sz0k30
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I 2nd the HF dolly. Probably the best & cheapest idea!
Off season tire storage
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Those dollies are very useful in many ways. I primarly use mine as a wheel mounting aid during tire rotations. Probably one of the most useful items per cost that I've ever bought.
Vtor
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I cheated.... i used the base of an older office chair. Most are rated for 250lbs+. Might upgrade to lockable casters!
I know OP said no wall space, but if you can find some
Folds up and out of the way when not in use, but I am always using it.
Folds up and out of the way when not in use, but I am always using it.
Thanks Bruce for posting the "link"….. You beat me to it!
I change out my summer tires in early November.…… Summer tires are "factory" tires on most high HP cars (like Corvettes, Challengers, etc.) and they are sticky and really grip the road. Going from summer to all season tires is a big difference on how the car handles.
Chuckster what wheels are those?
runwhatyabrung
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I have 2 cars that I do seasonal tire swap, in the summer I put the tires in the backyard shed and in the winter I just roll them behind the parked summer toy. Both stacks are on the flat movers dollies and held together with a ratchet belt. If they stay in the garage I just move them around on the dolly, but to bring them to the backyard shed in the summer I use a 2 wheel hand cart to move the whole stack as one unit, makes it easier because the ratchet belt holds everything together.
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CraigStu
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My home made furniture dolly works great. I run autocrosses so have an extra set of wheels/tires that are on the car 2-3 weekends a month April to Nov. Stacking them on the dolly lets me move them as a single unit. I move them from in front of the radial arm saw, or from next to the drill press, or from near the welder. It happens that the outside door to the basement is on the opposite end of the house from where I want to store them over the winter. So they come off the dolly, into the little yard trailer behind my tractor, and the dolly goes with me to the basement. I stack them on the dolly just inside the door and then roll them through the basement. This beats the heck out of rolling them one at a time.
45*?!"Summer Tires" could be damaged by cold temps.
I just installed my winter tires yesterday and the summer tires are going in the basement.
BTW! "IF" you live in a cold climate change your summer tires now before you have a problem in temps below 45*F....... Some folks don’t even know if they have summer tires on their car.
Would need winter tires nearly year round!
I'm still on my summer tires. Didn't feel like messing with it with it being well below zero outside.
Chuckster in NJ
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OEM Dodge wheels that are standard for this model 2018 Challenger.
Chuckster in NJ
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1000 pound rated and excellent for tire storage PLUS they are NOW available at HF "Black Friday Sale"
TIP! You can always cut a piece of plywood the size of your tires then screw it to the dolly and "IF" you really want to go all out…… Carpet the plywood and install four tie down points for the HF ratchet straps.
BikingEngineer
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You probably do need winter tires year round if you're up in Alaska. Actual summer tires harden up considerably in lower temperatures and feel horrible in the cold, and can even crack in some extreme cases (200-TW autocross tires can if driven below freezing). Something like a studless winter tire, or even a 3 peak mountain snowflake rated all-season, will be made with a rubber mix that's more cold-tolerant and will grip better and last longer than a summer tire driven well below the rated temperature.
I ran slicks on my Lotus. I only heard of the freezing temps thing after the fact.
Never noticed anything with tires.
OP
BetterDays
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Please excuse the mess. This is what I ended up doing between my different shelves on the back wall.. each tire has its own cover and then each stack will get covered after tires are washed for the winter.. it gets them out of the way but keeps them in the garage so I don't have to lug them up and down the steps.
PhantomEB
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I leave our seasonal tires out by the shed in tire bags. Truck is to get studded Wrangler Duratracs and left on all year round. I have said my next DD will be a SUV with same tires as the truck.
soloz2
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I've been using a HF dolly for years now and they work well. I'm looking at building or buying a wall mounted rack to get them off the floor and out of the way.
I've had them either in my insulated and unheated garage or my uninsulated 3 season room attached to my garage. No issues for either place.
I've had them either in my insulated and unheated garage or my uninsulated 3 season room attached to my garage. No issues for either place.
Firebrick43
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They say "driving on summer tires" may crack them. Tread is stiff because of the cold and can handle the constant flexing. Storing them in the cold isn't going to do it. 100'000's of tires are stored and shipped in unheated warehouses and trucks the world over,
FredWanaker
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they can be stored anywhere as a long as they are not exposed to UV or Ozone which means no electric welding or motors with brushes nearby. Regardless they will harden over many seasons and loose some of their grip no matter how they are stored. Filling them with nitrogen will help preserve them longer too, assuming they are left mounted on wheels.