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Re: Mounting tire on rim at home
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Originally Posted by truckin 79
Anyone have any tips or tricks to mounting a tire to a loose rim? I recently put new tires on my truck but kept one old tire to use as a spare. The spare I have now is a bald donut not worthy of being called a tire. I finally found a 15x8 wagon wheel for my spare. Well two places I took the rim and tire to said they can not mount because tire is 22 years old  . FYI this tire does not look like a 22 year old tire, plenty of tread and and not dry rotted. I knew the old tires were old but not that old, would still make a good emergency spare. Anyway I tried soapy water and pry bar but did not make a lot head way mounting tire on rim. |
I do it frequently, but I do have the right tire irons to do it with. I've got two Ken-tool irons and a sledgehammer, and I've learned the tricks to doing so. Inflating the tire requires either a bead-blaster, or a can of starting fluid and a clip-on tire chuck.
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1987 C6P V20 truck, 2010 LMG 5.3, AFM delete, 2010 Camaro exhaust manifolds, 1997 nv4500, 1991 np241c, hydroboost, 2005 14bff axle & driveshaft, drop-n-lock gooseneck, 4.10 gears, stock suspension, rims, and tires. Still a work in progress. Any questions or suggestions are welcome!
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