Stampede4ever

Does anyone have away to remove tires from the rim, without a tire changer?


Thanks.

PunkerPontiac

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haha. your joking right?


ok seriously it is just about imposible. to do without majorly damaging the rim it is on.

mike s.

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I second that, if the rim in question is aluminum whatever you try to wedge in there to remove the tire will mar it. Skip being cheap and go to a tire shop to remove the old shoes on your hoops. The only wheels that still get changed manually are small wheels on lawn mowers, 18 wheeler tires, and tractor tires, which are all really fun to do.

stevied916

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there's no way you can do that. Especially the 40 series tires. ****, they're hard enough on a changer; you'll end up runing the tire bead trying to get it off yourself.

01ssreda4

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dont try it or even think of doing it.

mrdragster1970

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Don't know what size & style you are talking about. A neighbor has a spoon set & we have done slicks & truck tires before. Never any low low profile stuff.

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Delaware ss

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The real answer is yes there is. My dad has had a tire store for over 30 years and made me learn how to change tires without the machine before he would show me how to use it (cruel huh) If you have never done it before then don't you will scar your wheels.

40 series is cake compared to 25's. I had to do a set of 305-35-22 last week without the machine because the wheel had a weird lip on it. 2 hours worth of work.

Tally TransAm

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what this guy said

if you know how to do it, it can be done pretty easily. if not your gonna scratch the wheel. ive been doing aftermarket wheel and tire sales for a while and taught myself how to change tires without a machine for my own self knowledge. even my bosses that have been doing it longer than me are impressed when they see it done. 14"-28"'s, it doesnt matter. i actually had a customer the had an old 70 something conversion cadillac, the goofy looking two door kind with the fake spares on the sides of the extended hood. he lost the tools to remove the wheels nd was pretty amazed when i told him i could change all four tires on his car without ever taking the wheels off. the boss bet me lunch for two weeks i couldnt do it and was pretty pissed when i did it in under an hour. all the 28's we sell have to be done by hand because the rim clamps we have wont hold them

InTheHawk23

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yes there is a way and i suggest having some one with you to do this. Ok this may sound a little fucked up but it works take your tire and rim off your car then deflate the tire. then lay a 2x4 on a angle and then drive a car on the 2x4 this is to brake the seal. then take a pry bar and take your tire off

Gordon0652

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Just take them to the shop.
BTW Nice Bird Tally.

jetlag

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And don't try a sawzall either, cause you still can't remove the bead.

Hugger

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I have used a forklift before to break the bead. The last time I mounted 4 tires without a machine I woke up the next morning feeling like I had wrestled a gorilla! If only we could find a way to balance the tires you would never have to go the tire store. Being cheap is a lot of fun isn't it!

stevied916

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I've wrecked a few beads before on steel rims with the changer. Without a ton of lube and having done it before then I wouldnt reccomend trying it. You can get tires mounted and ballanced for $10 at alot of places so it's not even worth doing it yourself.

And I bet 25 is horrible. probabally just as bad as 40 series run flat tires

nitrouspowrdss

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Wow. You guys think that 40 series tires are bad. I used to run the Big Ten Tires on LB Mcleod and Kirkman road. If you live in Orlando you know where that is. Straight hood. We did 24s 26s 28s 30s all day long and they dont fit on the tire machine. Me and one other guy could mount and balance four 28 inch tires in 45 minutes. If it is black, round, and rolls I can do anything with it.

blue98Z

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I see I'm not the only one that has wrestled with the low pro's. To the OP, if you don't have experience in this stuff, it ain't worth it. If you want to learn use a spare off of another vehicle to learn. Good soapy water, a couple of prybars, and some bandaids and your good to go. Once you get the lip of the tire started over the lip of the rim it's all down hill from there.

Stampede4ever

I'm looking to do this at the JY, will need some cheap tires for my DD.
Being poor sucks, but if I had more money, I would still be cheap.
I'll be making some pry bars at work here soon.

Thanks.

flawless35th

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if you dont want your tires just cut and burn them off with a cut off wheel and torch.

p.s make sure you deflate them first

jmd

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Serious question. I have a bead left on a 15x7 GM alloy (from a terrible blowout). How should I best cut it off?

tim99ws6

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I've done it on a set of prostars/slicks before. It just takes some patience, a friend, and a LOT of slick stuff(we used dish washer soap). Needless to say, it was a MAJOR PITA even with the soft sidewalls of a slick. I wouldn't ever recommend it on a street tire.

Razor_Blade

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I've watched an uncle of mine change so many tires by hand that it's not even funny. He still has an old set of magnesium wheels from back in the sixties that he says have never been on a tire machine for fear of them being broken.