I just picked up mine today! Sweet.

Nice! picking mine up tomorrow. :D

I pick mine up on Monday. Had to settle for 205 45s cuz I'm a slacker, but these are wide-ish anyway.

We picked ours up today, 245/45/17's. They were out of 40's when we ordered them so we settled for 45's.

Hopefully won't regret it.

What are you going to try to cram those monster truck tires on? :P Hopefully it's your STi. Larger OD means you'll need the torque, fender space, and stronger tranny.

Nah there going on the cherokee, I need "teh insane gripzors" when im wheeling. :lol:

Do you really think it will make that big of a difference? Maybe I should see if luke can get some 40's

I actually considered trying the 45's, because I'd love an extra 100 ft of second gear at auto-x...they should be fine.

I got two sets of 265/35/18's and I almost got 4 sets but then was like thats to much to spend right now.

Keep them above 40*F.

??? I don't think any of the volatiles or compounds are going to freeze. Cool and even temps are probably good for them. Heat and cycling is probably worse.

Tightly bag them and store them vertically if not mounted! Not stacked on their side! Rotate occasionally to avoid any deformation.

I don't know, but I had read somewhere at some point that they should be stored at above 40*F but perhaps somebody just misinterpreted it and that's just the threshold you should try to avoid when driving.

I did a quick search though and all I came up with was this:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...3730&t=1007220

That's for a different tire, but it does illustrate that at some point, low temperature can negatively effect the compound, presumably permanently.

40° and 14° are quite different. I doubt any enclosed garage in Reno ever sees 14°. Even at the lake, that would be unusual.

Cool dark, bagged and away from motors (ozone source) appears to be the standard. Stacked if mounted, vertical if unmounted(This is not really clear...). Basements are probably best if you have one as long as it is dry.

http://www.dunloptires.com/care/storage.html

http://www.yokohamatire.com/pdf/tsb-112102.pdf

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=37

Luke at tire rack said to store them on there side stacked so I dont get flat spots.... Now I am confused..

He probably meant "on their side".

:lol:

Snap!

Unmounted, there :) own weight will deform the sidewalls especially of the bottom tire. A single tire's weight is unlikely to hurt itself vertically, but may flat spot if mounted with the added weight of the wheel especially if they loose pressure.

Mounted, if you keep them aired up, it probably doesn't matter...

What a pointless discussion. Have you ever been inside a tire warehouse? Tire Rack, Michelin locally, and Discount in Sparks in the past? Well, have you ever noticed that the tires are ALWAYS stacked on their sides because it is the most efficient way to store them. So for months your tires sit on their sides in a warehouse, then you think a little time in your garage on their side is going to negatively affect them? it's a non-issue.

Optimal warehouse stacking has nothing to do with optimal storage for longevity/performance.

They don't bag them, so don't do that either. :rolleyes:

All I know is that I make sure to park my car on its side or roof when I'm not driving it. I'd hate to flat spot my tires!

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Its funny you should say that at the dealership if we dont move cars around they do flat spot. I have seen it many many times.