Storing the car with it off its suspension?

[fullmetaljacket]

I know what to do with the rear end to unload the suspension leafs with floor horses under the chassis, but how do you guys prop up the front end?
Do you position floor horses underneath both the longitude chassis pieces or do you put 'em under the lower control arms?
Thank you.

 

[Ranger16]

Under the lower control arms won't unload the suspension.

 

[fullmetaljacket]

Under the lower control arms won't unload the suspension.

Got it. Brain fart.

 

[Ranger16]

Been there, done that

 

[Jerry Hall]

Suspension unloaded.

 

[Fran Blacker]

Jack stands on frame rails just behind the radiator support and in front of K frame.

 

[ir3333]

If you have stock rubber control arm bushings that's the worst thing you can do. If installed properly they would have been tightened with the suspension at normal ride height
Stored hanging down the rubber will be deformed/ twisted all winter. Jacks or blocks under the lower control arms is best. Why unload the suspension?

 

[1STMP]

The reason for the jacks is to take weight off
the tires so they don't flat spot. Unloading
the suspension serves no purpose. You can place them under the rear axle and front A arms
with the tires just clear of the floor.
Also recommend a battery tender, full tank
of gas, and clean engine oil. Plug ANY holes
mice might use to gain access. Don't use
paper. I usually draw up a diagram as a
reminder of where the holes are plugged.
and place it in the glovebox.
The little buggers are very invasive.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Why do you want to store the car with the weight off the suspension? With the suspension hanging the bushings are all put under torsional stress... It will cause the bushings to fail prematurely...

Weight of the tires? Sure! Off the suspension? Not so much..

 

[MoparGuy68]

Mine has had to sit for a month, so far, waiting on brake components to be rebuilt. Every two weeks I jack up the car, rotate all the wheels 90 degrees, then I set it back down on the ground. I try to avoid having it up on jack stands for long periods of time, unless I have no other option.

 

[monaco66coupe]

I store numerous cars, and sorry I saw no difference in performance later, or any damage from parking a car as it goes, or putting it on jacks.

 

[1STMP]

I store numerous cars, and sorry I saw no difference in performance later, or any damage from parking a car as it goes, or putting it on jacks.

Just curious as to your weather extremes.
Tires degrade over periods of time with
temperature and UV. They can also sit on
a distributors rack for quite some time before
they're sold.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I've heard that it's not a bad idea to park a car on top of 2' X 3' carpet samples to prevent the tires from flat spotting.

 

[moparedtn]

View attachment 1160865
Suspension unloaded.

 

[Nate S]

The only flat spots I’ve ever seen were on my ‘55 stepside C1B. It sat for 30 years on crappy tires. Wouldn’t even think about it for less than a year and probably not two.

 

[1STMP]

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???

 

[1STMP]

The only flat spots I’ve ever seen were on my ‘55 stepside C1B. It sat for 30 years on crappy tires. Wouldn’t even think about it for less than a year and probably not two.

I've had tires flat spot after 6 months of sitting
in a storage unit. Temps varied from 100+ down
to freezing. Humidity less than 35%, causing the
sidewalls to start cracking. Could be that
certain brands/manufactures of tires come into
play.

 

[moparedtn]

???

What?

 

[Moms68]

I've never stored my cars that way. My biggest fear is that it would be too difficult to move them in case of an emergency.

 

[Don Frelier]