Ive searched and only come up with terrible Mopar sights for answers but here I go.
Im looking to store my car for the winter (hopefully only 5 months) and I have the Gf210 tanabes that so many have for their evo. My question is if it is hard on the suspension to put the car on four jacks leaving the struts dangling with or without the wheels but prolly with out or am i better leaving it on the concrete floor pushing it back and forth now and then?

Any help would be *****.

Thanx

 

ive done it both ways, never had a problem with either. if your going to leave it on the ground tho, i would suggest having a set of ****ty tires you dont care about in case they flat spot.

ive also seen guys have shock seals die when fully extended from being up on stands.

 

Leave it on the ground. I always do with a set of winters on. That way if you get the urge to do some awd you're ready to go. Only drive mine once or twice a winter and never regret it. It does help that I have a lift and a floor drain so I can wash the entire underbody when I get back in from the snow.

 

you can put the jack stands under the control arms so the suspension stays compressed.

 

What he said or just jack it up enough to take the majority of the weight of the car off of your tires.

 

Or if you want to leave it on the ground just over inflate your tires to around 50psi to avoid getting flat spots

 

why buy an evo to store it for the winter? just drive it.

 

**** that, why ruin a nice car in the winter. The salt up here in michigan just plain wrecks ****.

 

When I stored my cobalt last year, all I did was put fuel stabilizer in the tank, pump the tires up to 45 psi, and put the battery on a trickle charger. Had no problems when I started it up 6 months later.

Has anyone tried vehicle dollies? I was considering buying 4 of them to put my car on so I could easily leave it sit all winter and be able to move it around the garage. I wasn't sure how they would hold the weight long term.

 

I did wheel dollies from harbor freight tools. They work great. Car sat on them for 7 months without an issue.

 

thats why you wash your car alot.

 

If I were to do it, I would jack it under the FR and RR subframes, and take the wheels off.

 

Modern DOT tires for the past 15 years won't develop flat spots. They will dry rot before anything else. I store my Talon every winter, with no pushing it around. As soon as the car starts moving the tire resumes its normal shape. But however, my sidewalls are garbage due to a leaky tire that was flat for 5 months.

 

As soon as the salt goes down I take my IX off the road too. Shame but I want to keep my car nice and it's easier to work on with far less corrosion. I just wash her and park it in the garage. Never had a problem with the tires.

 

Why didn't any of us think of that?


Same here. I fill the tank and park the sucker. As soon as the salt is washed off the ground, it comes back out.