This is about my 12th year of winter storage with a 3ed gen. in the past if its outdoor storage (hate it) i use stands or blocks to keep my ride height level. The past 7years with my GTA i store it in the garage. last year i didnt bother with jacking it up for the first time.

now im running a new pro kit and quite happy with the height and its very level from right to left and has about 1/2'' taller in the rear.

what do you guys recomend for a long healthy life for springs. btw i dont mind if it drops a 1/2'' all around in the next 5years.

jack stands or just park it and let it drop over time?

 

Quality springs, when you think about it, cycle for years without taking a set. I worry the most about tire flat spots when storing a vehicle. Different schools of thought abound when it comes to a shock hanging on the piston when a vehicle is in the air.

My favorite method is to put a reminder in my phone and every two weeks bounce the car a bit and roll it back and forth. Not sure what others think but that's my method.

ramey

 

I heard some where that mice cant climb jackstands. You could just put the jackstands under the a-arms and the rear end to store the suspension loaded.

 

That's the way mine sits until spring.

 

Mice laugh at your jack stands and poop in your HVAC box.

I agree with putting stands under the axle/a-arms. Keeps tires nice, keeps springs loaded.

 

I ran my original Gatorbacks for 19 years before replacing them. Car was garaged every winter. On the garage floor. No stands. The first drive around the block in spring time, the tires would feel a little chunky, but after a few miles, they would be back to completely round again.

The cycle repeated for many years.

 

ive decided to take this route. takes 5min, i love my new floor jack. ill be keeping the springs loaded too with stands.