How long until flat spots develop?

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Mar 2, 2006 | 03:51 AM

T-RO

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How long until flat spots develop?

How long can you leave your car in one spot before you have to worry about flat spots damaging your tires?
Also how would this estimate change depending on weather conditions (Florida summer vs Michigan winter etc)?

Mar 2, 2006 | 06:57 AM

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Re: How long until flat spots develop? (T-RO)

I have a car that sits in the same spot for six months every winter. The first time I drive it in spring, the tires feel like they have "flat spots". After traveling the first block or two, they're gone and the tires are fine.

Mar 2, 2006 | 08:20 AM

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Re: How long until flat spots develop? (nsxtasy)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TIRE RACK »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Don't store a vehicle with weight on its tires for extended periods of time. Long-term inactivity is more harmful to tires than short weekly drives that flex the tires and help maintain oil dispersion within the rubber compounds.
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Link to more info about storing tires.

As to how important it is I don't know. Might not be a bad idea to run up your car once in a while anyways. Again, it really depends how **** and how much you care.

Cheers.

Modified by old man neri at 1:15 PM 3/2/2006