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10-12-2018, 08:53 PM

Suaro

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Tire Cradles

As I was sitting in my dentist’s office reading his latest copy of Forza I came across an ad for tire cradles. I pump up the tyres when the F goes into storage, but I have not used tire cradles. Any recommendations and thoughts? The JLR tech suggested plywood pads.

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10-12-2018, 09:15 PM

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Unless you're keeping the car in storage for 6+ months; its probably not really worth it. Flat spotting isn't a major issue for only a few months at a time.

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10-13-2018, 07:40 AM

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Cradles WILL reduce flat-spotting.

But REALLY? You live in the Arizona Desert and you cant take your F (or the other running cars in your Sig) out occasionally, during the winter/off season?

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10-13-2018, 10:01 AM

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The OP didn't actually say it was in storage for the winter.

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10-13-2018, 10:20 AM

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Mine's been stored for 5 winters so far. Overinflated the tires, and never had an issue with flat spots.

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10-14-2018, 06:54 AM

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Mine's been stored for 5 winters so far. Overinflated the tires, and never had an issue with flat spots.

Same with mine for 3 winters so far, and no issue with flat spot (or any other possible winter storage problems).

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10-14-2018, 07:26 PM

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Sorry guys been traveling. The Jag goes into storage in April and comes out in Oct. it’s the winter car. The V70R does the reverse. So I have two that are stored for six months. I have pumped up the tires in the past, but cradles may be better and easier. I had a service advisor suggest plywood pads. I also use a battery manager and fuel stabilizer.

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