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

[RedE46Bimmer]

ihave 235/40/18 falken 512's on my 10 inch wheels and we fought for 20 minutes with a cheetah to get them on. where did you go?

Dukes Tire on south 17th street. Those guys are awesome. If you go tell them I sent you lol. And I would look into it your wagon if I was in the market at the moment, I think my next car will be a b5 wagon though, whenever the day comes.

[Tuck&Poke]

That's weird, shouldn't have been that difficult with 235s. My 225/40 512s were mounted on my 10s with a Cheetah after like 3 tries I think haha

depends on the rim though

[Tuck&Poke]

This is an interesting technique

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-LnkEUAImU

i saw that, not sure why he is suspending it though.

[aar0n.]

ihave 235/40/18 falken 512's on my 10 inch wheels and we fought for 20 minutes with a cheetah to get them on. where did you go?

That's weird, shouldn't have been that difficult with 235s. My 225/40 512s were mounted on my 10s with a Cheetah after like 3 tries I think haha

[lowpoke]

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.

im selling my c5 a6 wagon brandon if you want it, i have h&r race springs to put on it

[lowpoke]

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

The tires I have are Falken 512's




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!

ihave 235/40/18 falken 512's on my 10 inch wheels and we fought for 20 minutes with a cheetah to get them on. where did you go?

[TheNeek]

This is an interesting technique

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-LnkEUAImU

[aar0n.]

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

The more the merrier really lol

[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..

[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..

[Average_Jerk]

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

[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

[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

[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.

[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.