So here comes the cold today was one of the last warm days in New York I would say and I am rounding off around Thanksgiving I want to take my rims off and put the stockies back on. When does everyone else usually take them off about ? and when you do , how do you store them indoors and if unavailable, outdoors ?

 

I took mine off the other day since I blew a tire.

They're in the basement, stacked with cardboard between each one. You can go that route inside or in a garage.

 

^Same here. I usually try to get mine swapped when we're seeing 40s-50* temps during the day.

 

hmm Im trying to get some ideas, aside bagging them, I wish there was some type of plastic container that would fit them, but it would have to be like 3x2 or 4x3 , but where to get one ? maybe home depot ?

 

You don't really need to do anything special. They're wheels, not Faberge Eggs.

If you don't wanna just stack them, consider these.
http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/..._tire_tote.jsp

But yea, they'll be fine just sitting. It's road salt that really messes up wheels, so as long as you're not keeping them in a box of salt, you'll be fine.

 

I leave mine on, and don't drive the car.

 

I stack them with fender covers between them. Cardboard can sometimes scratch the wheels. Make sure they are clean and dry. Also detail them and give em a good coat of wax to help seal them from moisture during the freeze thaw cycles that happen during the storage. Keep chemicals and old batteries away from them. Also keep them out of direct sunlight. The light dry rots tires.

 

That causes flat spots.

 

well in az...
haha no need!

 

I just stack 'em on a wooden pallet by my shed and throw a tarp over 'em. Two things: keep tires away from ozone sources (that means not in my Man Garage next to the compressor 'cause of the motor) and keep them out of the sun (hence the tarp).

I run the stock steelies and tires in the summer and put on the good wheels with the Traction T/As for the winter . . . just to be different -- and because here in Minnesota I need the better tires for winter commutes when I can't commute by motorcycle . . . .

 

In Tennessee? WHY?? It's not like you have WINTER there or anything!!

 

In Tennessee they put salt down for no reason, so i don't drive the car in the winter. If it starts clouding up, they start salting, it is ridiculous

 

looks like they will be coming off sooner than I expected, I had a huge tree fall and wrecked the top of the box today so its going to need some time off : /

 

I just stack mine with cardboard and foam between 'em (I actually use the stuff they were wrapped with from the TireRack). Like bB2NER, I clean them well and get a healthy coat of wax on 'em so when spring comes they are super shiny and all I haev to do is check the pressure and slap 'em on.

 

Ah; I think I understand. It's the same way here in MN -- rucking fidiculous how much salt they use and how often they use it. But I don't have much choice; my xB is there primarily for commuting in the off season, so out into the salt it goes . . . .

 

Yeah, I wish. TN has a new trick now. All they have to do is threaten snow or freezing rain and out come the stupid trucks spraying freakin salt water all over the roads. Even if it doesn't happen we still get to drive in the crap.

 

I wash mine and give them a good coat of wax. Then put them in the boxes they came in with foam in between the rim and box. Then i stack them in the garage cause i have no basement.