Tyre Storage Advice
The following storage advice will allow you to prolong the integrity and safety of
your Avon Motor sport Tyres
- Storage temperature should ideally be below 25°C and above 0°C. If a tyre is marked
with a green line on the tread or carries a technical advice label; this denotes
that special care is required (Ref. Green Lined Tyres – Technical Advice).
- The storage area must be dry and well ventilated to stop any build up of moisture
or condensation
- Tyres should not be stored in direct sunlight but instead should be kept in low ambient
light environments
- Store tyres away from any ozone producing electrical items such as generators, motors
and fluorescent lamps
- Solvents, fuels, lubricants, chemicals, acids and disinfectants need to be kept away
from the tyres
- For short periods (up to 4 weeks) tyres can be stacked on top of each other; preferably
on pallets, to a height not exceeding 1.2 metres. The order in which they are stacked
must be reversed every few weeks.
- If the tyres are to be stored mounted on rims they must be inflated to the recommended
manufacturer pressures and placed upright against one another.
- For longer storage periods, the tyres must be stored upright on shelves in a single
row at least 10 cm above ground level. To avoid shape deformation you will need to
rotate the tyres on the shelves every four weeks.
Technical advice labelled tyres
Green lines found on certain tyres denote the fact that the compound is temperature
sensitive and the
recommendations for correct use and handling of the product need
to be adhered to in cold environments.
Caution! The rubber compounds used in this tyre have unique properties which may
have reduced flexibility when exposed to temperature below 10oC/50oF. As a result
incorrect handling of this tyre may result in cracking of the tread compound.
To minimise the possibility of damage to the tyre at low temperatures please follow
the instructions below:
- These tyres should always be stored at temperatures above 10oC/50oF.
- Before fitting or removal from the wheel rim, these tyres should ideally be stored
for 24 hours at 20oC/68oF.