DIY tire mounting on 87 T2 alloy wheels
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primitive screwhead
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DIY tire mounting on 87 T2 alloy wheels
Any reason I should not attempt something similar to this on my 87 T2's "alloy" wheels?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-UzsVMEo9M
My rims look like crap but as far as I know they're still good and round etc. I have already broken the bead on one of my front tires by taking another car and driving up on a board I placed on the edge of it. That worked pretty well, but in attempting to pry the now-free-floating tire off the rim, I am definitely noticing some roughing up of the rim where I am prying. Is this just cosmetic or do I have to worry about causing some functional damage? I don't care at all about cosmetics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-UzsVMEo9M
My rims look like crap but as far as I know they're still good and round etc. I have already broken the bead on one of my front tires by taking another car and driving up on a board I placed on the edge of it. That worked pretty well, but in attempting to pry the now-free-floating tire off the rim, I am definitely noticing some roughing up of the rim where I am prying. Is this just cosmetic or do I have to worry about causing some functional damage? I don't care at all about cosmetics.
lol at 2:34.
Sure you can do what these guys did. Just grab two more guys and six prybars, good to go.
In reality you can do it, but you're still gonna have to take it to a tire place and get it balanced anyway. Why not save yourself the headache?
Sure you can do what these guys did. Just grab two more guys and six prybars, good to go.
In reality you can do it, but you're still gonna have to take it to a tire place and get it balanced anyway. Why not save yourself the headache?
it's not as difficult, the larger the sidewall is. for example, 35 series tires like that are going to be VERY difficult to mount even with a machine. i have mounted 33" tires(onto a 15X12" wheel) without a machine, they basically fall onto the rim.
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No...
What you're seeing in the video is stupidity...
A.) Someone bought a wheel and tire combination that cost in the neighborhood of $3000... EACH.
http://www.google.com/products?q=Gio...x10&hl=en&aq=f
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....=13VR0SCOR0AXL
B.) They're installing said combination on an 8 lug vehicle... That's either a 2500/3500 series Dodge or Chevrolet truck or a Ford Super Duty.
C.) They brought said combination to a shop that was not capable of mounting these tires with a machine. (Thereby risking damage to the wheels.)
It'll be easier to mount a higher profile tire manually, but you'll still need extra people and it'll still take much longer than it would if done on a machine.
It costs less than $15 per tire to mount and balance at a shop. $60 for a set of four. That's not expensive.
What you're seeing in the video is stupidity...
A.) Someone bought a wheel and tire combination that cost in the neighborhood of $3000... EACH.
http://www.google.com/products?q=Gio...x10&hl=en&aq=f
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....=13VR0SCOR0AXL
B.) They're installing said combination on an 8 lug vehicle... That's either a 2500/3500 series Dodge or Chevrolet truck or a Ford Super Duty.
C.) They brought said combination to a shop that was not capable of mounting these tires with a machine. (Thereby risking damage to the wheels.)
It'll be easier to mount a higher profile tire manually, but you'll still need extra people and it'll still take much longer than it would if done on a machine.
It costs less than $15 per tire to mount and balance at a shop. $60 for a set of four. That's not expensive.
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primitive screwhead
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Okay, well, I surely wouldn't do this with $3000 tires, but I guess what I'm getting at is that people DO accomplish this this way, and that I intend to try to do so myself unless there is significant risk to the functionality of the wheel afterwards. I thought I recalled there being some kind of special thing you had to worry about with our wheels that are more complex than just the steel part and a hubcap... maybe that had to do with them fitting on the harbor freight machine or something though...
I know it may not really be worth the effort, but I kind of just enjoy being able to do things myself if I have to. Never did this before and I want to try it and save a few bucks at the same time if I can.
Jallenator - yeah I'll wear my eye protection, good tip thanks!.
I know it may not really be worth the effort, but I kind of just enjoy being able to do things myself if I have to. Never did this before and I want to try it and save a few bucks at the same time if I can.
Jallenator - yeah I'll wear my eye protection, good tip thanks!.
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there's nothing special about the TII alloy wheels, the only thing to worry about when mounting any tire is to try not to scrape the hell out of the clear coat finish on the outside of the wheel.
I have a friend who has manually mounted tires on his old tiburon by himself....possible, but Walmart mounts tires for $5 I think (here in OK anyhow) it's another $5 I think for each wheel balanced, so $40 for all 4
I wouldn't take nice rims to Walmart but you said yours are a lil beat up anyhow
I wouldn't take nice rims to Walmart but you said yours are a lil beat up anyhow
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You can do it one man with a pry bar and spoon (not the eating utensil). I did it all the time when I worked at a tire shop at 15 with tractor trailer tires. Problem is, you have no way of balancing them. They need to be balanced so you don't have feathering and strange wear.
By the way, seating the beads on a split rim tractor trailer tire is ******* scary. Off topic but figure I'd share.
By the way, seating the beads on a split rim tractor trailer tire is ******* scary. Off topic but figure I'd share.
