Winter Storage

[RedrockLT5]

Time to put the Z away until all the salt's off the streets so need a few recommendations. What brand of fuel stabilizer (if any) do people use and what tire pressure should I inflate to avoid "flat spots" (I have Goodyear F1 Eagles). I plan on firing it up every 2-3 weeks to get it warm and move around in garage to help prevent flat spots.

Thanks, in advance, for advice!

Tom

[WB9MCW]

Sea Foam is the one I use for my gas. Great stuff. Make sure to fill the tank all the way so no rust sets up on your fuel pump.

http://youtu.be/f5faqSGWSlo

I start mine every month and run for 10-15 min.

I also push on the brakes several times each month during warm up.

I leave my tires at regular PSI and in the spring after the first few miles they are good to go for the season. I have Dunlop brand.

After a few good applications to the brakes the rust burns off and are good to go.

This has been my routine for many years now.

[Dynomite]

Time to put the Z away until all the salt's off the streets so need a few recommendations. What brand of fuel stabilizer (if any) do people use and what tire pressure should I inflate to avoid "flat spots" (I have Goodyear F1 Eagles). I plan on firing it up every 2-3 weeks to get it warm and move around in garage to help prevent flat spots.

Thanks, in advance, for advice!

Tom


Winter Storage (http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread.php?t=21866)
Winter Storage TIPS (http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread.php?p=190921)

[RedrockLT5]

Thanks for the recommendations!

Tom

[ghlkal]

what tire pressure should I inflate to avoid "flat spots"


Has anyone raised the PSI for storage? Somewhere I read about folks inflating to the max rated PSI for storage.

[WARP TEN]

Has anyone raised the PSI for storage? Somewhere I read about folks inflating to the max rated PSI for storage.

I have raised my tire pressure to 60 psi while the car is stored on the rack. We have a local specialty car restorer and seller here named Tom Snellback who runs the Last Detail. He stores about 100 or more exotic cars including a bunch of Michael Jordan's. He says his routine for storage is fill the gas tank, disconnect the battery (and keep it on a float charger) and 60 psi in the tires. I have do the same although I leave the battery in the car. The tires look surprisingly round as they sit on a very small contact patch. --Bob

[ghlkal]

I have raised my tire pressure to 60 psi while the car is stored on the rack.

What about on the ground?

[Dynomite]

What about on the ground?
I was assuming Tom Snellback stores all exotic cars on concrete inside storage.

We have a local specialty car restorer and seller here named Tom Snellback who runs the Last Detail. He stores about 100 or more exotic cars including a bunch of Michael Jordan's. He says his routine for storage is fill the gas tank, disconnect the battery (and keep it on a float charger) and 60 psi in the tires. I have do the same although I leave the battery in the car. The tires look surprisingly round as they sit on a very small contact patch. --Bob

I just store at 32 psi tires and when fired up and running the THUMP goes away a mile down the road. NO battery float charger but FULL charge on battery and negative battery cable disconnected from battery............and FULL GAS TANK.

[WARP TEN]

What about on the ground?

On the ground is the same. I just happen to have a lift on which I store the Z; park the other car underneath (pix in my albums section). If I take it down for a drive I will adjust the pressure to 35. You could certainly use some sort of tire cradles as well, but I don't. -Bob

[Hog]

What about on the ground?

The tires are still on a surface bearing weight, on racks. You do not want to store a car for long with the suspension fully extended, no one does that.

The ideal would be to pull the wheels and have car sitting on blocks with suspension taking car weight. Esp with and sort of performance rubber. Even with 60 psi, the rubber witself will still flatspot.

[ghlkal]

The tires are still on a surface bearing weight, on racks. You do not want to store a car for long with the suspension fully extended, no one does that.


Do'h ... of course, thanks. I have a two-post lift so that was "in my head," but I wouldn't store with the suspension hanging either.

I might try raising the PSI in the tires and see how that works.

Thanks