can anyone that works or lives near me mount tires? ive ben going around asking for qoutes for mounting tires onto rims and most wont because i didnt buy from the.

 

I can but i'm in Pittsburgh, Pa

 

You can do it yourself.

Brenton

 

i'd drive around with $40 or so in cash in your pocket.

I got my pair of Nittos mounted to my 'Cuda wheels, and balanced for $20. I bet it bought lunch for the guys that were at the shop, doesn't matter to me...if you find the right shop where 'the boss' isn't there..i bet they'll do it.

 

ya i guess il keep looking

 

pry bars, balance beads, carb cleaner and a match..HOLLA!

 

i can do it, but it aint worth the drive

 

yup pry bar and good ole ether and a match...then jus take them and get them balanced...what i did to mine when i got them

 

when i lived in columbus, Ive had discount tire, ford dealer, and NTB mount up tires before

 

I've had a couple little shops like Midas mount tires for me before, never had an issue.

 

you can do it yourself its balanceing tha you cant really do. bj's balnaces tires for like 20 bucks.

 

If you want to drive to Lima I can. I work at a Chrysler dealership and can do it after work. It is quite a drive though.

Jason

 

how can u do it urself u said pry bars and a match? wat the hells the match for? and wheres lima at?

 

The match is to seal the bead I think, the hot air sucks the bead in or something like that. I remember seeing it once, it was pretty cool.

 

To seat the bead you spray ether around the inside of the tire, then throw a match toward it and the ether ignites, blowing the bead out. Safe? Some people do it all the time, I wouldn't. Lima, OH is about 90 miles North on 75.

Jason

 

it creates a small explosion in the tire causing the bead to set. we do it all the time at work for the mowers

 

just go to a tire shop

 

YOUTUBE it look for mounting tires

 

Haha thats what I did this afternoon. I might go down to harbor freight and grab one of there tire changers to mess around with.

 

Just take it somewhere. Its really easy to mess up and break the bead and the $50 to mount and balence will be cheaper then buying a new tire becasue you broke the bead. As a tire tech for Costco I wouldnt advise doing it yourself. I would take them to walmart, its around $50 for them to do it.

Oh and never use ether and a match to mount a bead. You can damage the tire.

 

Of course you wouldn't advise it, then you would be out of a job lol

 

i can

but i dont have the tools, nor are you anywhere near me

i'm with the pry bar, aresol and a match method, i've seen it done on the trail many times

 

eh thats the least of my worries as for loosing my job.

Personally I dont care, but I wouldnt advise it because I wouldnt want risk damaging the tire and having to buy a new one because I fukced up.