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coreyk
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October 01, 2006, 12:01:47 pm »
I can't get my new tires on. there turf saver twos. they are 2" smaller then stock. just the height wise. I can get the back bead on but cannot get the fronts on. how does everyone do it?
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October 01, 2006, 12:37:00 pm »
Usually with a tube.... :wink:
But another trick is to remove the valve core to get a bigger "blast" of air to pop the bead on...
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October 01, 2006, 12:47:04 pm »
The tires are tubless. And i cannot get the tire over the rim itself. I get the back side over the rim but cannot get the front..
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October 01, 2006, 12:54:38 pm »
You can still run tubes in a tubeless tire, most people do...
Are you using a tire "lube" of some sort...usually the bead just falls or slips over the rim edge...
Do the rims have a "depressed" area in them (centered) or is one side wider and flat with the depression off centered...?
Place the off centered depression "up" and slip on back bead, let it slide down over the "wider" part of rim then hook the front bead of the tire into the depression and slip the rest over edge...
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October 01, 2006, 12:59:35 pm »
I am using dish soap. The tires dip in in the center. i got the back on but the front is still a pain to get on. i get half of the tire on then it slips off.
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October 01, 2006, 01:16:17 pm »
What are you using for tools..?
Screwdrivers suck but can get the job done, bicycle or motorcycle "spoons" are better, but for a buck or two, your local gas station (one with service) could pop it on for you...
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October 01, 2006, 01:18:28 pm »
Another trick would be to clamp a Vice Grip on the rim to keep the tire from "walking around" and then work it over from one side with two spoons or "dull" flat screwdrivers...
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October 01, 2006, 01:20:20 pm »
I am using screwdrivers... i will prolly bring it to the tire shop, or to my school and have automotive do it for me. (tech school)
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October 01, 2006, 04:49:26 pm »
OK i got them on, now to pop the bead on and fill them.
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October 01, 2006, 08:10:23 pm »
Finished, I used a bead blaster to get the bead on. thanks for the help squidd
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October 02, 2006, 10:04:10 am »
Are you using these for racing?
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