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yeah, but kyle don't you have hub lockouts?
 
yeah, but I ran flanges for a while and when I run in the snow I keep them locked in just incase.
 
Seems like now that I'm 4wd again, my to do list gets larger on making the truck more capable of going off road.

I will say my current tires suck. The raods in my neighborhood have snow on them still, they were plowed but not salted and the very tiny distance I drove, they are packed full of snow.

What do you all think, have a place swap over my tires to my rims or buy a manual tire remover and do it myself? Doing it myself would save me about $30 and that includes getting them balanced buy a place plus I will be able to change my tires and rims whenever I need to.
 
hey im likeing your project....i just bought manul tire changer yesterday it work good i like it its a good investment..keep up the good work
 
Was there any huge danger of damaging the tires or rims or did it go smoothly? I assume it can put tires back on the same way without harming anything.
 
I havent damaged a tire yet...the key is to not force anything. if the bead isnt breaking spin the wheel and try a different spot and work your way around. taking the tire off is a cinch. the end for putting the tire back on is garbage on mine but i just do it like you would a semi tire or dirtbike tire and work my way around with the spoon end. it'll take some practice but i can have 4 tire's changed in bout 30 min's.but i also used to change tire's all day on car's and heavy truck's.

BTW... I gotta laugh when i read your recent post's. isnt it amazing how fast your build (and mine) went from not planning on doing any hard wheeling to wanting to be able to go further? i reached the point where even if i rebuild my axle from rotor to rotor i'm not sure it'll hold up to what ive been putting it through. so now it sit's in my yard again with 2 bad wheel bearing's, a bad pinion bearing, shot break's and shot balljoint's. I'm not saying that it wont hold up in the front of a ranger but it wont hold up to what i plan on runnin it through
 
I havent damaged a tire yet...the key is to not force anything. if the bead isnt breaking spin the wheel and try a different spot and work your way around. taking the tire off is a cinch. the end for putting the tire back on is garbage on mine but i just do it like you would a semi tire or dirtbike tire and work my way around with the spoon end. it'll take some practice but i can have 4 tire's changed in bout 30 min's.but i also used to change tire's all day on car's and heavy truck's.

BTW... I gotta laugh when i read your recent post's. isnt it amazing how fast your build (and mine) went from not planning on doing any hard wheeling to wanting to be able to go further? i reached the point where even if i rebuild my axle from rotor to rotor i'm not sure it'll hold up to what ive been putting it through. so now it sit's in my yard again with 2 bad wheel bearing's, a bad pinion bearing, shot break's and shot balljoint's. I'm not saying that it wont hold up in the front of a ranger but it wont hold up to what i plan on runnin it through

just ship me your axle and long arms and go full width! lol j/k..
its kinda sad i see myself following both of yall's roads.. but i'm still wanting to the d30 swap. have yall considered chromo's? trussing the axle, adding hubs... but by the time you do all that, why not just d44 or d60 it...
 
Was there any huge danger of damaging the tires or rims or did it go smoothly? I assume it can put tires back on the same way without harming anything.



soapy water helps allot
 
I use murphey's oil soap/water and have for year's (except on dirtbike's) the process of putting the tire back on is a little different there are two seperate end's one to take the tire off(look's similar to a tire spoon) and one to put it on (look's kinda like a pinch par) the one to put the tire back on doesnt work for crap as stated above it might work on like p185/65's but not on 235's or larger. to you just have to work your way around the tire. the most important thing about removing the tire and puttin the new one on is being aware where the bead is. you allway's want it in the indent of the rim. it also work's easiest if you break down the outside bead first then the inside. otherwise there is a small chance of pressing the inside bead back onto the wheel if done opposite. no damage will occour but you'll have to rebreak the inside bead. it sound's ALOT more complicated then it is

i swapped 33's off of and onto a set of DC-1's using the manual tire changer. and for anyone that didnt know the dc's have a steps all the way around the bead and 32 bolt's around the outside edge that all need to be removed (shoulda left them out). these wheel's are reducoulous and will be glad to get them off my truck. doin tire's on typical allloy's are easy just a little care need's to be taken as to not scratch the wheel. on steelie's the job is super easy
 
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oh and BTW if you want to drive up here i'll give you my tire carrier/ headache rack combo thingy. it's all commin off and i'm puttin a tonneau cover and rack back there. I'm SICK of everything gettin deuched with mud everytime i go out.

I even have a 32x11.5 tire and wheel i could give you for a spare. or take your pick from the mountain of 33's
 
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Was there any huge danger of damaging the tires or rims or did it go smoothly? I assume it can put tires back on the same way without harming anything.

NOPE it worked perfect for me no harm was done i like it its handy to have
 
I would love to take that stuff off your hands but, your up in Michigan, way to far of a drive for me. Did it once with my dad and bro in law and took us all day to go get parts for a Ford 8n tractor, took a diesel truck and costed over 200 in diesel. A gas truck would cost far more to drive. I love the rims on your truck, if there stock there quite nice but aluminum and those are the type I want to avoid.

Well it snowed and after work, decided to do some donuts in the parking lot along with some drifting and good old fun with her. Also ran through some snow piles and whatnot, love being able to switch from 4wd to 2wd and vise versa without having to mess with hubs. And since the city wont get to my court for awhile, I drive up and down it to pack the snow down so that people can get in and out easier. Sorry no pics. due to not wanting to leave the camera in the cold truck for hours plus we were only suppose to get 2 inches of snow. Other then that had much better control having 4wd again.

Also safe to say my manual temp. gauge doesnt work anymore, truck got nice and warm on the inside but it wasnt reading anything, but seeing as it is 10 years old, its done it job long enough and time for a new one anyways.

For the price of chromos and having to do that, I would go with a D44. The hub conversion can cost almost a grand im told, not worth it. I dont need to truss mine, doesnt flex on me but then it would be just as nice of a snow/mud plow as a TTB setup. Im currently running CV shafts so if I break something, assuming it would be th CV joints first, then I will go to u-joint shafts.

I may just get the manual tire remover, cant hurt to have one plus have plenty of tires to practice on first.
 
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A tire changer is a tool that is great to have. It will always come in handy. When you need one, you'll be glad you got it.
 
I'll get one as soon as I have the money, just paid truck insurance and along with all the other things I have bought for the truck this month has left me at low, but I knew that was going to happen.
 
A tire changer is a tool that is great to have. It will always come in handy. When you need one, you'll be glad you got it.

kinda like a car dolly... but the rest of the time its just in the way. i have a tire machine, pneumatic actually... its awesome to have
 

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