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Originally Posted by darrin
One other point/thought - replace those 11 year old tires (especially if they're not holding air). General rule of thumb is to replace tires that are 10 years old or older due to the rubber decomposing due to environmental exposure. Replace them with a set of high performance all season tires (Michelin Pilot Sport A/S4 and Continental ExtremeContact DWS are favorites around here) which will be great performance tires in warmer weather but remain quite sticky/pliant in colder weather. https://www.discounttire.com/learn/tire-aging#:~:text=Any%20tire%20over%20ten%20years,aged %2010%20years%20or%20older. |
I ended up replacing the all season, 2013 date code Toyo's for a fresh set of Continental Extreme Contact Sport 02's. no need for DWS, as I really don't plan on taking it out in the winter. I used to run DWS's on my Subaru WRX and loved them however.
I guess I'll end up keeping it on the floor as opposed to on jack stands (my dad never put it on jack stands during the cars life from 1986-2015 in NY and NJ winters). I like the idea of getting it off the concrete floor and putting it on wood 2x4's as to keep it somewhat insulated from the cold concrete. the car has fresh oil in it with about 500 miles on it, and ill fill the tank up and add some STA-BIL to it for the winter.
I have a battery tender, a Noco Genius, my only question is to tend the battery on my wood work bench or in the car itself over the winter?