Help Mounting 16.5 Military Goodyears in Raleigh/Durham

buddyantunez1

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Hey guys,

Looking for some help mounting up a set of 37x12.5x16.5 Goodyear Military tires on new 16.5x9.75 Pro Comp steel wheels. The tires had been stacked for a while and I couldn't even get ether to seat the bead.

Discount Tire mounted the wheels but could not seat them, plus two of them are over 10 years old, so they don't even want to mess with them anymore. Need to dismount them, set pieces of 4x4 wood inbetween the beads to loosen up the sidewalls, sit them in the sun for a day or two, then try to seat them again.

Basically need someone who likes cold beer or willing to take a little cash and has a tire mounting machine, cheetah tank, or not afraid of good ole' ether.

Thanks in advance for any help!
 
If you have a good air source (large compressor/tank), get a good ratchet strap and cinch it around the circumference of the tire and dump some air into it.
 
I could do it at the house by myself if I had a tire machine. Really just need someone to dismount my wheels, then mount them back up for me a day or two later. Ether and an air tank I have at the casa.

But I'm willing to pay someone with cash or beer and not even hassle with them anymore. Got tired of getting the run around from various shops they say they can do it, only to make a mess and cost me in diesel to drop them off and pick them up still unseated.
 
We just did some General Grabbers . Same problem tire place mounted them and couldn't get them to seat. We brought them home. I didn't have the nerve to use starting fluid so I bought some bicycle inner tubes. Place the tube on wheel and inflate tube enough to seal opening so tire will inflate. It took 3 tubes to do 4 tires. Took tires back to get balanced.
 
Do you have an OTR/Farm tire store near by? Colony or someone similar? They'll have a cheetah and should inflate them for you for nothing or close to it.
 
I couldn't get mine to seat even after trying the 2x4 trick and leaving them sit for a week before mounting. Took them to a tire shop here by me. They used what amounted to a small pressurized air tank with a big exhaust valve to blow air into the tires from 1 bead surface. Worked like a charm. A real tire store should be able to fix you up.
 
lol bring em to me.. i aint scared of ether. used almost a case of the stuff last 3 sets of those i mounted.
 
Big thanks to the guys at Piedmond Truck Tires off Glenwood/Lumley in North Raleigh. They had all 4 mounted within 45mins. Never really dawned on me to try a truck shop that specializes in PITA tires. Not to menitoning getthem them put on for $20! Would recommend them to anyone on here.

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You should see a 19.5-24 that has been at the bottom of a stack. A good hit with a cheetah will blow it right up!
 
Question about those rims? Do they have the safety bead that 16.5's are known for not having?
 
They showed me some pics of mounting up military 46's last week on one of those big luxuary Freightliner haulers that sin't quite the size of a full tractor trailer. But yeah, there were mounting up all kinds of tires while I was waiting. You sure do know when they use the cheetah.

And no, they don't have the front safety bead, either set of the 16.5 wheels I have. Just keep them aired up and you'll be good to go! I'm going to keep a full size spare just in case.
 
I've never seen a 16.5 rim that has a bead retainer.
 
buddyantunez1 said:
Big thanks to the guys at Piedmond Truck Tires off Glenwood/Lumley in North Raleigh. They had all 4 mounted within 45mins. Never really dawned on me to try a truck shop that specializes in PITA tires. Not to menitoning getthem them put on for $20! Would recommend them to anyone on here.
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I deal with them somewhat regularly at work. Good shop to work with. If they are busy, COlony tire right next to the dodge dealership around the corner would take care of you aswell
 
Croatan_Kid said:
I've never seen a 16.5 rim that has a bead retainer.
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I haven't either. I understand why they didn't have one in the beginning of the 16.5" tire story, but it doesn't make sense to me for companies like procomp to keep making steelies without them. There is (was) a market for them.
 
It makes them easier to mount/dismount. With a good tire bar and spoon, you can change one in a matter of minutes...like a 22.5 or 24.5 truck tire.


Most people running them offroad use H1s with double bead locks anyway, so it doesn't matter much there.
 
Every tire/rim that is a half size (14.5, 16.5, 17.5 19.5, 22.5, 24.5) that i have ever worked with didn't have the "safety" bead
 
Good point and now that you mention it...you're right! I hadn't ever thought about it.
 
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