Mad4slalom
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Hi , anyone here using the plastic parking chocks to prevent flat spotting your tyres? If so any suggested makes/ suppliers
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Tyre flat spot chocks
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Roscobbc
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Do they really work? - the weight of the car is still biased towards the tyre footprint where it contacts the ground. Would have thought supporting the front and rear suspension on axle stands would be more effective. Others (and I have done it myself) over-inflate the tyres.........is there a 'downside' to subjecting the tyres to excessive pressure?Hi , anyone here using the plastic parking chocks to prevent flat spotting your tyres? If so any suggested makes/ suppliers
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
I just over inflate to around 35 psi over the winter months when the car is rarely used and then roll car backwards and forwards every couple of weeks or so to make sure the car never sits on the same contact spot for long periods . Never had any issues in 8 years . Like Roscobbc I am a bit sceptical about how effective chocks are .
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
Guess we got it right then Captain .
Mad4slalom
Well-known user
Yes I will go for moving car back and forth and raising and lowering pressures when driving not storing, There are some good dry road winter days to exercise the car unlike its old home in ny state where it was parked up for 2/3 months through the winter.
CaptainK
CCCUK Member
Or we're just really lucky .... or I'm too oblivious to notice any differenceGuess we got it right then Captain .
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
With all the pot holes in our roads would we even notice if a tyre came off ???Or we're just really lucky .... or I'm too oblivious to notice any difference