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Tinster's Stupid Question of the day:

Thanks for the tip for removing my spark plugs. They are greasy black with about 1/4" of threads the same way. All the tiny inside pieces look the same way. I am guessing this is a bad thing.

But my stupid question today concerns my new tires. The TR6 died the first month I owned it. But I had managed to put a set of high quality tires on it to replace the 15 years old dry rot tires it came with.

It is now 6 months later and the tires have less than 30 miles on them. They have not moved at all in the past 120 days. (Except up and down on my jack). The tiny stubbies are still sticking out.

I am having great difficulty installing the new entire car wire harness. Looks like at least another 5 to 7 weeks for that.

Am I going to have to replace the new tires after so many months of sitting without moving. Or is there something I should be doing to preserve them??

Thanks in advance as always. Sorry for the stupid questions but I really don't know zip about autos.

Tinster in PR /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
Question; Are the tires properly inflated?
If yes, I wouldn't think you have anything to worry about.
Maybe once in awhile when you are raising and lowering your car you could spin the wheels so that the tires are not in contact with the ground on the same spot all of the time.
Also you could wipe them down with some tire dressing or Armor All or something similar.
 
The bias ply tires we all drove on back in the day would flat-spot if they sat a long time... but modern radials don't do that. My TR3A once sat in one spot for a year while a took a long trip -- no problem with the tires from that, in fact we started it up and drove away just fine.
 
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/iagree.gif However, do not put "Armor All" on the tires anything else is OK.---Fwiw--Keoke
 
Tinster, the only "stupid" question is the one never asked and the subsequent problems that occur from not asking others who made that mistake and learned from the same "stupid" assumptions prior to you.

We have a wealth of free knowledge and helpful people here all with the same goals in mind. Feel free to use the service often.
 
Thanks all:

Yes the tires are properly inflated. Since I am still replacing the rear suspension components, those tires get rotated fairly often. I'll now rotate the front tires once every two weeks or so.

Whew!! I had out the Armor-all and was getting ready to spray them. Think I'll leave well enough alone.

Total misery installing coil springs from beneath a dead car; on one's back removing the axels.
 
Re: Tire Rot Question...Armor-All or not?

Someone is going to say armor all dries out your tires....personally I've been using it....well forever...and I've never had any problems or dry tires.

The flat spots depends on the tire compound....My Z rated Jag tires will flat spot in a few days. But I've had cars sit for years and not flat spot, I wouldn't worry about yours at all though, they'll be fine.
 
Re: Tire Rot Question...Armor-All or not?

Cover the exposed rubber tires, especially if you car sits outside without moving (in relation to the sun.) The sun is what dry rots tires and dry rot is common on camping trailers that sit most of the year. I just replaced 2 year old dry rotted tires with nearly full tread on my car trailer so now I cover the new ones when not in use. A UV protectant tire dressing (non-silicone)may help too but don't reply on it.
 
Re: Tire Rot Question...Armor-All or not?

Good point-keep em` outta the sun
 
Re: Tire Rot Question...Armor-All or not?

And away from sources of "ground level ozone" which means electric motors.
Simon.
 
I cut up one of those thich rubber mats that they sell for standing on. I fastened a piece to the floor where each tire sits when the car is parked. Not only is it better for the tires than concrete or wood, it also helps me park it in the same spot every time. In the winter time I always put the car up on jack stands. I hear conflicting stories about letting the tires sit in 1 spot all winter so I decided to follow the recommendations of my mechnic and put it on blocks.
 
Thanks for the sun tip! The front tires get sun until noon when the garage door is open. I'll cover them over.
 
Blocks is good for the winter....I used to always do that...Now I don't have room to(only an inch or two between cars when they're in storage)
 
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