12-08-2011, 10:45 PM | #1 |
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Attention ZL1 owners-to-be! Cold-Weather Bulletin on Eagle F1 G:2 tires
We recieved a clarification to the questions that have been asked about cold-weather storage of the Ultra-High Performance tires that come equipped on the ZL1 from the factory.
Fbodfather mentioned this earlier today, but I wanted to stick it in a thread of its own, too. Please note that this informational bulletin is from Goodyear, the manufacturer of the tires, and not General Motors directly. **Also, I would highly recommend you read through the full bulletin and not take the picture alone at face-value. |
12-08-2011, 10:49 PM | #2 |
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Thanks for that Dragoneye.
In all my years of competition I have never seen glass shattered tires from such a moderate temp. Never did like Goodyear tires.
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12-08-2011, 10:52 PM | #3 | |
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For what it's worth, I also received this message from Goodyear after a personal info request about the ZL1 tires a few weeks ago...it seems to me to be a copy/paste from a standard tire-care literature. Possibly the "Proper Procedures for the storage of tires" bit they mention above.
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Based on all this info...I'll store it somewhere dry (ie, not outdoors), and inflate them to max pressure. Roll the car 1/8 wheel-turn every month until the snow melts. |
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12-08-2011, 11:09 PM | #4 |
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I was slightly relieved to read the bit about (paraphrasing) "If the [stored] tires have been exposed to temperatures less than 20° F, let them warm up to a minimum of 40° for at least 24 hours."
That would seem to indicate to me that the rubber wouldn't be damaged by the cold temps as long as it was allowed to warm up properly before being put under stress. Even in El Paso last winter we had three consecutive nights where the temp got down to 3-5 degrees below zero. My garage was below 20° F. If I have to I can move to Florida... I like the beach, but then - SUDDENLY: Salt !
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12-08-2011, 11:19 PM | #5 | |
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My only concern was cold weather storage when the tire is on the vehicle, not off like this bulletin describes. It's still a little cloudy in regards to that subject. I'm going to do the same thing as you, inflate them to max, and not worry about it. I may even invest in these http://www.raceramps.com/flatstoppers.aspx I don't think this is going to be an issue, but I'm sure it would be a good idea for everyone to visually inspect their tires after a winter storage just in case.
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12-08-2011, 11:25 PM | #6 | |
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12-09-2011, 12:12 AM | #7 |
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This is kind of a letdown but I am glad you guys are bringing attention to this matter. Does GM recommend a tire for all season use that would work well on the zl1, have they tested any other tire combinations? I don't wanna sound like a jerk when I say this but I guess GM assumes that if you buy a 50k plus vehicle and want to drive it conditions not suitable for the stock tires, you can afford replacements or an alternate set? Seems fair!
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12-09-2011, 12:55 AM | #8 |
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Just looked on tire rack and noticed there are no all season tires for the rear. There are a few choices for the front. Any ideas? Maybe run the same size all around for winter? Of course this would mean buying another set of front wheels.
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12-09-2011, 12:55 AM | #9 |
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Car is designed as a performance car not a winter car. It is not intended as a daily driver by design
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12-09-2011, 01:17 AM | #10 |
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But winter is when some of us get the best performance...
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12-09-2011, 02:12 AM | #11 |
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So if we have an indoor space to store the car but it isn't heated then our first set of tires is basically screwed?
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12-09-2011, 09:12 AM | #12 |
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Saved this thread under favorites, thank you for posting this.
I've planned from the start to have my car stored away for the winter time anyways. But now is the concern about how the tires will hold up during the winter months. It can get pretty cold at times around here. Now I'm thinking I need to find a heated storage unit and keep the tires on. Or take the rim and tires off and place them inside, and place the car on some kind ramp that does not require tires. Third option like others have said is to buy the other set of rims and hope that some kind of winter tires would work. But that gets kinda pricey. Again thx for the post, I'm hoping my car will arrive to me after all the cold weather is gone for this winter season.
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This thread is Sticky worthy!
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12-09-2011, 10:47 AM | #14 |
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