We downsized last year, so my tire storage isn't what it used to be. I was thinking of getting an outdoor shed, and or using the shed on the property. The shed here isn't insulated and gets hot (for Maine anyway) in the summer. It wil mostly be snow tires, but I'd rather not age them prematurely.
Thoughts, experiences or ideas?
In reply to thedoc :
My tires have always been kept in an unheated garage, separate from the house. a shed wouldn't bother me at all.
I've kept most of my snow tires under my elevated deck in the summer. No issues. At least they are out of the sun, which is the most harmful.
If you're really worried about heat put a solar powered vent fan up in the rafters. It should help keep those peak temps down from being a closed oven.
Yes. I have a 10x10 in the back yard where I keep my extra sets of tires and wheels stored. It's Texas. Get deathly hot. None of my stuff is motorsports quality though, just normal daily driver spec tires for my truck and whatever project I have on hand at the time. I wouldn't be able to judge how much the heat causes deterioration in any empirical way. I can say though, that every single time I have gone out there and opened the doors to the shed, they're all still there and stacked as I left them. I'd think Maine climate would be much kinder than what I'm dealing with.
I store my summer wheels/tires in a semi enclosed carport. It might not be the best space but it's the space I got.
We just finished winter #4 for the snow tires for my wife's car.
The snows live in the loft section of a 12x20 shed for the summer, and the all seasons live there in the winter. So far no negative effects on them as far as I can tell. I figure I'll get a few more seasons out of the snow tires.
The all seasons are getting thin and should be replaced soon, but there's no noticeable difference between the three that came on the car from the factory and one I replaced due to a curb cut in the sidewall in 2023 (I had it shaved, so tread is the same on all 4)
Thanks guys, I'll get on it!
I store my 200 treadwear autocross tires in my garage between events. Summer temperatures in the garage can reach 105 plus. I wonder if it's decreased the performance of the tires. It probably wouldn't make a noticeable difference to street tires, but if the grip falls off on them I have to replace them.
An outdoor shed is not a great place to store them, although it is marginally better than uncovered in the sunshine.
One thing you can do to improve the situation a little is to seal them in plastic -- wrapping them up in heavy duty trash "contractor grade" trash bags is what I've done. They're big enough to roll the tire into, then fold the end over, squeeze out as much air as possible, and tape shut. That is supposed to cut down on the oxidation of the rubber and help them last a bit longer.
Any tires that I care about I try to store in my attached-and-insulated (but alas not air conditioned) garage, rather than the shed.
Yeah the high temps and temperature cycles of the outdoor shed aren't good, but keeping them out of direct sunlight and sealing them in bags will still help. And +1 for the solar extractor fan, that should help make the temperatures a bit more indoor-like.
I bagged my tires for several years, haven't been doing so since last fall. I will start again, especially since I'm going to be using them a lot less. I've got an offer to codrive a friend's cars this year.
My civic is far outclassed where I compete in H Street, he's got a 10th generation civic sport hatchback, the current car to have in H Street. His other car is a 2019 miata Club. My tires are only going to be used if he skips an event, or for track days.
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