Ok, I'll bite. What do placing carpet squares under the tires have to do
with anything?
David Z.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Collins" <gonnagitcha90@hotmail.com>
To: <kentmclean@comcast.net>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey storage
>I found storing the car on the ground but on carpet squares under the tires
> really helps...
> Richard of KY
> 60 BN7 440> From: kentmclean@comcast.net> To: healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date:
> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:34:51 +0000> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Healey storage> >
> RIchard wrote:> > I realize it is rather early to be talking about winter
> storage but my trip to > > the states ends in a 10 days and I found a nice
> garage to store my Healey next > > to a beautiful XK 120.My question is
> whether I should put it up on jack stands > > for 11 months or not. The
> tires
> are new, everything else about the car is 52 > > years old.> > Storage is
> bad
> for a car. Why don't you leave the keys with me and I'll,> ah, hmmm,
> exercise
> the car every few weeks until you return?> > If that doesn't work for you,
> then raising it on jack stands wouldn't hurt.> Usually driving the car a
> bit
> will work the flat spots out, but if they car> sits too long, who knows.
> Better to jack it up and be sure. > > The down side to using jack stands
> to
> keep the tires off the ground is> the stress to the suspension bits of
> being
> at full extension for so long. > > I think it's danged-if-you-do,
> danged-if-you-don't. > > --> Kent McLean> '59 100 BN2>
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