Winter Storage of High Performance Tires

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11-24-2008, 08:17 AM

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TEXASGT/CS

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Originally Posted by Texotic

This is for R-Comps and the softest of the street tires, don't worry about your sumitomo's.

thanks Texotic, I was craping in my pants over this. thought i was going to have to go back to my stock wheels and tires.

11-24-2008, 09:02 AM

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Norm Peterson

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The Nitto storage recommendations have to do with the tires' structural integrity, and most UHP tires seem to be OK in this respect in moderately cold weather (15 - 20°F or so) as far as that goes. Doesn't get below those numbers frequently enough or long enough where I live to comment about UHP behavior at lower temps.

But don't expect them to give the same levels of ultimate grip that they provide in warmer weather.

Norm