Dirtygrunt
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I got a set of one piece wheels from Longs and some 395s now any ideas on how to put them together lol I have been trying for about 2 hours a still havent got one done thanks for any ideas
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I agree. I use to work for a small trucking company. We had to break down and replace tires ourself back breaking work in the dead of summer. The best way I found was to lay the rim with the dish up lay tire after lubeing the crap at of the bead facing down toward the rim on a angle 50/50 then I would stand on it right where it meet the rim one leg on one side other on the other side and try to walk the bead on. Once it would not go on any more I would take tire iron work the rest on. Once you get that bead on lube the crap out of the other bead and the lip of the rim use the tire iron between the lip of the rim and tire to push the other bead down. Sometime good to have friend stand on that side of tire to help get bead under the lip. Once on get a couple under your belt it will go better just not for your back. And before anybody else say itI hope you got some bigger tire irons, a lot of dish soap and a friend willing to help you out. If you cant get it, Id take them to a nearby truck stop and save your back.
You must have experience with many others but... have you ever mounted this exact size on this particular wheel....???Nice shiny tool, but total unnecessary.Just stand on the tire!
YES, they do...!........................
If the tires are going to mount........
It doesn't matter in this case; the rim is symmetrical.........you need to start mounting the tire from the correct side of the rim. It is always easier to mount tires from the dished side of the wheel. The lip is smaller on that side of a one piece wheel....
Only if it were silicon grease...! Better use soapy water or much better, special tire mounting lube. Do NOT use normal chassis grease, it contains mineral oil...!Put a coat of grease on the bead area of the tire.....
That won't help anything here...!....let it fall on the rim. The weight of the tire will do a lot of the work.....
Thanks for all the replys I took them to a local truck tire shop and when the little guy came out to get the tires i felt bad for him cause they had kicked my butt for three hours before quiting. But he had all five mounted within a couple of hours.
Wow. Hows that for an ego smasher?Don't feel bad. I took some tractor tires to have them mounted and a young girl did them.
Now thats funny right thereDon't feel bad. I took some tractor tires to have them mounted and a young girl did them
At least you didn't get your dress dirty.Thanks for all the replys I took them to a local truck tire shop and when the little guy came out to get the tires i felt bad for him cause they had kicked my butt for three hours before quiting. But he had all five mounted within a couple of hours.
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