how do u put a tire onto a rim?

[EstoMax]

i just bought some tires bridgestone potenza 185/60rh14's and i wanna know how i put it on the rim.. i will have em installed tmrw (for 10 bux where i bought em) but i wanna know how i would go about putting hte tire onto the rim just to know how its done
anyone know? do i just stomp on the rim til the tire pops in there?

max

[FiveFreshFish]

The installer would use a tire machine. Ask if you can watch when they mount your tires.

To do it manually without a machine requires some dexterity beyond "stomping" but it can be done on tires with flexible sidewalls.

[BigShow]

haha, just get it installed professionally...

[EstoMax]

ok ill just leave it to the pros then.. the sidewalls arent very big or flexible..

max

[rage2]

dont forget you need to BALANCE them, and you need that done professionally with a tire balancing machine. Unbalanced tires causes bent wheels, broken suspension, etc.

Pay the $10 :).

[Superesc]

Cost more then 10bucks to Balance & Mount :D

[Weapon_R]

Originally posted by Lt. Max
do i just stomp on the rim til the tire pops in there?

max

It would take the strength of an elephant to get the tire onto the rim in that fashion.

Pay the $10 :)

[ecstasyracer]

On this tv show this guy was in the arctic and had really big tires to put on the rims so he put one side of the tire on the rim and filled it with lighter fluid. Then ignited it and the tire popped on the rim perfectly. But don't try this at home;)

[EstoMax]

well lets see. i got the reciept for tires so i could go back tmrw to get em installed
it says this :

tire disposal: 4
(im not disposing any tires tho.. wtf.. im gana ask that tmrw)
mnt/balance: 36
tires 279
rebate -60
tax 28
total 288

max

[FiveFreshFish]

Is that 4 x $1.00 = $4.00 for tire disposal? That's cheap because we pay $4.00 per tire, but in Canuck bucks.

[EstoMax]

but im not disposing tires.. im keeping my old ones with rims
yea u guys are more "green" :nut:

max

[FiveFreshFish]

Originally posted by Lt. Max
but im not disposing tires.. im keeping my old ones with rims
yea u guys are more "green" :nut:

max

Yes I know you're keeping your tires, but I'm asking if that is the rate they would charge.

[EstoMax]

i guess they would charge that rate yeah... costco is where im gettin this done its a wholesale place i guess they wholedump stuff too.. cheaper that way? :)

max

[FiveFreshFish]

Originally posted by Lt. Max
i guess they would charge that rate yeah... costco is where im gettin this done its a wholesale place i guess they wholedump stuff too.. cheaper that way? :)

max

Probably cheaper at Costco.

We here in Alberta get stuck with the $4.00 per tire by the government so it's charged no matter which shop you use.

The part I hate is our tire disposal tax is considered a "fee" so it's subject to GST (our federal sales tax). :thumbsdow

[freeeked]

I know a guy who was in the Korean army (conscript) and he was a drvier and they trained them to change tires on rims. He said it was shit hard even with those huge sidewalls. Low profiles good luck - remember how you put your bike tire on with the flat had screwdriver ... well it is a little(sarcasm) harder than that!

[abguy]

Originally posted by Superesc
Cost more then 10bucks to Balance & Mount :D
Yeah to mount and balance, proly only like 10 a piece to have em balanced....

[EstoMax]

Originally posted by Lt. Max
well lets see. i got the reciept for tires so i could go back tmrw to get em installed
it says this :

tire disposal: 4
(im not disposing any tires tho.. wtf.. im gana ask that tmrw)
mnt/balance: 36
tires 279
rebate -60
tax 28
total 288

max

[freeeked]

If they are nice rims make sure they don't put the weights from the balancing in the wrong place. I good shop will hide them behind the spokes (assuming you have spokes). Tirecraft did a good job installing mine. Also some shops have a limit on the size and types of tire they can do.