The reason why you are ostensibly not supposed to store them near electric
motors is that electric motors supposedly generate ozone which will break
down the rubber - dont know whether it is true or not - I never tried
storing my tires near an electric motor.
At 09:34 PM 6/18/99 , Jamie Sculerati wrote:
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: D. Barry Stubbs <z24man@earthlink.net>
>To: <autox@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 8:10 PM
>Subject: tire storage
>
>
>> I've read that your not supposed to store your race tires in the heat or
>> next to an electric motor (that makes no sense to me). But what about
>> the orientation of the wheel & tire during storage. Should you lay it
>> down on its shoulder, or leave it standing on the tread?
>
>It probably doesn't matter much, but in the off-season, I lay 'em on their
>sides -- that distributes the load across a greater area. During the
>season, it definitely doesn't matter -- after all, you "store" the tires on
>your car on their tread for short periods, with far more weight on them.
>
>Jamie
>'92 Prelude Si
>Speed Demon Racing
>http://www.mindspring.com/~jsculerati/sdr
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