[Squidvicious]

I was doing what I seem to do a lot, searching the internet for ways to spend more money on my car when I stumbled upon these. Has anyone tried them, or even seen them for that matter. Seems like a good trick if you are one of those that wants to take the tires off all winter. Probably cheaper than trying to find a set of cheap rims, my only concern would be if the clear the calipers.

GUNIWHEEL™ | Universal Wheel Solutions

GUNIWHEEL™ patented universal fitting roller shop wheels designed to safely mount and move vehicles with missing or damaged tires & wheels.

www.guniwheel.com

 

[baabootoo]

What about the dollies? I've used those a few years ago, and they work great.

 

[Squidvicious]

Yes, those work too. But your tires are still on. These would allow you to take them off. Dollies do have the advantage of 360° movement, where these would still require steering. But I would think long term dolly storage probably leaves weird flat spots the tires.

 

[Mattm400]

I use quick jacks, just lift the car up so the tires are off the ground. Can lower it anytime I want to drive it. I hate those flat spots!

 

[Rockster]

I was doing what I seem to do a lot, searching the internet for ways to spend more money on my car when I stumbled upon these. Has anyone tried them, or even seen them for that matter. Seems like a good trick if you are one of those that wants to take the tires off all winter. Probably cheaper than trying to find a set of cheap rims, my only concern would be if the clear the calipers.

GUNIWHEEL™ | Universal Wheel Solutions

GUNIWHEEL™ patented universal fitting roller shop wheels designed to safely mount and move vehicles with missing or damaged tires & wheels.

www.guniwheel.com

For winter storage no need to remove the wheels/tires and it is not advised one raise the car unless one can lift the car via its tires/wheels which leaves the suspension slightly compressed which is considered best for long term storage.

Just do what the factory does. Inflate the tires to something close to their max recommended pressure which is IIRC 45psi. This is the tire pressure the tires leave the factory with and is suited for storage. New cars often sit some time and this higher pressure helps them resist flat spotting.

Obviously when it is time to resume using the car adjust the tire pressures to what the factory calls for, probably 32psi.

 

[Spoolin]

I put 50-55 psi in all the tires when I store my cars for the winter. Seems to help with the flat spots.

BTW, Michelin, if you run them, I believe uses a type of rubber that will not leave flat spots from sitting.

 

[Squidvicious]

Yeah, I was already planning on some 2" polyiso board under the tires. I was just surfing the interwebs and came across these...thought to myself "now there is something I wish I had invented"

 

[chuckie]

curved storage ramps seem like the easiest thing to do

10 Inch Wide Flatstoppers Storage Ramp - 4 Pack

This 4 pack of Flatstoppers Store Ramps Fit tires 8

www.raceramps.com

 

[Squidvicious]

Agreed. 2" polyiso is free and does the same thing. Well, free for me anyway. I was more just wondering if anyone had tried the Guniwheels yet.

 

[Himmelkat]

Actually, parking on a small piece of 3" thick polystyrene bead or hard foam board would do the same, would it not?

Wouldn't it just allow the wheel to sink in as much as desired?

Also, put the air pressure to 50PSI if in long-term storage. The higher the pressure, the more the tire conforms to its as-vulcanized shape.

 

[Rockster]

I put 50-55 psi in all the tires when I store my cars for the winter. Seems to help with the flat spots.

BTW, Michelin, if you run them, I believe uses a type of rubber that will not leave flat spots from sitting.

You should not exceed the max tire pressure on the sidewall. IIRC it is 45psi. But maybe the tires you have allow for more pressure?

As for Michelin tires, I never stored a car over winter fitted with Michelin tires but I drove a car with Michelin tires and they'd develop flat spots even after the car being parked overnight. This required warm days and cool nights. The tires would get up to some critical temperature then I'd park the car and the tires would cool way down. Next morning there was some mild vibration for a distance until the tires lost the flat spotting. The Michelin tires in this respect were the same as Pirelli, Continental and Bridgestone tires. They all manifested this overnight flat spotting when the conditions were "right".