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DIY Tire Changing
With some DEs and club racing I am changing tires often.
Inevitably I end up with a half worn set and a race coming up, or I am burning good tires at a DE. So has anyone embarked on a home set-up for tire changing? What worked, what didn't etc....
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05-11-2018, 01:40 PM
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I simply cannot even begin to imagine changing super stiff low profile race tires without at least a rim clamp machine .
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05-11-2018, 03:01 PM
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I had a manual bead breaker and a pair of tire irons back in the day. It was a weekday routine to switch tires on rims. I was running a Crossle Formula Ford in those days so the tires were pretty small.
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05-11-2018, 06:41 PM
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Many of the serious DIY guys have tire machines in their home shops. i know of no one who changes tires at home “by hand”
The machines can be purchased used for reasonable prices. I think it’s more an issue of shop space as opposed to cost in many cases. |
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05-12-2018, 04:18 AM
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Unless you have a tire changer, its not close to being worth it.
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05-12-2018, 04:42 AM
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^^ If I had the space I would seriously consider it. I hate taking my wheels in for new tires (I try to avoid bringing the car in - they always over tighten the crap out of the lug nuts) only to get the wheels back scratched.
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05-12-2018, 04:43 AM
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I have used these on 17” x11”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzyff2i78x4 Also I also have a Harbor Freight changer with the motorcycle adapter that I used with the NoMar bar, yellow thing and nomar “irons”. I Started with a few tire irons and a bead breaker. Michelin makes some nice irons. I like the ~20” curved irons. Shaped like these https://www.walmart.com/ip/KIMPEX-Tire-Lever-Michelin-style-Gray-008111/117407102?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=6281&adid=22222222227072733421&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=t&wl3=184019176771&wl4=pla-289024205215&wl5=9003748&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=114441983&wl11=online&wl12=117407102&wl13=&veh=sem I used that setup for the 7 & 8”/15” that in ran on my 1972 track car. 4 used tires off and 4 new on In one nite is a pretty good work out.
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