Storing factory wheels

[Student12]

So I finally bit the bullet and I'm getting new rims & tires installed. Keeping my stock wheels.

Any tips on how to clean and store them ?

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[Silverator]

Pressure wash em, and stack em in the corner of your garage.

 

[Not2Late]

Anyplace inside (out of the sun and weather) is good. I made the mistake of leaving a stock set outside for a few years while a "made space" in the garage. Sun is one of the worse things for rubber. They may racks to hang on the wall if you don't have floor space.

 

[LouisvEarlleJT]

Much easier to store bare rims than with tires on. That’d be my recommendation. The rims will stack well in a corner but if they still have tires they take up much more space.

 

[Outback_Joe]

If you still have the original tires installed, air them down to about 5PSI. Just enough to keep them seated on the rim.

 

[Student12]

If you still have the original tires installed, air them down to about 5PSI. Just enough to keep them seated on the rim.

This will preserve the life of the tires ?

 

[jeepers29]

Put a piece of plywood under the bottom tire. Concrete with degrade the rubber as well.

 

[Student12]

Anyplace inside (out of the sun and weather) is good. I made the mistake of leaving a stock set outside for a few years while a "made space" in the garage. Sun is one of the worse things for rubber. They may racks to hang on the wall if you don't have floor space.

I wish I had a garage. Looking to place in my den until I make space in the storage unit.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Much easier to store bare rims than with tires on. That’d be my recommendation. The rims will stack well in a corner but if they still have tires they take up much more space.

I cut strips of wood to go between the rims to hold them off each other and make them stay stacked easier. Really easy to stack them in a corner under a bench in the garage.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

This will preserve the life of the tires ?

Keep tires off concrete, keep them away from sunlight, keep them away from electric panels/welders/etc.
Lime in concrete is hard on things, UV in sunlight is what ruins tires, ozone and electric panels don't do them any good.
I used to have to store a lot of tires on the farm - my tractor duals, tires for my antique tractors and so on. Keep them dry and clean.

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