Tire mounting

charliesnyder · Aug 28, 2008

Alrighty. I'm having the damndest time mounting my tires and wheels. I can get the bead about 3/4 around the rim and then it wont budge. I dont know if this is a common problem with bias ply tires or not....

I have a set of 36x13.5x17 inch Bias Iroks and 17x9 Cragar soft 8's with Great Lake DIY beadlocks.

Anyone have any tips or tricks they could share?

thanks
Charlie
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jeepmauler · Aug 28, 2008

Make sure the bead is IN THE DROPWELL to optomize stretching over the rim.Also soap the rim AND the tire.

This is one of the things with a DIY setup....the rim bead has not been reduced so it can be a bitch to(by hand) stretch the bead over the wheel

TigTorch · Aug 28, 2008

My experience is that beadlock wheels are easier to mount than a standard wheel.

Do you have experience mounting tires by hand ?
The basics are: 1) Use a little soap. 2) The opposite side of the bead must lay into the recessed "drop" section of the wheel or you will never get the last part of the bead over the rim.

You will definately work up a sweat as it will take some muscle. Just be carefull not to nick up the rim, tear the tire cords, or damage the tire bead seating surface with your spoons. If you hear the cord tearing STOP and get a new bite with the spoons.

charliesnyder · Aug 28, 2008

buddy of mine and i reamed on the tires for over an hour.. didnt gain an inch..

im going to take them to do little mexi tire shop and have em mount one bead
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86badboy · Aug 28, 2008

im sure you know this but some wheels are directional... as the tire will only instal from one side...

Hip · Aug 28, 2008

are these reversed center rims?

its a major deal if they are.

War-Jeeper · Aug 29, 2008

Hip said:
are these reversed center rims?

its a major deal if they are.

Ya it is:haha: :haha:

Also call your local NAPA see if they have some "RuGlyde", its a super slippery substance for mountaing tires:awesomework:

Kat · Aug 29, 2008

War-Jeeper said:
Ya it is:haha: :haha:

Also call your local NAPA see if they have some "RuGlyde", its a super slippery substance for mountaing tires:awesomework:

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm................................................

Makes me wonder if Sam has used this stuff for something else???????????

Hip · Aug 29, 2008

not sure but he was just recently over at my shop wrestling with his tires and learned the importance of lube when stretching rubber.

that tire bead sealer is the ****. next time i break my tires down im gonna use it on my back bead.

so back on topic, if you ended up with reversed center rims, with bead lock rings, you made a major mistake. i believe trail ready might be your only hope.

PM doved85 on this board and ask about what he ended up doing.

i think they had to cut his rims in half and welded back..not sure what they did but they fixed them. the price was less than starting over.

let us know.

linky: http://www.nw-wheelers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6579&highlight=reversed+center+rims

charliesnyder · Aug 29, 2008

i took them to the local tire shop and they got the tires on..

one tire was a bitch but it went on eventually

and yes i do have reverse centered rims with great lakes DIY beadlocks.
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War-Jeeper · Aug 29, 2008

JK kat said:
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm................................................

Makes me wonder if Sam has used this stuff for something else???????????

Nope but me and Hip relized i should have got some for doing my tires DOH

Hip said:
not sure but he was just recently over at my shop wrestling with his tires and learned the importance of lube when stretching rubber.

that tire bead sealer is the ****. next time i break my tires down im gonna use it on my back bead.

so back on topic, if you ended up with reversed center rims, with bead lock rings, you made a major mistake. i believe trail ready might be your only hope.

PM doved85 on this board and ask about what he ended up doing.

i think they had to cut his rims in half and welded back..not sure what they did but they fixed them. the price was less than starting over.

let us know.

linky: http://www.nw-wheelers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6579&highlight=reversed+center+rims