i recently have returned from iraq to find that my wife has not moved my car since march, the left rear tire was flat and the others were atleast a minimum of 20 pounds low in each tire, the car hadn't moved since i was on mid tour leave in march and now when i drive it feels like my tires have flat spotted some, is there any way to cure this or am i going to have to get new rubber for the car. i cannot see the flat spots but i can see where the cars tires sat on the pavement for 8 months even after i told her to move the car around some. the fastest i have had the car is 80 mph since getting back and it shakes like a mofo. i know the alignment is waaaaayyy out of whack now and i may need to get the rotors turned because it has a hint of a hop but once again this may be the tires because it happens even when the brakes are not applied. anyways guys whats your clue, the rims are 15" honda special order(as far as i know)

u may want to check for dry cracks in the rubber, id be more concerned with that than the flat spots... and i would just get new tires... 15 inch tire arent that expensive`

the rubber loks fine, i reinflated the tires all the way back to 44 psi (what the tire is rated at) the other day, since then the vibration is minimal. you are right about the rubber, it probably could use some armorall or protectant put on there to try and combat the dry rot from this year

AHH! dont use armorall! all it is, is just silicone...which attracts sunlight.... which will actually shorten the life of your tire. you need a rubber conditioner if youre going to use anything... i wouldnt use anything but since the rubber is intact, i would overinflate the tires JUST A LITTLE! to try and pop the tire to its original shape then deflate to optimal psi.

AHH! dont use armorall! all it is, is just silicone...which attracts sunlight.... which will actually shorten the life of your tire. you need a rubber conditioner if youre going to use anything... i wouldnt use anything but since the rubber is intact, i would overinflate the tires JUST A LITTLE! to try and pop the tire to its original shape then deflate to optimal psi.

He is right. I'd overinflate the tire just a lil. Strangely it happened to my tiny pressure washer tires. They went flat, it sat there for months, and one day I tried to move it, the tire had kept its shape. I filled the tires, and as they are rolling, I felt a lil "thump thump thump" as im moving the washer (After I filled the tires to good pressure). The tire had slightly taken shape in its deflated position. A pressure washer doesn't weigh much, and that was enough to deform the tires. Now just imagine your civic's weight sitting on empty tires. Tires have steel in them. They too take the shape of the flat tire... it can be cured though.

overinflate alittle bit, find a cruvy road and beat the crap out of it. then get your tires balenced. works almost everytime

id be learey on driving with overinflated tires... cuz it may be ok when the tires are cold and not moving, but as you drive they heat up, and what happens to air as it heats up? it expands... there by raising the psi even more.. and i dont know about you, but i dont want someone dying cuz their tire blew out while zipping down a curvey road.

well lets use some common sense. the recommended tire preassure on a honda is what? im guessing 32psi. the maximum tire pressure for a normal tire is 44psi. if you split the difference and set the tire preassure at 38psi and take it down a curvy road (at the posted speed limit of course) i feel pretty confident that i am not issuing a death warrant. maybee i should have been a little more specific.

ahh yes, that makes a difference. it seemed (to me at least) like you wanted him to go above the max psi for the tire...