Re: Winter Storage

[John Virnig <javirnig@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Sam - From some experience and some Porsche friends of mine, it's not a good idea to take the weight of the car off the
suspension for any extended period of time.  That's the way I used to store my car (wheels of the ground with the chasis on
jack stands) but after only 2 seasons of this I was replacing what I thought were prematurely worn shocks.  I mentioned this
to my Porsche owner friends of mine who also stored their cars and they confirmed that the shocks can decompress - lose their
juice, if you will - when stored in that manner.

This may or may not apply to the E36, but I thought I'd mention it.  My friend had a set of wheels that looked more like they
belonged on a motorcycle he would slap on it during the winter.  Makes it easy to get out of the way if need be, too.

John Virnig
'97 328is
'86 K100RT

>
> Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 12:08:05 -0500
> From: Sam Choi <choi.192@domain.elided>
> Subject: Winter Storage questions
>
> Hey,
>
> I'm about to put my car away for winter and I'd like some advice.
>
> First, I'm planning on putting it up on jack stands to get the weight
> off the tires.
>
> Obviously, I should place the jack stands right on the rubber jack
> points on the car.....

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