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[California#1]

Hey,

Does any one know how I can prevent the rusting of my rotors as well as is there anything special I should or could do to ensure a successful exit from winter hibernation. All I have done so far is change the oil/fill fuel tank and add Stabil/put battery on charge maintenance and the unsprung weight is unsprung with the car on stands and car cover in place.

Thanks all

M-

[gduke2010]

Sounds like you've got your car ready for storage. You really, don't need to do any more. Always good to use Stable while storing, Also, a battery tender will keep your battery for going dead during the winter.

Gary

[aigel]

Ride the brakes a bit before driving the car to its resting place. This will make the disks toasty and they will have no moisture left on them to create surface rust. If it is stored in a dry place, the rotors should not rust. Even if they do pick up a little rust, the first time you press the brakes in spring, they will be clean again.

George

[j930]

you guys should move to Arizona, its the perfect time to drive out here

[David993s]

Just a suggestion: You don't have to put the car on jack stands. If you pump the tires up to about 50 lbs and let the car sit in tire cradles or on a thick piece of carpet, you'll be fine. If they flat-spot a little over the winter they'll get round again after about 1 mile of driving. If you really want to elevate it off the floor, you really should put the stands under the suspension. The suspension is designed to hold the weight of the car. Unsprung weight doesn't mean it needs to be "unsprung" during storage.

Cheers.

[Lil bastard]

Originally Posted by David993s

Just a suggestion: You don't have to put the car on jack stands. If you pump the tires up to about 50 lbs and let the car sit in tire cradles or on a thick piece of carpet, you'll be fine. If they flat-spot a little over the winter they'll get round again after about 1 mile of driving. If you really want to elevate it off the floor, you really should put the stands under the suspension. The suspension is designed to hold the weight of the car. Unsprung weight doesn't mean it needs to be "unsprung" during storage.

Cheers.

+1. In addition, you don't want to have it on stands with the suspension fully relaxed/extended this because the dirt/dus will collect around the exposed piston rod on the strut. When re-compressed in the spring, it will carry this dirt/dust past the seal in the shock, possibly causing damage to the seal.

You should pump the tires up to 59PSI (according to owners manual), but you don't need to worry about flatspotting unless you have steel belted radials. Nylon/Kevlar belts have no permanent memory and so will not remain flatted.

Don't sweat surface rust on rotors, this will come off the first time you apply the brakes, just like when you wash the car.

Cheers!

[California#1]

Thanks guys and down she comes. I guess I was thinking old school when getting the car off the ground. Good advise on the exposed rods and will decompress the suspension and overinflate the tires tommorow.

Cheers,

M-