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03-24-2017, 09:36 PM | #1 |
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How can I keep tires warm while parked outside overnight?
The tires on my car now should not be allowed to go under 32 degrees F. I'm at a hotel tonight, so the car is parked outside. The forecast low is 28.
I need to drive the car at 6:30 tomorrow morning, but it's supposed to drop below 32 degrees around 3:00 a.m. The only thing I can think to do is wake up at 3:00, go drive the shit out of the thing to get the tires, brakes, hubs, etc. as hot as I can, then go back to sleep for a couple hours. Hopefully that would keep them warm enough until I can do it again at 6:30. Can you guys think of any other way I can keep them from getting too cold without having to wake up in the middle of the night? I'm not really looking forward to doing that. I don't really have a place to park it inside for the night. |
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My RE71's were on the car when the temps got down to 27 before Dixie and they were ok, but I was able to wait until temps got above freezing before I moved the car.
Can you put the car on jack stands, tires inside overnight? PITA but better than getting up at 3am. |
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Yeah, I have a meeting at 7:15, so I have to move the car by 6:30 at the latest. It'll still be in the 20s at that time.
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I've seen people use bricks when jackstands aren't handy... Though I'm not sure why they leave the lugnuts just sitting there on the street.
There's really no good way without bringing them inside. Unless you have powered heating blankets, or a couple tauntauns you could sacrifice. |
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Bring it inside.
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Unless you buy tire warmers probably nothing you can do.waking up in the night just isn't practical. If there is an empty lot near by go there and scrub the tires for a few minutes.
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Scrubbing tires won't keep heat in them remotely long enough to keep them from refreezing. If you're worried about them, swap them out and drive on something else. I wouldn't worry too much about it though. They won't have much grip at those temps, and they may lose some long-term grip, but unless you're competing for an autocross championship, it's nothing to worry about.
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I wouldn't worry about a night or three below freezing. Besides, the temp wasn't below freezing for more than a few hours. If it was several weeks, you would see an issue. My RR's spent the night out, they were fine.
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Did you end up doing anything? It used to be that tires could not be stored below X temperature. Now, the warnings on some "Extreme" Summer Performance Tires (as Tire Rack calls them) is more specific. This is what they say about Hankook RS4s:
Note: Tires exposed to temperatures of 20 degrees F (-7 degrees C) or lower must be permitted to gradually return to temperatures of at least 40 degrees F (5 degrees C) for at least 24 hours before they are flexed in any manner, such as by adjusting inflation pressures, mounting them on wheels, or using them to support, roll or drive a vehicle. Flexing of the specialized rubber compounds used in Extreme Performance Summer tires during cold-weather use can result in irreversible compound cracking. While compound cracking is not a warrantable condition because it occurs as the result of improper use or storage, tires exhibiting compound cracking must be replaced.
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