Need advice, My B2 needs new shoes.......

[B2 Addict]

The B2 is officially down for a while.... I have one bad tire that is ready to fly apart at any moment, I have only been driving it local to my buddies land to cut trails.

2 days ago, I sliced the sidewall on a different tire bad enough that it goes flat within several hours. Now I sit with no way to drive it at all, I have absolutely NO money, but I do have FREE access to a complete set of 36" Iroks. The problem.....they are mounted on 5 x5.5 Jeep wheels.

I was trying to save enough money for gas so I could travel to RangerSVT's shop and get 'em changed over, things just haven't been going my way recently..

I can get my 31's dismounted free as I have access to a tire machine, but, the 36's won't fit on the machine. I have never attempted to do this stuff myself but I am determined.

Should I even try to do this? Any suggestions on how to attempt to dismount the 36's & remount them on my wheels would be appreciated......


B2

 

[wrecking-crew]

I have mounted tires by hand before. Never had luck removing them. I'd use a thin prybar or two and all the dish soap to try and remove it though.

 

[Die.Fledermaus]

Can you replace a bicycle tire? it is the same concept, no real thought required.

I've done my own tires on before, standard sizes, 14" rims, super small needle nose (just buy a valve stem tool), a bottle jack (high lift would also work), the hitch (to press off the bead), big flat head screw drivers (buy a tire spoon), and a 12volt compressor. This will kick ones ass, but can be done.

Bigger tires and rims are far easier than small rims an low profile tires.

If you can break down the big tires (that you want to save) and have enough air (or talent with low air) it can be done by hand.

As far as the bad tires go, it is easy to remove them, remove the valve stem, break the bead, then cut the bead with a cut-off tool and or saw-all. Peel and discard.

My only worry is get the bead to sit, it requires a lot of air and is quite dangerous.

Ironically getting a large tire on a rim isn't that hard, everything else is the challenge.

 

[B2 Addict]

Thanks go out to y'all.....I have to think about this for a bit to psych myself up. I just called around and the cheapest I have found so far is $150 + tax. I will probably end up having to leave it parked for a while..............


B2

 

[2timerangerfan]

the stiffer the sidewall, the harder this job can be. I wouldn't recommend it for someone who's never tried it before. I'd be concerned that you're still gonna need to balance them i'm sure. The only time I've taken a crack at it is just to get off the side of the road.

 

[cody93]

ive removed 1 tire off a rim by hand before, it was a PITA, and it was only a 215/70/14... took hours and i ended up with a 1 inch blister.. Hacksaws are not effective for cutting up tires, but hey, its what i had around..

 

[4.0B2]

mount them yourself w/ airsoft bb's for balancing. look it up.