Hi everyone,
How is everyone doing tonight? I hope all is well.
My question is about caring and storage of tires. I am still 31 years later the proud original owner of my very first car a 1987 WE4. Due to my mom passing away in 1997 I kept the car in my sister’s garage under a tarp from 1997 till 2018 when she sold her house. She shipped it to me in Florida a few months ago and I’ve been restoring this car like a mad man. Even tho it really didn’t need much. Just a new fuel system from the tank to the injectors due to nobody driving it or starting it for 21 years. But I got that all fixed already.
Now my plans are to restore this to a museum quality show car. And I was actually lucky enough to find 4 matching Goodyear Eagle GT tires dated the 8th week of 1987 which match my car perfectly. They have about 90% tread left the seller told me that he only replaced them because he wanted fatter wheels. He kept them sealed in plastic bags in the closet of one of his bedrooms since replacing them. Honestly guys they aren’t hard and don’t have a single sign or dry rot or any signs of wear. I think these will be perfect for car shows. I have no intention of driving on these tires ever. These will be stored in my home when not in use.
Now my question to y’all is: should I be doing anything else other then keeping them sealed in big plastic bags? Is there any kind of preserver treatment or chemicals that I should be rubbing into the sidewall of these tires with. To prolong The longevity of their shelf life. I would like to make them last for many car shows. And should I keep them mounted to rims without air when stored? Or dismounted from the rims when stored. Either way I can make it happen. I have a tire mounting machine.
Please hit me with all of your inputs. The prior owner who removed them from a 87 Grand National said they were factory GN tires and he just stored them in an air conditioned climate in plastic bags and stacked in a cardboard box for 31 years. But I figured since most of y’all are experts I wanted y’all opinion.
Have a blessed day
How is everyone doing tonight? I hope all is well.
My question is about caring and storage of tires. I am still 31 years later the proud original owner of my very first car a 1987 WE4. Due to my mom passing away in 1997 I kept the car in my sister’s garage under a tarp from 1997 till 2018 when she sold her house. She shipped it to me in Florida a few months ago and I’ve been restoring this car like a mad man. Even tho it really didn’t need much. Just a new fuel system from the tank to the injectors due to nobody driving it or starting it for 21 years. But I got that all fixed already.
Now my plans are to restore this to a museum quality show car. And I was actually lucky enough to find 4 matching Goodyear Eagle GT tires dated the 8th week of 1987 which match my car perfectly. They have about 90% tread left the seller told me that he only replaced them because he wanted fatter wheels. He kept them sealed in plastic bags in the closet of one of his bedrooms since replacing them. Honestly guys they aren’t hard and don’t have a single sign or dry rot or any signs of wear. I think these will be perfect for car shows. I have no intention of driving on these tires ever. These will be stored in my home when not in use.
Now my question to y’all is: should I be doing anything else other then keeping them sealed in big plastic bags? Is there any kind of preserver treatment or chemicals that I should be rubbing into the sidewall of these tires with. To prolong The longevity of their shelf life. I would like to make them last for many car shows. And should I keep them mounted to rims without air when stored? Or dismounted from the rims when stored. Either way I can make it happen. I have a tire mounting machine.
Please hit me with all of your inputs. The prior owner who removed them from a 87 Grand National said they were factory GN tires and he just stored them in an air conditioned climate in plastic bags and stacked in a cardboard box for 31 years. But I figured since most of y’all are experts I wanted y’all opinion.
Have a blessed day