Flat spot tires - salvagable or junk?

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Lifted79CJ7
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So I picked up my Q45 and the tires maybe have a 1000 miles on them. The bad part is the car sat for a year, and when I towed it him and measured the tire presure, all four corners read about 20psi. I know that if you are going to store your car for any period of time, you should jack it up to around 58~60psi, but I finally drove the car and MAN did it about vibrate apart. So are these tires junk (sucks, they are nice tires), or if I drive around for a while will they form back like old bias ply tires after they heat up?Jack


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I think they will smooth out if you drive them for a while... no harm in trying. The Yokohamas that were on Q2 flatspotted and were fine after driving them for a little while.

Heath

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Like Heath told you, I think they will flatten back out after you drive on them for a while.

Maybe pumping them up to their max pressure rating would help.

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Good to know.


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