Ovalization of tires in the trailer

Maintenance, Repair, Equipment & Tools
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Hello,
I am setting up my kart trailer and I have some concerns about ovality of kart tires.
It will be only for amateur use, so it can take up to a month or more between runs.
I don’t have space as well in the garage for both kart on the stand and the trailer, so kart will always stay in the trailer even when at home.

Can spare tires be placed on a flat surface or should they be supported in two points with rounded tubes as I have seen in some setups?

Kart will be placed horizontally, resting on its tires.
Due to space limitations, I can fit in the trailer only one extra-set of tires, so I cannot have dedicated transport tires because I’ll be at the track with only one set.

Will be enough to extra-inflate tires (like 2/3 bar) or something else is needed?
In case I was thinking about something that keeps kart lifted by the axle like supports of vertical stands.

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I leave my kart on the trailer often and have never had an issue. The trailer has a grated floor though, so that does leave a pattern that takes a couple laps to smooth out, but I park it on plastic sheets that prevent this.

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Probably not going to be an issue, but how is the kart secured? If it is strapped down you may want to release the tension. Another idea is to put something under the chassis to the weight is off the tires.

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My kart was recently strapped down in my trailer for over a month and the tires did not deform.

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Yes, for sure I’ll release straps once is parked at home, I just cannot unload it and put on his stand.

But from feedbacks looks like it may not be an issue, thank you all.