Storing Car
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Storing Car
Okay so I am very broke at the moment I want to sell my rims off my car and store it over the winter on jack stands or something..
Will this ruin the suspension and start sagging?
Will this ruin the suspension and start sagging?
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Re: Storing Car (matmcg)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by matmcg »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Okay so I am very broke at the moment I want to sell my rims off my car and store it over the winter on jack stands or something..
Will this ruin the suspension and start sagging? </TD></TR></TABLE>
It should be fine up on jackstands.
In fact, its better to store the car on jackstands instead of leaving it parked on the tires, if it won't be driven for quite some time. If a tire has a slow leak, you can "flat spot" the tire leaving it immobile for extended periods.
I go out and roll my summer car forward/rearward in place once a month in the winter to preserve the tires. I also put the max pressure in the tires before storage, to help minimize the chance of walking out to find a flat tire after 30 days.
You might also consider periodically starting the car and running it for a few minutes. This is to keep oil/coolant on the seals, to help preserve them. While I doubt a newer car would suffer much if you didn't, my "storage" car is 30 years old and has some very old seals that dry up and shrink if not maintained.
Will this ruin the suspension and start sagging? </TD></TR></TABLE>
It should be fine up on jackstands.
In fact, its better to store the car on jackstands instead of leaving it parked on the tires, if it won't be driven for quite some time. If a tire has a slow leak, you can "flat spot" the tire leaving it immobile for extended periods.
I go out and roll my summer car forward/rearward in place once a month in the winter to preserve the tires. I also put the max pressure in the tires before storage, to help minimize the chance of walking out to find a flat tire after 30 days.
You might also consider periodically starting the car and running it for a few minutes. This is to keep oil/coolant on the seals, to help preserve them. While I doubt a newer car would suffer much if you didn't, my "storage" car is 30 years old and has some very old seals that dry up and shrink if not maintained.
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