tire storage

[moron88]

here in the snowy regions, smart people (at least the ones who lack 4wd) have 2 sets of tires, something for the summer and snow tires. then there is the problem of storing the other set(s) during the off season. we are somewhat new adopters of dedicated snow tires (got our first set in November of '15, the set for the new grand caravan arrived today) and while i was ordering i realized i need a place to store them!

my solution was simple, add this to the order http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=217. up until august, the other set of tires had been stacked on the garage floor, in the corner. i had read something about concrete causing dry rot, so i raided my sister's stash of pepsi 2 liter crates (her father-in-law always takes them, my nephews enjoy playing with them so she has a bunch) just to get something between the tires and concrete.

assembly was easy. took less than an hour in my partially icy gravel driveway (couldnt be bothered to move the old van out of the garage). the 2 platforms are made of what appears to be 1/8" steel plate. one is attached to 2 tubes/pegs and the other attaches like the baskets, with 2 hooks/fingers on each side, top one going up and bottom going down. the one on the tubes is meant to hold the jack.

the baskets look and feel very sturdy. looks like maybe 1/8" and 1/4" steel rod construction. i would think the weak point would be the tubing wall (which both baskets and the one platform slot into) rather than the baskets themselves.

the point of this thread wasnt just me rambling about/mini-reviewing my new toy, i'm curious what you guys have come up with.

 

[turbodave]

I run winter tires on our 2 daily drivers. In the off season all 8 tires are in a stack on the concrete in my storage barn. I've done this for about a decade and haven't seen any issues with dry rot or anything from the concrete.

 

[cookiemech]

I also use dedicated winter tires on my wife's two cars and one of mine (the other never sees snow). All of them are stacked on concrete (with cardboard on the floor and between each tire) and there's never been a problem with tire deterioration. Done that for at least 25 years. All are in unheated sheds or garages.

 

[Sil40sK]

I built a rack using some 2x4s and round tubing. Allows me to store winter tires for my car & the wife's car, as well as a spare set of wheels/tires for my track car. Cost me less than $75 and an afternoon of my time. Doesn't look as cool as this but I'm generally a function>form type of guy.

 

[CrashmanS]

I Mount mine at work and throw then under the building. I clean the water or snow if any is in there and repeat the process. Sun is the enemy of tires. And even now I think the rubber us better than it used to be.

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[abachman]

Just lay them in a stack on a HF 4-wheel movers dolly, about $10.00 on sale. They can be rolled around in the garage when in the way of a project. I've been doing this for the past 5-6 years.

 

[lakeroadster]

I leave them on my 4x4, 'cause 4 wheelin' is a 12 month thing.

 

[joe_padavano]

$300??? Wow. When you care enough to spend the very most, I guess. PLUS, it still takes up floor space.

Personally, I prefer to keep the cash in my wallet (or spend it on stuff that matters), and I also can never have enough floor space, so I built a rack out of 2x4s that hangs from the rafters. Must be all of $10 in that.

 

[nicholam77]

I use a wall mounted rack:

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Got it from Car Guy Garage for ~$80. It is nice quality and came with mounting hardware.

 

[k-os]

I just got this one for Christmas and got it mounted up last week. Fits well above my garage door header.

 

[Bessy]

Yep, $300USD (so like $10,000 or so Canadian) seems like an aweful lot of money, though it does look pretty awesome. If floor space wasn't a premium and you didn't want to be lifting them up and down all the time (for instance the rims from Dad's F150, which outweigh average adolescent children) then it makes sense. For our purposes (four sets) of winters take up about 4 feet of wall real estate in Grandma's barn on a rack of 2x4s that I probably spent $40 on when all was said and done. It fits three sets with the fourth stacked in the corner just inside the door. took me all of a few hours to build.

I could see that being a pretty slick setup for bringing said tires out of storage on changeover day, but not $300 worth of slick in my books.

 

[Heel2toe]

When I purchased my house a little over a year ago I planned on just taking my spare wheels and storing them upstairs. That got old very quickly and my floor looked like this for a while (giant mess!)



About a month ago I was sick of the mess so I planned on organizing and carrying them back upstairs. Instead I opted to grab a couple 2x4's I had sitting in a pile and make a storage rack for them. So this is what I do now and Im glad I did. Theyre not taking up floor space and I dont have to lug them up and down the stairs as that gets old quickly and/or Im just lazy.

 

[19Vert64]

Tire rack, picked up for $23 at an auction.


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[moron88]

i totally get what yu guys are saying about the price of this particular unit. it was a last minute addition and in that few seconds it was easy to justify for 2 reasons; first, one stop shopping. i was already ordering, so throw it in with little or no additional shipping. and second, i know tire rack cared about it's customers and after my last interaction with them back in may, i had no problem throwing some extra $ their way (especially since we're doing pretty well financially right now).

personal story ahead. if you dont care, just ignore the rest of this post.

we had a set of wheels and tires my brother found for $100 on our 2005 grand caravan. we had to use spacers on the front so the wheels could clear the calipers. this meant the lug nuts were only on a couple turns. i didnt realize this, just knew they tightened quicker. we went to their distribution center in south bend, IN this past may to get a new set of tires installed for the summer. they wouldnt change the tires (liability), the tires on the wheels were shot and we were 50 miles from home. they worked with us to get a set of wheels for well below what they should have cost (enkei CUV in gunmetal grey. 2 scratch and dent, 2 severely discounted). that kind of service made them my default tire store.

 

[raffaelli]

I store my tires wrapped in packing wrap, in black garbage bags, no values, stacked on a dolly near my oil burner. During the season I am using them, they are stored with the packing wrap, in a carry bag, with valve, no air, stacked on a shelf in my garage.

 

[MikeF2316]

I have mine stacked 8 high on a plastic welcome mat. This keeps them out of the salt water that drips off my car. Having them on a cheap mover's dolly is a good idea though. I'm going to grab one the next time they go on sale.

 

[evildky]

I have 8 or 9 of these, Some have mounted tires, some have plastic totes full of parts. I have the standard folding model and I can confirm each shelf to hold in excess of 200 lbs.

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?cat=2,2260&p=68337