Jimmy C-6

Thinking about winter storage and was wondering about flattstoppers. Are they worth the money? Best price Ive found is $251 on Amazon.

68sixspeed

I have never found the need for them, old bias ply tires use to flat spot quickly, but these radials are like rocks.

Gary '09 C6

add about 10 lbs air pressure to each tire right before your storage period starts and let out the extra air when finished...

AtHomeSoda

You could move to where there there is no Snow... We drive everyday... no flat spots...

rchbn

Back when we had nylon tires they might, maybe have been worth it but with modern tires they are a waste-o-money. Spend it on your loved ones instead!

Cyber2010

Waste of money. I've seen people advocate using some 2' x 2' squares of 2" thick polystyrene insulation. The weight crushes the insulation around the tire and allegedly helps.

I've never used the method and don't believe it's necessary, never had any issues with tires.

tloon

Just bought them myself. Never had a problem with my '07, but after storing my '10 GS last year, ( on foam mats ), had flat spotting. It corrected itself after after a few hundred miles. Had a vibration at 75 mph that was just not there before storage, and eventually went away.

Red Rochester

10 lbs. air plus set on a piece of carpet something so the tire wont get wet and rot.

Xedes

Agree with others. New tire compound prevents flat spots.

R&L's C6

They are according to the people selling them.

dvilin

KKJ

I had a set of flatstoppers. In my experience, they were really hard to get onto, and back out of. My front air dam is so low, it rubbed going on, so I didn't want to get a run at them. I spun trying to get up on them multiple times. Once I wanted to take my car off, I had to be pretty hard on the clutch to get the car to get out of them. My tires spun again, and the flatstoppers came flying out and hit my rockers. There was no damage, but I was P****D! Carpet squares for me!!

Jimmy C-6

Carpet squares it is!

speedraider

technology has become our friend, radial tires don't get flat spots from sitting like the old bias tires.

j_digi454

My Vette is stored for over 4 1/2 months, no issues with flat spots and I do not add additional air during storage although that might not be a bad idea as tire pressures will go down in cold weather.

Rich Mickol

I raise the tire pressure up to around 38lbs. Car has sat for months, never had a problem.

May be good on certain tires but I've never seen the need on the GY Run Flats.

Save your money.

Flexinator

why do people worry about this? can't you just drive it on the occasional sunny/dry day for a few miles after the engine is fully warmed? once every two weeks. why must it be stored all winter?

j_digi454

Because I don't want to drive it in salt and sand which is all over the roads during Winter. Even if the snow melted off the roads, there is runoff from melting snow mixed with salt that I prefer not to drive my Vette through.

KKJ

EXACTLY!!! Plus, SD winters bring around 100 inches of snow! Top that off with horrible snow removal, and its a no brainer.

Jimmy C-6

Ditto for Michigan the last few years. BTW I drop the collision for the time in the storage and that saves a bunch.