Tire Storage - exposed to winter elements?

[Bouchedag84]

Hey guys,
I live in Canada and it can get pretty damn cold here.
I have a set of winter tires/rims (usually on from Oct/November until May or June) and then summer tires/rims the rest of the year. Currently, my winter set is on and my summer set is in the garage and kept decently warm. I am moving next week to a place that doesn't have a garage, we just have a small wooden storage shed in the backyard that is large enough to store my tires/rims in. Should I be concerned at all about having my summer set stored in this shed and exposed to the elements during our rough, cold winters? Should I speak to my girlfriend and see if we can store my summers indoors during winter and my winters outside in the shed during summer?
We don't have heaps of room

[Joshdub]

Are they in a shed or exposed to the elements? Are you referring to a non heated shed as being "exposed to the elements"? If so, they will be fine. I wouldn't leave them outside uncovered.

[Bouchedag84]

They are in a shed outside. I would think to tarp them up at least and have each tire cleaned and wrapped in a plastic bag too

[BMWX5CHI]

You could spray them lightly with white lithium grease before you store them and cover with a trap as other have suggested. Then clean them up with WD40 when you ready to use them.

[jdstrickland]

Originally Posted by Bouchedag84

Hey guys,
I live in Canada and it can get pretty damn cold here.
I have a set of winter tires/rims (usually on from Oct/November until May or June) and then summer tires/rims the rest of the year. Currently, my winter set is on and my summer set is in the garage and kept decently warm. I am moving next week to a place that doesn't have a garage, we just have a small wooden storage shed in the backyard that is large enough to store my tires/rims in. Should I be concerned at all about having my summer set stored in this shed and exposed to the elements during our rough, cold winters? Should I speak to my girlfriend and see if we can store my summers indoors during winter and my winters outside in the shed during summer?
We don't have heaps of room

How does one live to be old enough to drive, and not know how or where to store tires for the winter?

I suppose one could live at my house all of their life, then move to the Great White North, and be dumbfounded by these sorts of things. I would be. Seems like the locals would be the people to talk to. Where do your neighbors keep summer tires in winter?

[Joshdub]

It still isn't clear if the tires are going to be in a shed, or outside.

But as long as water doesn't pool up on them they will be fine. They do spend all of their time rolling around in the elements don't they?

[Bouchedag84]

Originally Posted by jdstrickland

How does one live to be old enough to drive, and not know how or where to store tires for the winter?

Don't be a dickhead.

Originally Posted by Joshdub

It still isn't clear if the tires are going to be in a shed, or outside.

Yes, I said in a shed

[Joshdub]

Originally Posted by Bouchedag84

Yes, I said in a shed

You keep saying in a shed, and exposed to the elements. So it doesn't add up. Unless you mean the shed is exposed to the elements. In that case, your house is exposed to the elements too. Just put them in the shed and they will be just fine.

[Bouchedag84]

Originally Posted by Joshdub

You keep saying in a shed, and exposed to the elements. So it doesn't add up. Unless you mean the shed is exposed to the elements. In that case, your house is exposed to the elements too. Just put them in the shed and they will be just fine.

Sorry.
Shed is outside and exposed to the elements. The shed has walls and a roof but the walls are slatted with gaps between, like 1/2" gaps so it's not a solid complete wall, if that makes sense

[Joshdub]

They will still be okay. That should be plenty of protection.