Tyre pressure for winter storage

Tyre pressure for winter storage

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jasonTVR

Original Poster:

29 posts

163 months

Friday 20th November 2020
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Hi All,
Does anyone increase their tyre pressure for winter storage? If so, by how much?
The reason is to avoid flat spotting. Please don't tell me to drive it! Summer use only.
Thanks, Jason

brownspeed

855 posts

138 months

Friday 20th November 2020
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i usually put 30psi in mine (and a big sticker on the dash reminding me to drop it)
i also pootle it out of the garage every few months, just to move everything around a bit.

PuffsBack

2,432 posts

232 months

Sunday 22nd November 2020
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My routine is

40psi
full tank of fuel
hand brake off
Carcoon

Kawasicki

13,471 posts

242 months

Sunday 22nd November 2020
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There are two types of flatspotting from storage.

One type will be lessened only a little by increasing the tyre pressure. This type will also not usually be permanent.

The other type will be made worse by increasing the tyre pressure. This type will be permanent.

Which type you will get depends on the materials used.

I wouldn’t increase the tyre pressure.

TR4man

5,320 posts

181 months

Sunday 22nd November 2020
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I’ve never increased the tyre pressures on either of my TVRs when SORNing over winter and I’ve never had any problem with flat spots. Admittedly, when I pop into the garage every couple of weeks I will push the car forward a few inches and then in another couple of weeks push it back a few inches. Then repeat throughout November to early April.

glow worm

6,171 posts

234 months

Monday 23rd November 2020
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Buy some tyre savers as used on caravans but when they are not bolted down it's fun putting the car on and off them.