Nissan 370Z Forum - winter storage jack stand points

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Originally Posted by LMBmikeZ (Post 3599135)

all you guys say you have had flat spots with such short term storage??? weird I never have had any......guess it's just so damn cold out here the things just perma-freeze to shape lol.

I don't live in a FREEZING cold place, but my car has been sitting on RS3s outside with no movement for 2-3 months (days have been 50-65, nights 40-50), flat spotted, it went away pretty quickly though

:iagree:

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Originally Posted by Leingod (Post 3598873)

Shhhh. Go buy your d-con and I'll get the steel wool....

Dcon cant hurt, steel wool keeps critters out of exhaust pipes

I don't DD mine and it does sit for months sometimes, but I use some memory foam type rubber squares under my tires and they seem to work pretty well.

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...229E5EB6C4.jpg

Rather than putting it on your suspension, why not use your jack points on both sides? They were designed to hold the weight so I don't get it. What am I missing?

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Originally Posted by Spartan 1771 (Post 3599145)

I have been storing mine for the winter in my garage since 2011 and I still have the factory tires. I only have 17,000 miles on my 09 Z, so it has spent most of its life parked and the tires have never flat spotted.

I suggest washing it, hooking the battery to a tender and covering it with a quality cover for the winter.

I went through 3 sets of OEM potenzas and never had any issues, this past summer I switched to Nismo wheels with Michelin PSS so we will see if I get any flat spots this year. But with the potenzas 6 months at a time I never had any flat spots.

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Originally Posted by axmea? (Post 3599323)

Rather than putting it on your suspension, why not use your jack points on both sides? They were designed to hold the weight so I don't get it. What am I missing?

I think they are concerned about having the suspension with no load on it. But IMO that won't hurt it, that's like saying the the parts in the package waiting for purchase or install etc. would be damaged as they are not under load either. :ugh2:

I always recommend a quality tire: Michelin, Yokohama, Toyo and Dunlop have all served me well over the years. Michelin is by far the best, but also the most expensive. Remember, you get what you pay for.