How hard is it to mount the tires on the rims yourself.I got a set of BFG Muds 35x12.5x17's that my uncle had on his F-350,and now I want to put em on my 77 F150.I alredy got the rims,I just need to mount the tires.I don't really want to haul the rims and tires into town if I can do em myself.Do you think I can do it.I got some buddys that will come out and help me.i just want to know if its worth even trying to mount them myself.So I guess my question is can it be done,nd if yes is there any triks.

Thanks for helping an idiot out,my dog and I appreciate it.

 

easy, get some screw drivers and soapy water in a spray bottle.. it will go on like cake... i do all my own..


Ray

 

Thanks man.I was thinking veggie oil,so there won't be no moisture to rust the rim(runnin steelies)but,should be good too right.Oh yeah after the tire goes on do I have to wipe off the lube.

Thanks again

 

Get the old tire irons not screwdrivers!! Bend the tip just a bit to grab the rim lip on at least one of them, A demolition bar about 2 foot long and two tire irons is all you should need!! Soapy water will work the best!! I change all my own tires and never balance!! If you can get some thick rebar about 3 foot long and grind down the last 4 inches tapered to a dull point and the demolition bar would be ideal, A hammer and a rounded end piece of rebar about a foot long will help with the last bit just put it on the tire bead and tap the rebar it will bounce the last 6 inches over the rim!! A bit of murphys tire soap would be ideal maybe a big truck tire shop will sell you a quart of it
It should last you a long time goop up the inner and outer lips of the tire and it will slide on quick!! I change 22.5 and 24.5 by hand at work a small truck tire is cake
the hardest tires to change are those 12" rim car tires and 19" dirt bike tires!!! anything bigger is simple!! Soap up the inner and outer beads with the rim on the ground and soaped up, Put the tire next to the rim standing up, then in one motion fall and push the tire onto the rim with all your body weight!!! it should go most of the way on, then use your tire levers two at a time to get the bead stretched over, only remove one lever at a time if the bead starts creeping back have your buddy use the wrecking bar to hold it while you replace the levers!! It is easier than you think just think how that machine does it and pay attention to the releif in the rim that little groove is for the bead to fall into to make it easier to install if you try it backwards you will earn it, but it can be done!! Good luck take your time and a six pack!!! Don't get your finger in that bead when it pops!!!

 

Thanks for takin the time to post all that instuction.It really helps when you get answers from people who have expierece doing that certain job.I only 16 so I can't really finish it off with a 6pack.But no one has to know,right.

I post tomorrow about how it went.Thanks again

 

If you lay tire down on drive way or concrete slab behind rear tire of a vehecle that is able to move over the tire close as you can to the rim. As you move over the tire you will break it seal and will make it easier to bring the sidewallover rim amd remove.

 

Getting the old tires off is easy with a sawzall!! As long as you don't want to use it again. You could do a shoddy balance job by putting the rim/tire on the front axle and spinning it so it makes about 5 revolutions, mark the spot that is on the bottom when it stops, Do this a bunch of times If the same spot lands on the bottom that is the heavy side, So put some weights on the oppsite side untill it just randomly stops
anywhere on the circumfrence. That means it is sorta half a$$ed balanced!! I think he meant a six pack of Root BEER!! Doing this will build character while your friends and classmates haven't even a idea on how to put on a spare
tire, You'll say what spare, I just keep a unmounted tire and put it on my rim.
I did this when I was your age too, Since my parents made me work for everything I had to decide on going to the tire place or mounting it myself(someone gave me some tires) and having enough money to race my dirt bike the next weekend!! Mount a 19" dirtbike tire if you can do that a car tire is easy compared to that!!