved would be staggering. It's easier just to air them up.
You only have one vehicle. Put it up on block or stands. But only if it's going to be there for more than 6 months.
I meant to say is it an ok idea if it's being stored less than 6 months shall I just leave it off the stands or fill it up with some more air in the tires?
I thought I already answered. If stored more than 6mo then put it on stands. If less, then leave them alone.
If you put more air in the tires you'll still get flat spots. They'll just be smaller.
That is an interesting thought , but I am not sure of the validity. I rather put the car on jack stands and not find out if the extra tire pressure works.
I would jack it. Its 100% fool proof for developing a flat spot.
