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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 09:22 AM
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I'm still waiting for my Hipers to come in.

Until then, how are you guys changing your tires?
What is the easiest way to get the tire off and back on the rims?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
 
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 08:40 PM
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You can use a bead breaker which sometimes works or at home what I have done for years is I have a car ramp (they are about 8in.high and 3ft long metal)I put the tire with the vale core removed on the grass if you have a small hill it even works better put the ramp on top tire right up against the rim take truck in four wheel drive and drive up ramp nice and slow works great and I never wreaked a tire or rim even OEM tires and rims which a bead breaker is terrible at doing the job.Then you just use a couple tire irons starting at the side with the narrow offset little bit of dishsoap and water for lube easy job.
Putting it back on is easy start at narrow offset usually if lubed well you wont even need the irons.Setting the bead is the scary part.
I leave the core out and the air chuck out of the quick disconnect I just put the quick con.for compressor right on the schrader valve it gets more volume that way.You wont have to worry about that since you are getting beadlocks.
 
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