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rollnbmwdroptop
10-27-2004, 01:57 AM
I am going to be storing my car in the garage for the winter but I'm worried about getting flat spots on my 19s. What can I do to prevent them? I thought about keeping the car on jack stands, but I would rather not just in case the weather gets nice one day, I can just pull the car out for a spin. :cool Would it help any if I put the max pressure in the tires? Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!

Daved
10-27-2004, 12:59 PM
I would just be in the safe side and jack the car up. Or just move to a place where you can still drive the car in the winter :stickoutt lol

Dragon3
10-27-2004, 01:22 PM
I used to store a 93 RX7 and what I did was over inflate by approx. 5psi and drive up onto 2 layers of thick carpeting cutouts so each tire was resting on one. ( had xtra carpet lying around, u can improvise).

Even w/full tank of gas and left at this state for 3 months the PZero's rated at a traed wear of 140 never had flat spots in the spring. M3's are heavier so your results may vary. :)