Anyoen install stretched tires themselfs?

[amp2345]

anyone do this themselfs at work or elsewhere?

i am trying to see if 255's on a 10" FNs will give me any headaches. i can do truck tires but thats differnet since sidewalls are so huge/soft. so basicaly i dont really have any idea what to expect here.

any tips?

[SimpleSexy180]

lol 255 is fucking HUGE

[CrimsonRockett]

^Second that statement.

Stretch a 215 on there.

:D

[its a kia]

lube lube lube lube lube lube, couple bars, strong duckhead and more lube

[Ian]

255 is hardly a stretch on a 10j


Don't even worry about it, a monkey could mount that.


215 or 225 would be a stretch but hardly a challenge

205 would be a crazy stretch that would take some skills

[joshchewuhh]

stretch 195's :keke:

noo stretch like 215 or 225's

[yokotas13]

225s arent even a big stretch

[slideways2004]

i think you guys are mistaking mounting and airing up. MOUNTING stretched tires is real easy. i do them w/o any bars. now airing up is the hard part. it all depends on the drop center on the wheel and how easy the tire airs up. the federals air up real easy b/c of the soft sidewalls

[mydogsdrift]

I posted a video in the wheel stretch thread. You can use starter fluid and a flame and blow the tire up to mount and seat. Go search

[LongGrain]

I posted a video in the wheel stretch thread. You can use starter fluid and a flame and blow the tire up to mount and seat. Go search

i did that once while the wheel was still on the car, the fuckin flames shot out and burned the shit out of my hand :keke:

oh yea, and for all the math wizzes out there, a 255 is technically WIDER than 10"...10.03" actually

Stretched? not quite :loco:

[DUFFM4N]

255 on a 10inch wide wheel


easy peezy lemon squeezy

[KiDyNomiTe]

255 is simple, should not require much effort. Once you hit 225 thats where problems may occur, depending on the drop center.

Also a big thing is what is this going on? An 18 or 17, and what profile tire. 255/35 on a cold day, reverse mount with no tire bead on the wheel, and the tire is stiff, then maybe then, it might require a little wiggling of the tire...

If it doesnt go on, just listen for where the air escapes, and push the tire at that point, it should close and seal then pop on.

[Ninjabread]

Yea, seating the bead is the easy part if you DIY.

The hard part is getting the tire on, imo.

[njd07]

255 will be no issue man..dont worry.

[alkemyst]

True...a 255 normally uses a 8-9.5" wheel. 10 is not a problem, if anything it'd give you a pretty square sidewall.

[slideways2004]

Yea, seating the bead is the easy part if you DIY.

The hard part is getting the tire on, imo.

what?? are you serious?? i think you have these backwards. unless your talking about putting the tire on w/o a tire machine

[airsoft]

slap it on, lubed, and let it bake in the hot hot sun for a while until you hear a BOOOOOOOOOOOM.

[eastcoastS14]

255 on 10j FNs = no stretch...thats what i got right now and its def no stretch

[Jlee]

255 is very very light stretch if any... i've got 255 on my 18x10..

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v199/226/85/1657860007/n1657860007_451681_7271.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v199/226/85/1657860007/n1657860007_451680_6881.jpg

Jon

[ka24et]

for those of you mounting your own tires... do you balance them yourself too? if so how?

are dismounts possible too?

[SimpleSexy180]

usually when your doing your own.. your just using them to burn up tire...so balancing isnt all too important.

[bloodangels13]

helped a friend once stretch rt615's 235? i think on a 12 wide wheel... used two rachet straps and a larger air compressor on full bore 180+ psi

that was fun... but 255 on a 10 is cake walk , had that on my old bullet wheels... im running 275s on a 18x9.5 reverse mount (SAR3) thats a pain to get on but thats straight sidewalls to

[Teddy]

You could use that method where you put some gasoline on the sidewall and light it. It'll explode and the tire fills up. Look it up on youtube. I think it works something like that. Don't quote me though, I've never done it...

[mydogsdrift]

You could use that method where you put some gasoline on the sidewall and light it. It'll explode and the tire fills up. Look it up on youtube. I think it works something like that. Don't quote me though, I've never done it...

Yeah...don't quote him or do that at all ^^^


It's starter fluid or carb cleaner.

[INeedNewTires]

i just did 255/35 on my 18's by myself, ended up needing a cheetah cause it was cold here and really stiff sidewall,

but yea best tool ever= Cheetah

[JRas]

oh yea, and for all the math wizzes out there, a 255 is technically WIDER than 10"...10.03" actually

Stretched? not quite :loco:

but a 10'' wheel is technically like an 11''

it's a slight stretch

275 / 25.4 = 10.8 = 10'' wheel

255 / 25.4 = 10.03 = 9'' wheel

[Ninjabread]

what?? are you serious?? i think you have these backwards. unless your talking about putting the tire on w/o a tire machine


yes... and without tire spoons.

haha.

[CKAMC]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4954224932917517041

for those that want to play with fire

[Rod]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4954224932917517041

for those that want to play with fire

dude - that was fuc*** amazing. i've had people tell me to mount tires this way but i usually laughed and said "no way am i playing with fire"... but damn - that shits looks painless! and so fast! Thanks for the newest lesson learned.

[Mister.E]

255's wont be a problem at all, but if you do in fact need to stretch something, just use the bicycle tube method. shit works like a dream.

[Mr. Jesse]

That is frickin sick. I wish we used that technique to mount shit at discount.

Ps. Cheetah's are good for shooting things

[CKAMC]

yeah doing it yourself isn't that hard, just requires elbow greese.

I should try and find a guide i used a long while back on how to get a tire onto a rim with just a tire iron.

[Matej]

Haha that looks fun, now I want to try it, wonder if it'll work for bigger stretches.

[Mr.James]

so if you guys run a 235 on a 10 inch wheel...what would you run on a 12 inch wheel?

[SimpleSexy180]

i would still run a 235, haha.

i run 215 on a 9

[Ninjabread]

^^ haha, i was going to suggest same thing...

215/40 on 17x9
225/40 on 18x9

[sillyvia13]

let see a vid of someone mounting a tire by hand...
235 on a 10...
I always wanted to try...but the effort need...
I seen a video of a guy on you tube mount a 13 inch rim and tire in 3 seconds...lol... was way too funny.

[mydogsdrift]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4954224932917517041

for those that want to play with fire

Ew...chris keeps videos of me :)

It's actually only intimidating the first time it pops...after that it gets fun.

[jdm_emperor]

heres a video of a tire mounted by hand look pretty straight forward
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLRGUELPIPc

[SimpleSexy180]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RLRGUELPIPc

same guy who made the ever growing popular "osaka drift" video on youtube

[S13Boosts]

heres a video of a tire mounted by hand look pretty straight forward
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLRGUELPIPc


look at how it takes the paint off...:doh: & damages it:fart:

[CKAMC]

Ew...chris keeps videos of me :)

It's actually only intimidating the first time it pops...after that it gets fun.

lol I just remembered that vid dan... was wondering how long it will take you to notice your own work on here.

[krappy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-LnkEUAImU&NR=1

[babowc]

look at how it takes the paint off...:doh: & damages it:fart:

I think it was already like that..
tried doing the same with my tires on a 9..
I gave up and just took it to the shop where they did it in a couple seconds, lol.

[Leetheslacker]

ive mounted a few tires on wheels i didnt give a shit about with a crowbar and two prybars, but that guy with the tire spoons makes it look easy. i might have to get some of those for mounting dumpster spares.

[nismo racer]

ive seen some one use a bicycle inner tube thing to set the bead. it looked wayyy to easy to be true.