Jack stands or not?

I have a '19 off road w/ King 2.5 front/rear.

I have to deploy for 4 months, and may not have someone to do the occasional driving for me.
I want to keep the truck in the best condition possible while I'm gone. I was planning on putting it on stands to prevent flat spots. But I read that stands may be bad for the suspension... by not having the compression from the weight of the truck.

What do you guys think?

 

Over inflate tires
Park on those rounded foam things covered in rhino liner

 

Cover it in rhino liner?

 

Having spent my time around Uncle Sam's canoe club, I say just let it sit. If you park it in a garage, even better. The tires will round out after a few miles. One mistake idiots made over and over was putting covers on their car before a deployment. While it sounds great to keep the sun off, the constant rubbing from the wind wears on the finish and being close to the beach sands will find its way and get in between the cover and the finish and make it worse. Make sure you put a can of fuel stabilizer in and I would probably run out the gas as much as possible and fill it up with ethanol free gas for the last few tanks if you can find it in your area.

 

Good info, thanks!

Luckily, the truck will be in my garage.
I'll probably have it detailed, disconnect the negative terminal, put a battery tender on, moth balls under the hood and do some rodent repellent, cover it, and leave it for 4 months.... and just hope it's in the same condition as when I left.

 

Flat stoppers that’s what they’re called

 

I don't think I would disconnect the battery. I would leave it connected with a battery tender. This thread reminds me of coming back from a cruise and waiting in line for someone to give you a jump so you can get the hell off base and find a cold beer.

 

After 3 deployments all 6 month stents I would say the same thing, just fill up the tank add some fuel stablizer, do an oil change and disconnect the battery or leave it on a tender, park in garage if you can, other option would be one of those places that you can store it and they start it, moves it around, etc. not sure if thats an option for you. Stay safe!

 

Agreed. I parked mine for two, six month stretches.
I washed it, did a fresh oil change, a full tank with fuel stabilizer, a battery tender (without disconnecting it) and some scented moth balls and/or mouse poison and it was good-to-go each time I returned.

 

cedar is a good rodent prevention as well. Wall mart has these cedar wood things just smaller than a drink coaster. They are with the aroma oils or what ever they are called.

 

I’d say the biggest concern is keeping the mice out. So many have had their wires chewed up, Someone correct me if I’m wrong but I think it has to do with soy wiring.

 

Rodents like any kind of wiring and air filters.

 

Fuck man I've left mine for multiple delloyments its fine.

If you're really worried about it disconnect your battery make sure you don't have crap inside that attracts mice and spray some crap in your engine bay to keep them away. Done.

 

Ive left cars in my garage for years without moving them. I let a car sit for 6 years, started right up and drove fine... Nothing done to it other than putting mouse baits on the floor around it.

 

Parked for 4 months I would add some gas life extender in the fuel tank.