My new itp mudlites are coming today. Will I be able to put them on my 3 wheeler rims with tire irons. I have done dirt bike tires many times is it just like that?
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My new itp mudlites are coming today. Will I be able to put them on my 3 wheeler rims with tire irons. I have done dirt bike tires many times is it just like that?
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I have never done that exact tire or size, but all you can do is get those bad boys nice and warm (got a wood stove?) and get yourself some dish soap. Then, have at it!
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I have a wood stove and dish soap.
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I'm thinking that those tires will have pretty damned stiff sidewalls...should give you a good challenge though. I'm curious to hear how it goes...please keep us posted.
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The tires should peel off like a wet bandaid, so long as you can break the beads that is. I cheat, I use a backhoe to pop them, works mint!
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yeah hard part is getting the old tires off, i put a 2x4 on the side wall and drive up the 2x4 with my truck, pops the bead. putting the new tires on rims, easy, just wressle them onto the rim and then use air compressure to seat the beads, u will prolly end up using 30 psi to seat them, like others said warm them and soap. u will hear a loud snap when they seat, make sure both sides snap. after that i normally pull out the valve stem core and let them air out, then air up to operating pressure.
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i have a manual tire machine that i bought at harbour freight .... works great!!! good luck seating your beads some times they seat nice ... leave the core out and feed all the air you can
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I also have the Harbor Freight manual Tire Changer, also bought the ATV bead breaker accessory from them. Still have problems with the 25-12-9's, I tried with different wheels/tires and only broke the bead lock once. The tire changer was lag bolted to my shop floor, I used a soapy solution, still an issue but will try again if need be. I like this thread though as I may try some of the other suggestions here. I didn't "warm up" my tires first, maybe that was my problem???
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You guys need one of these Just need Real good aim for atv tires...bend a aluminum rim in a hurry if you miss....
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I have a big peice of angle iron which i jam between the rim and tire bead, The strike it with a sledge, Breaks the bead pretty easy.
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I go to a garage where a large sweaty man does it for me... wish I had my own
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I've been debating this myself, I just got a new set for my BR. I don't know, the few bucks a tire and tipping the guy with the machine still sounds like a good time to me.A friend of mine decided it was no big deal to do it himself, he spent 6 hours on 4 tires.
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some places out there will do our tires cheap. Most dont even want to deal with atv tires. I have way to many tires that need changing and swapping, so I have been working on something to make the job easier!! I will start a thread when complete!! I always love these threads, everyone has there own methods. Ive tried alot of these caveman methods with little success, thats what provoked my little project.
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This guy didn't think he could do an atv tire... then he clamped onto the OUTSIDE of the rim instead of the inside, and voila! He charged me $15 though... glad I didn't have more than 1 to do...
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I got the old tires off last night. I think they might have been the original tires. It was a bit**. I could not break the beads so I razor knifed off the tires and then used side cutters and a dremmel tool to cut the wires. With a friend that took about 45 minutes. I still need to clean up the bead area on the rims and I figured I better put new valve stems in. I don't have much time but I will try to install atleast one tire tonight.
I put the new tires by the wood stove for a few minutes and I can't believe how flexible it made them, I am certain that this is key to putting them on. I will keep you posted.
As for paying someone to do it..... I figure the money I save can be put towards the next part I need.
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