Steve Williams
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Sounds good. PM me the details, address etc and we can firm things up!
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Sounds good. PM me the details, address etc and we can firm things up!
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Roger that, thanks. I’ve watched your video about twenty times to try and capture all the subtleties.
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That’s a great idea, I used some clamps to hold the bead on mine when I was doing them. The Maxxis Razrs also have that issue where the bead just pops off when you’re almost doneGetting the wheels into the Coopers is definitely a pain in the ass. The other issue I ran in to was getting the bead to stay against the lip on the front of the bead lock to mount the ring. Every time I would get to the end the other side would pop up. Here is the trick I used for that. Lightly tighten some 2 inch washers down as you go around the bead. It saved me a lot of time with mine.
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Getting the wheels into the Coopers is definitely a pain in the ass. The other issue I ran in to was getting the bead to stay against the lip on the front of the bead lock to mount the ring. Every time I would get to the end the other side would pop up. Here is the trick I used for that. Lightly tighten some 2 inch washers down as you go around the bead. It saved me a lot of time with mine.
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LMAO. I did the same thing when mounting mine except I used some old shock rubber bushings so it didn’t unnecessary scratch the rim. I also found with mounting the Cooper tires you can’t start trying to get it set at too much of an angle. If you do all the thumping, jumping, cursing and tears won’t get it on. The flatter the better
What would be wrong with using the Hi lift between the bumper and the tire to force it down over the wheel? Put the wheel on the ground and push the tire down over it. Sort of the opposite of using the jack to break the bead. If you used it against a 4x4 laid across the tire it might work. Anyone ever try that?
I could not find a local tire place to install the bead lock wheels. I did find one that would mount them and let me put the ring on. Even with a tire machine it was a pain. They charged me 60 dollars and it took about two hours. With two guys helping me. They earned their money. I brought them back a pizza.
Getting the wheels into the Coopers is definitely a pain in the ass. The other issue I ran in to was getting the bead to stay against the lip on the front of the bead lock to mount the ring. Every time I would get to the end the other side would pop up. Here is the trick I used for that. Lightly tighten some 2 inch washers down as you go around the bead. It saved me a lot of time with mine.
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Be sure that you are mounting a 17" tire on a 17" rim, they could have shipped you one different.
Also make sure the bead of the tire gets pushed into the drop center when mounting, if not you may never get it on. Always mount the tire from the side of the rim closest to the drop center. Two others have said this in different ways but I figured a picture might help.
We used to use tire spoons with nylon covers when working aluminum wheels in the tire shop I worked at as a kid, I looked on amazon & couldn't find anything except little tiny ones used on bicycle wheels. But if you can find something that can be used as a spoon or lever that won't mar, ding, or gouge your new rims you could get it started then work the bead down with spoons taking small bites each time... if that makes sense...
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Be sure that you are mounting a 17" tire on a 17" rim, they could have shipped you one different.
Also make sure the bead of the tire gets pushed into the drop center when mounting, if not you may never get it on. Always mount the tire from the side of the rim closest to the drop center. Two others have said this in different ways but I figured a picture might help.
We used to use tire spoons with nylon covers when working aluminum wheels in the tire shop I worked at as a kid, I looked on amazon & couldn't find anything except little tiny ones used on bicycle wheels. But if you can find something that can be used as a spoon or lever that won't mar, ding, or gouge your new rims you could get it started then work the bead down with spoons taking small bites each time... if that makes sense...
Just curious if you got them mounted.
I guess it must be the tire and wheel combo, because I had no trouble when I mounted mine. 45 mins for the first and about 30 mins for the others. I'm running Raceline Monsters and BFG KM2's 35x12.5x17. I plan on going to Coopers when I replace so we'll see how that goes.
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