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Easy Way to Avoid Flat-Spotting on 35” tires?

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So I’ll be storing my JL with 35’s over the winter in my garage with weekly pulling out of the garage to wash my wife’s vehicle. I’m afraid of flat-spotting since I’ll park it in the exact same point after the wash. I prefer not to place it on jack stands since I move it once a week. Are there any flat-stoppers for larger tires? Do they work? All I’ve found are for 30” tires or less.

Something like this seems like it would work well (simple drive on, drive off)…

Jeep Wrangler JL Easy Way to Avoid Flat-Spotting on 35” tires? 1639198715813
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I found these on Amazon. Should work better than nothing. But if you are handy and have the time, you can make them with a little hand held sabersaw (or a bandsaw if you have one) from 2x4s and stack them together with drywall screws. But I'm not convinced such a small area cradle works. I would think it would have to be like 25% of the circumference to work.
Amazon.com: Auto Care Products 95210 Park Smart Tire Saver for Large Vehicle (10" Wide), Set of 2 : Automotive

But frankly, I don't think I'd bother, since you're pulling it out weekly. Just do a loop in the street and put it back in. If you're really OCD, put a piece of blue tape on the tires where they were parked so you ensure it's moved when you pull back in. I think it's better just to move it than any cradle.
 
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I found these on Amazon. Should work better than nothing. But if you are handy and have the time, you can make them with a little hand held sabersaw (or a bandsaw if you have one) from 2x4s and stack them together with drywall screws. But I'm not convinced such a small area cradle works. I would think it would have to be like 25% of the circumference to work.
Amazon.com: Auto Care Products 95210 Park Smart Tire Saver for Large Vehicle (10" Wide), Set of 2 : Automotive

But frankly, I don't think I'd bother, since you're pulling it out weekly. Just do a loop in the street and put it back in. If you're really OCD, put a piece of blue tape on the tires where they were parked so you ensure it's moved when you pull back in. I think it's better just to move it than any cradle.
The blue tape sounds like a good idea (yeah…I’m a bit OCD when it comes to my vehicles 🤣). I don’t bring it out on the street as it’s full of salt (Northern MN winter) and I’m trying to keep it rust free as long as possible.
 
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over inflate the tires or just drove around the block. the purpose of drive it is to get the heat in the tires to "iron out" the flat spot.
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