tire place near hickory

JBsTrooper

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i need a tire place that will work w/ 2 piece wheels and still not hurt my wallet. i'm trying to get some of GubNi's tires off of those wheels and onto something else. i had no luck doing it myself. thx.
 
2 piece rims? Or h1 double beadlocks? There's a big difference. Some won't work with split rims, and most won't know what an h1 wheel is..
 
JBsTrooper said:
i need a tire place that will work w/ 2 piece wheels and still not hurt my wallet. i'm trying to get some of GubNi's tires off of those wheels and onto something else. i had no luck doing it myself. thx.
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Blueridge Tire in Lenoir did mine for me,for $15 each to dismount,and $15 each to remount on standard 16" wheel,and balanced them too:beer:
 
I assume they are the Michelins on the LAV rims. (EDIT: I looked at Gubni's post, yes they are the LAV's.) They are easy to do, about 10 minutes each. I built a simple press to depress the flange while you remove the lock ring. You can use an engine hoist to pluck out the runflats. Here is a link to a how-to on the m715zone.com that shows the flange compressor I made.

http://www.m715zone.com/vb/view.php?pg=lav_wheel_change

My flange compressor tool is heavier duty than others have made, but it was the scrap I had laying around. A couple of pieces of angle work fine.

The hardest part is getting the tire off the rim after you get the flange off. I used soapy water, rested the tire (not rim) on blocks, and a few hits with a sledge and the rim would drop off.

If you are down this way, bring your tires and we'll do them.
 
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