what to do with tires when not in use?

[muddybuddy]

ill be going off to college next week and will be leaving the truck a home (cant have a car). therefore the truck will be sitting for a length of time. im planning on coming back every couple of weekends and workin on the truck (tranny/t-case removal, and prep for engine swap next summer). anyways i have new tires with 1k miles on them and i dont want them to get dry rotted by just sitting on the truck under the trees. ive got a set of 31's on another set of rims which i was thinkin of putting on (also lowers the truck, for ease of motor swap and tranny/t-case removal). is this a good idea, or should i leave the tires on the truck? it prolly wont be driven for 6 or 7 months. any info would be great. thanks

 

[dontoe]

IMO, no harm should befall them.................I wouldn't park under trees.........sap and leaves!

 

[Hossbaby50]

It won't hurt to take them off and put the 31's on. They will be better off in a more temperature controlled area with less sunlight like a garage. This way the elements attack them less.

Harley

 

[chevy wrangler]

when my uncle went to prison we took his new 35"s off and put his stock tires on and we covered the suburban with a car cover, that way the el paso sun didnt eat his truck alive!!LOL wont the tires go bad like become flat and not round??

 

[ryan22re]

There's a country song in there somewhere....

 

[broncoman6524]

There's a country song in there somewhere....

listen here you yankee punk rocker punk . wtf are you trying to say . i kinda saw something there tooo and i listen to country.

 

[muddybuddy]

well ill be home every couple weekends wrenching on it, or i would get a car cover.