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Am I mad? It's about $15-20 to get a tire fitted to a rim here...and I have no gurantees that they won't scratch my beloved Wats... would it be insane to do them myself? Changed plenty of bike/motorbike tires in my time, but the stiffness of a car tire bead onto an alloy rim...bothers me....worth doing? Or get it done properly? www.aukeonline.com/en/guide.html Princess Auto have these for $90 at present...and I'd rather have a shiny new tool than pay someone to do something I can do myself. Any experiences welcome. |
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forde
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its pretty hard, low profile tyres or wide alloy rims I wouldnt bother
do you think you'll be less likely to scratch the rims doing it yourself with that thing than a tyre shop using a proper tyre fitting machine that cost thousands lol? not too sure about that tyre changing machine from the link there... the rim they are using to demo it aint too good maybe its meant for more rough and ready applications like 4x4, trailer tyres, steel car rims etc.
my advice to you is shop around for tyre shops can be hard to find a good one but they are out there!!
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Last Edit: Jan 8, 2012 5:46:15 GMT by forde
'15 Royal Enfield Continental GT
'95 CZ 125 Type 488
'91 Vespa PX125E
'77 Camino, '86 Camino
'82 Puch Maxi S '70 Puch Maxi N
'80 Maxi S "Sport"
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I got one of those manual tyre changers, and all the videos on youtube seem to show that they are easy to use. I had trouble breaking the beads on the set of tyres that I was was changing the tryes on, as the blade kept sliding down the tyre sidewall, but I think it can be modified to provide a better grip. secondly, I had issues getting the last part of the tyre over the rim (with the other side being in the well of the rim) and ended up using tyre levers to complete the job. having the wheel held firmly does make it easier to work with tyre levers though
also for alloys you can get different tyre bars to prevent damaging the wheels, I still need to make one for my next set of tyres that I change
the seller of them is vernon283 on ebay
ohh and the tryes Ive changed have been 155/65/13's my next set will be 185/55/14's
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Last Edit: Jan 8, 2012 9:23:20 GMT by optima21
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CIH
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You're 1000000000% more likely to damage a wheel with a walk-around than a turn table.
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Ryannn
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xbol did a walk through on doing this a few months ago, it's probably in the faq
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It is in the FAQ
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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BUT that was tall section tyres onto steel rims - different ball game getting a low profile onto an alloy!
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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just get it done properly, better than screwin up a rim
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1985 Ford Capri 3.0 (was a 2.0 Laser originally)
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Jan 11, 2012 23:44:48 GMT
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Yes
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"No............I think I'll stick with the Maxi"
Arther Daley
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Just out of interest (I don't own any pretty wheels or lo-pro tyres) is there any way protect your wheels from damage and DIY? Or do you need the super duper tools of a tyre place?
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Take it to a decent tyre place and get them fitted. I doubt they're careless enough to damage wheels all the time as they'd be paying for refurbs every week.
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