Chrome Wheel and tire storage
07-29-2014, 09:25 PM
#12
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I think you are wrong about the warranty. When I bought mine, they only have a year warranty on the finish. Can you give me the link of what their requirements are?
I looked at the e-mail confirmation from may 2011, I didn't see anything one the warranty so I sent them an e-mail. I'll post the answer here.
07-30-2014, 06:20 AM
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Edit - I've always stored wheels and tires that way, not bagged, just stacked. I've never been able to convince myself that wheels and tires not in use need more protection from the elements than the wheels and tires that would be on a car year round, unless your storage area is for some reason subject to high ozone concentrations.
Heh. The rest of the Mazda's autocross tires, a full set of 225/60's on 15 x 8.5's, and a loose unmounted 225/60 are scattered around the place. Might even be a couple of 14" Mustang wheels and tires hiding somewhere (see below for explanation), not sure about those any more.
Good eye (it's a '66). It actually belongs to my daughter, but it's in REALLY rough shape (rust, crash damage) most everywhere forward of the rear axle line. Its complete powertrain was picked off of it and sold. These days, a couple of those 225/60's and a 3rd gen F-body axle are what's holding its back end up.
Not sure what I'm going to do with it, but anything involving me making it run again would probably involve steel tubing, a tremendous amount of welding, and quite a few things salvaged off the car that the 225/60's went on.
Norm
Not sure what I'm going to do with it, but anything involving me making it run again would probably involve steel tubing, a tremendous amount of welding, and quite a few things salvaged off the car that the 225/60's went on.
Norm
Last edited by Norm Peterson; 07-30-2014 at 06:28 AM.
07-30-2014, 11:34 AM
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Lord Rip, you are right about the warranty, one year on the finish-lifetime on the structure. Here is the quote from AM. Doesn't look like they have any requirements for storage. I agree with Norm, stacking them in a garage should be as good or better for them than driving. I'm in favor of letting them breath a little and not put them in a bag. btw, Mine are 3 years old and still look perfect.
Thank you for contacting us. There is year warranty finish on the wheel and a lifetime warranty on the structure of the wheel https://s3.amazonaws.com/lib.america...l-Warranty.pdf . Since you purchase the wheels and tires back in 2011, the warranty has expired for the finish.
Do you store the car with the wheels on, or do you swap out the wheels on your car so you can store the wheels? If you store the wheels off the car or in a garage, I would make sure it is in a location that is a cool and dry location. If you take the wheels off the car and your basement is not a nice spot out item you can put them there. I found some links with people saying what they do to store wheels during the winter, if you wanted to take a read over it:
http://community.cartalk.com/discuss...ims-for-winter
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/i...2053832AA2bOWe
Matt
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Do you store the car with the wheels on, or do you swap out the wheels on your car so you can store the wheels? If you store the wheels off the car or in a garage, I would make sure it is in a location that is a cool and dry location. If you take the wheels off the car and your basement is not a nice spot out item you can put them there. I found some links with people saying what they do to store wheels during the winter, if you wanted to take a read over it:
http://community.cartalk.com/discuss...ims-for-winter
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/i...2053832AA2bOWe
Matt
Customer Support Email Specialist
AmericanMuscle.com
866-727-1266
Fax: 610-251-0263
07-30-2014, 07:04 PM
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Lord Rip, you are right about the warranty, one year on the finish-lifetime on the structure. Here is the quote from AM. Doesn't look like they have any requirements for storage. I agree with Norm, stacking them in a garage should be as good or better for them than driving. I'm in favor of letting them breath a little and not put them in a bag. btw, Mine are 3 years old and still look perfect.
Norm makes a good point about storing the wheels vs the ones you are driving in the elements. Maybe cover with a sheet but there is no need to put them in air tight bags.
07-31-2014, 09:35 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: South Carolina
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I put mine in black plastic bags which is what tirerack recommends :
"Place each clean and dry tire in its own large, opaque, airtight plastic bag (such as lawn and garden bags) for storing. Avoid allowing any moisture to remain and remove as much air as practical (some drivers even use a vacuum cleaner to draw out as much as possible). Close the bag tightly and tape it shut. This places the tire in its own personal mini-atmosphere to help reduce oil evaporation."
"Place the tires in a cool, dry location. It is better to store tires in a dry basement or climate-controlled workshop than in a standard garage, storage shed, hot attic or outdoors. While basement and shop surroundings tend to remain cool and dry, conditions found in typical garage, shed, attic and outdoor locations often include a wide range of hot and cold temperatures, as well as seasonal precipitation and humidity."
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=37
For chrome rims i would definatly clean them and the tires very well then put in bags.
"Place each clean and dry tire in its own large, opaque, airtight plastic bag (such as lawn and garden bags) for storing. Avoid allowing any moisture to remain and remove as much air as practical (some drivers even use a vacuum cleaner to draw out as much as possible). Close the bag tightly and tape it shut. This places the tire in its own personal mini-atmosphere to help reduce oil evaporation."
"Place the tires in a cool, dry location. It is better to store tires in a dry basement or climate-controlled workshop than in a standard garage, storage shed, hot attic or outdoors. While basement and shop surroundings tend to remain cool and dry, conditions found in typical garage, shed, attic and outdoor locations often include a wide range of hot and cold temperatures, as well as seasonal precipitation and humidity."
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=37
For chrome rims i would definatly clean them and the tires very well then put in bags.
as long as the bag is airtight, they will suck the humidity out of the air inside the bag until you open it up to put them back on.
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