Squashed Winter tyres

[philiggy]

Hi all

My winter tyres are normally laid flat in my shed, last week however I find someone has been in and stood 2 of them up, leaving the bottoms slightly squashed.
I've laid them down again and they are almost back to normal
Will they be ok or are they ruined?

Phil

 

[jaymanek]

they will be fine...

 

[tonyc280]

They will be perfectly ok as long as their not perished. T.

 

[philiggy]

Had them fitted at NE tyres, they said not to worry also
Phil

 

[johnsco]

They should be OK.
Many cars are parked-up for a month or more with the full weight of the car on them and suffer no long term harm

 

[E55K]

Were they tyres only? Conti storage guidelines here:

Continental Tyres - How to store your Winter tyres during the Summer

 

[Lord-WYBMAnE220]

If you want to find out if it's been affected, put it on the front.
You'll soon notice if there's a flat, as it won't handle or grip right at motorway speed as the flat fails to make meaningful contact with the road.
I ended up with an unused flatter on a steel-rimmed spare from Flebay - not nice on the motorway.