R50/53 MINI on jackstands for winter
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MINI on jackstands for winter
I have jacked up my MINI and put it up on four jackstands. I have removed the wheels and tires and stacked them flat to alleviate any flat spots. My question is with the MINI on jackstands and the weight off the struts is it ok to leave them fully extended? I have thought of jacking the struts up a couple of inches and blocking them but I do not know if that is necessary. Thanks for the help, Steve
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It is not a good idea any longer to store a car in the winter on jackstands. It is bad to leave the suspension hanging. Tires made today do not require it. Put them back on and inflate the tires to the max. If you are paranoid move the car back and forth 6 inches every month. My wife's Mini is sitting under a Viper on a lift in our garage. Both have their tires on and won't be moved. Neither will have flatspots, I guarantee it.
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non-runflats. pretty weird, huh? pressure up and turn the tire
every other week or so a quarter of a turn. charge your battery every
other week.
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I was a little surprised at your answer though so I thought I would call Alex at tire rack. Alex said that flat spots on the tires would occur. he suggested I should either leave the tires on the car with it up on jack stands or remove the tires and lay them flat. His opinion was that it would not hurt the struts being in an extended position even with the tires on. I feel better with the wheels and tires removed and that 39lb's per corner off the car. Thanks for all that posted, Steve
It is not a good idea any longer to store a car in the winter on jackstands. It is bad to leave the suspension hanging. Tires made today do not require it. Put them back on and inflate the tires to the max. If you are paranoid move the car back and forth 6 inches every month. My wife's Mini is sitting under a Viper on a lift in our garage. Both have their tires on and won't be moved. Neither will have flatspots, I guarantee it.
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I was a little surprised at your answer though so I thought I would call Alex at tire rack. Alex said that flat spots on the tires would occur. he suggested I should either leave the tires on the car with it up on jack stands or remove the tires and lay them flat. His opinion was that it would not hurt the struts being in an extended position even with the tires on. I feel better with the wheels and tires removed and that 39lb's per corner off the car. Thanks for all that posted, Steve
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^^ im not sure at which psi you're talking about, but at 36psi my
tire will begin to flat spot in 3 weeks. i know cause when i barely
lift the tire off the garage floor to turn it, it will freely turn about
1/8th of a turn then the tire will rub the ground.... meaning, it's not
circular. not a permanent flatspot, but it does flat spot.
so i use 43+ psi now and turn the tire every other week by 1/4 of
a turn just to be sure.
tire will begin to flat spot in 3 weeks. i know cause when i barely
lift the tire off the garage floor to turn it, it will freely turn about
1/8th of a turn then the tire will rub the ground.... meaning, it's not
circular. not a permanent flatspot, but it does flat spot.
so i use 43+ psi now and turn the tire every other week by 1/4 of
a turn just to be sure.
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