1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver

[mechanixman]

Gorgeous whitewalls, can't wait to see them mounted on henry.

[NEWFISHER]

SWEEEEEEEEET! I can't wait for mine. Are you out in the garage with some tire spoons mounting them?
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[Coach529]

Originally Posted by NEWFISHER

SWEEEEEEEEET! I can't wait for mine. Are you out in the garage with some tire spoons mounting them?
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Unfortunately I could not find anybody to mount them today......so I will have to wait until Monday!!

[Tx Firefighter]

I mount my tires with Goop hand cleaner as a lube and big wooden paint stir sticks as levers. Start to finish, with practice you can put a tire on a wheel and air it and seat the bead in two minutes.
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[Coach529]

Desperate times call for desperate measures. New tires and rims sitting here......and know body can mount and balance them until Monday. Ha.......I have done close to a thousand moto tires.....how hard can it be??



Easy....about 5 min per tire.



Nice clearance at full lock.

[Chris.]

They look awesome man! I did a google search on the name on the tires to try to find pricing but all I found was sites with their phone number listing, and bad reviews about unsafe tires BUT these look great to me if you don't mind me asking what was the pricing on these. Dont feel obligated to answer if your not comfortable
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[Coach529]

Originally Posted by Chris.

They look awesome man! I did a google search on the name on the tires to try to find pricing but all I found was sites with their phone number listing, and bad reviews about unsafe tires BUT these look great to me if you don't mind me asking what was the pricing on these. Dont feel obligated to answer if your not comfortable
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I have never read any bad reviews.

I paid $190 each.

[wood1]

Look GREAT!! And it looks like it will have a nice stance.. Damn, I like that truck!!

[NEWFISHER]

Originally Posted by Coach529

Desperate times call for desperate measures. New tires and rims sitting here......and know body can mount and balance them until Monday. Ha.......I have done close to a thousand moto tires.....how hard can it be??



Easy....about 5 min per tire.



Nice clearance at full lock.

Do you still have some front leafs pulled in the last pic?
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[Coach529]

Originally Posted by NEWFISHER

Do you still have some front leafs pulled in the last pic?
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Yes, the two smallest leafs are pulled.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Coach529

Henry looks like he's stepping out and is now "Hank"

[Coach529]

http://www.hurstracingtires.com/

[Chris.]

Thanks. After you gave me the link I realized that the reason I didn't see it last time was because I was on my cell phone and didn't pull up the full site
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[NEWFISHER]

Coach....looks great! Being a former MX'er and seeing your other passion, I knew the spoons would come. Good job.

Chris...I have had several Hurst wide whites. They are the exact same as Diamond back. They use a modern technology brand name radial and apply or bond the white to the buffed outer sidewall. Hurst does have a drag tire, pie crust cheater slick etc and they also replicate the bias ply retread drag tires. Some people haven't had good luck when they mount and dismount them several times with a newbie on the tire machine and tears a bead. Remeber there are always 2 sides to every coin and not everything is true on the internet.
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[Russell Ashley]

Your truck is coming along nicely. I was wondering how long you would look at those new tires and wheels before you decided to try mounting them yourself, LOL. It's actually not that hard.

[focusedontheprize]

How'd the rears come out boss?

Hopefully you have some good weather today to pull out Henry and get a full shot of him.
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[Coach529]

Originally Posted by focusedontheprize

How'd the rears come out boss?

Hopefully you have some good weather today to pull out Henry and get a full shot of him.
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Actually headed to the garage to work on the rears right now......

[Coach529]

No dice fellas. I got the rears mounted but could not get them to take air. Tried all the tricks I know and gave up.

[Tx Firefighter]

Wrap a ratchet strap around the tread, all the way around the tire and hook it to itself. Then crank it down tight. The strap being in the center of the tread all the way around will tend to push the sides out to where they will seat on the beads.

Also take the valve core out of the valve stem. That will give you better flow through the stem until you get the bead seated.
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[Chris.]

Did you try the last resort....... lighter fluid and fire?
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[Tx Firefighter]

I've always used ether and fire when it gets that tough.
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[NEWFISHER]

Ratchet strap works, remove core first. Carbon cleaner and a match, remove core first.

[Coach529]

A ratchet strap trick would not work.......tried it numerous times.

Tonight.......fire.

[Old Crow]

Originally Posted by Coach529

A ratchet strap trick would not work.......tried it numerous times.

Tonight.......fire.

VIDEO...we want video!

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by Old Crow

VIDEO...we want video!

If I get a burn mark on my new WW I will be pizzed.....