Beading a Tire With Ether.... Anyone Done It? Or The Bicycle Tube Trick?

[RedE46Bimmer]

So I've got these 17x10's and I'm trying to get a 215/40 on there, I took it to a shop and he said he tried and tried and got really close each time, but he coudn't seem to manage to get them beaded. So I bought a can of starting fluid and watched about 20 youtube videos and tried a couple of times. I got them beaded on one side and so close to beaded on the other side, but it would always pop back off.

Anyone have any pointers? I think I need to take the inside of the valve stem out to try and blow up the tire faster....

Or has anyone done the bicycle tube method?

[Zic]

I hope you have the valve in. Because if you don't do that, it will lose all the presure, and pop off.

[Dubmd]

what tires are they?
cuz some tires will look like shit on a 17x10
i mean thats what size i had.
do not get fusions..
they looked like shit!lol

u need a tire that doesnt stretch to good.
like a federal, cuz thats a crazy stretch for a 10.

my last set of tires i had wouldnt seat perfectly and would fall off the bead every now and then lol


idk if this makes sense. lol im still hungover

[vdubsunday]

Dis nga ^
They should be able to seat but I guess it does depend what tire you're trying to put on. I've never had a problem with a 215/45 on my 10s. Did you keep giving it air once it seated?

[Team_Gileto]

i've used the bicycle tube and it worked great but the stretch wasn't that crazy (195 on a 8.5) it would be worth a shot, also have somebody with you that can hold the tire in place against the rim while your filling it with air.

[Stan Marsh]

sounds like someone needs to find a friend with a cheetah, we never had any problems once we would get the cheetah out at the shop I used to work at (we did a lot of mounting on wheels that were 20"+)

[itsbrokeagain]

sounds like someone needs to find a friend with a cheetah, we never had any problems once we would get the cheetah out at the shop I used to work at (we did a lot of mounting on wheels that were 20"+)

+1. Had to use that to seat 235/35/19s on 10" wheels. Popped em right up into place.

[RedE46Bimmer]

A cheetah is what the guy at the tire shop used.

The tires I have are Falken 512's

i've used the bicycle tube and it worked great but the stretch wasn't that crazy (195 on a 8.5) it would be worth a shot, also have somebody with you that can hold the tire in place against the rim while your filling it with air.

Is this a hard method?

I may have to go to a 225/35 if I can't get these on. I just need it by next week!

[Tuck&Poke]

sounds like your cheetah dude isnt all that.



215/40 on a 10. Plenty of lube, shot about 100psi at it, then pumped it up to about 60psi till the bead looked like it was fully mounted. Havent had a problem yet, but im deffinately keeping an eye on tire pressure.

Bicycle innertube looks like a solid idea, none of the drama of mounting with a cheetah. I've seen it done but i haven't tried it myself. Basically you get an innertube thats about 1in smaller diameter than the wheels your trying to mount, mash it in between the tire and rim so that it makes a seal and you can build up pressure. Once the bead pops you just pull the tube out.

[RedE46Bimmer]

Yeah I actually got the idea off of youtube lol

On a side note, I love your b5 oh so very much, it makes me want a b5 wagon even more than I already do.

[iisjohn]

my buddy at americas tires mounted a 205 40 on my 9.5 with no cheetah just a lot and i mean alot of lube and like 90 something psi

[aar0n.]

I've had different places stretch different 225/40/18s on 10s for me and used a few different methods. The bicycle inner tube was one (with 3 people pushing down on the sidewall to get it to bead) and the Cheetah was another, also with a few people pushing down on it, a bit scarier with the pressure those things put out lol

[Average_Jerk]

ive done it with starter fluid before. but it was on a small wheel with an oem sized tire

[Oxer]

Bicycle innertube looks like a solid idea, none of the drama of mounting with a cheetah. I've seen it done but i haven't tried it myself. Basically you get an innertube thats about 1in smaller diameter than the wheels your trying to mount, mash it in between the tire and rim so that it makes a seal and you can build up pressure. Once the bead pops you just pull the tube out.

When I mounted the 215/40's on my 9.5's, we used a rubber ring (same as what a bicycle tube would do) But it still took 3 of us to put enough pressure on the tire to get the bead settled..

Bit of a bitch, but very doable..

[Oxer]

The bicycle inner tube was one (with 3 people pushing down on the sidewall to get it to bead)

Only just read that haha.. 3 people im guessing is the minimum..