26x10.5x16 et streets help come inside
03-12-2004, 05:28 PM
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26x10.5x16 et streets help come inside i had both tires mounted on stock ta rims and they will not bead completely whats the trick to getting them to bead all the way? anyone else have this problem. tires were cold when they were put in since they sat in a garage please help me its getting really close to racing time! 
03-12-2004, 08:47 PM
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Patience, a lot of soap and water, and ignore the 35 PSI bead seat warning is what worked for me.
It took 5 min for one and 30 min for the other to get them to bead.
It took 5 min for one and 30 min for the other to get them to bead.
03-14-2004, 09:57 PM
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I am having the same problem. Tried to mount my 26x11.5x16 et streets on 5-spoke z28 wheels, and I couldn't get them to seat for the life of me. I tried extra soap and water, rotating the tire on the wheel, putting them on the car to use the weight to pop the bead.... I even went as far as 50 PSI (too scary for me... those tires bulge!!!!). So I would like to know the trick, too. I'll give them another shot at work tomorrow.
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The guy that did mine had the valve core out and I left view of the air PSI after 70 lbs. not sure how much higher he went by they did seat above 70 ps1 and with a bfh pounding on the sidewall.
03-16-2004, 01:42 AM
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70 PSI 
... man, I punked out today at 60 PSI. That was to much for me. I'm giving up and taking them to America's Tire tommorrow and pay to have them done.
Jeff
... man, I punked out today at 60 PSI. That was to much for me. I'm giving up and taking them to America's Tire tommorrow and pay to have them done.Jeff
03-16-2004, 08:58 AM
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Like I said that was the last I saw and it was still climbing. Just did not feel like being in the room after that PSI. The installer many of the 16" ET Streets don;t seat well.
03-16-2004, 03:39 PM
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Ok, I finally got them mounted today. Here's what I did:
1. I lubed the bead with a silicone lube (not the regular tire lube)
2. Aired the tire to 50 PSI without the valve core
3. Put in the valve core and aired to 60 PSI
4. Let the tire sit on machine with 60 PSI for 2-3 minutes.
5. BEAD SEATED!!!!!
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FYI, I was mounting them on stock 5-spoke z28 wheels. What appeared to be the issue for me was the design of the wheel, not the tire. The outer bead on those wheels has a very sharp angle, and the tire kept hanging up on it. Hope this helped.
Jeff
1. I lubed the bead with a silicone lube (not the regular tire lube)
2. Aired the tire to 50 PSI without the valve core
3. Put in the valve core and aired to 60 PSI
4. Let the tire sit on machine with 60 PSI for 2-3 minutes.
5. BEAD SEATED!!!!!
.FYI, I was mounting them on stock 5-spoke z28 wheels. What appeared to be the issue for me was the design of the wheel, not the tire. The outer bead on those wheels has a very sharp angle, and the tire kept hanging up on it. Hope this helped.
Jeff
03-16-2004, 04:38 PM
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Ok, I finally got them mounted today. Here's what I did:
1. I lubed the bead with a silicone lube (not the regular tire lube)
2. Aired the tire to 50 PSI without the valve core
3. Put in the valve core and aired to 60 PSI
4. Let the tire sit on machine with 60 PSI for 2-3 minutes.
5. BEAD SEATED!!!!! .
FYI, I was mounting them on stock 5-spoke z28 wheels. What appeared to be the issue for me was the design of the wheel, not the tire. The outer bead on those wheels has a very sharp angle, and the tire kept hanging up on it. Hope this helped.
Jeff
1. I lubed the bead with a silicone lube (not the regular tire lube)
2. Aired the tire to 50 PSI without the valve core
3. Put in the valve core and aired to 60 PSI
4. Let the tire sit on machine with 60 PSI for 2-3 minutes.
5. BEAD SEATED!!!!!
.FYI, I was mounting them on stock 5-spoke z28 wheels. What appeared to be the issue for me was the design of the wheel, not the tire. The outer bead on those wheels has a very sharp angle, and the tire kept hanging up on it. Hope this helped.
Jeff
Now the only problem you might have is if they lube doesnt dry because you said its silicone is when the tire hooks really good out of the hole the tire might spin on the rim and then you have another problem..... seen it happen many times...... then you have to take them back off and clean all that crap off and remount them AGAIN.
Just my .02
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03-17-2004, 01:14 AM
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Yeah, I thought about the tire spinning on the wheel. I figured I would try it, and if I have problems, go another route. I'll get to the track on Thursday and find out for sure if it worked.
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03-22-2004, 02:48 PM
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I have those tires and wheels. I draw a line across the tire and wheel. When the dont line up I know they slipped. I bring them to get rebalanced when they do.
