Mount Tires at Home, And Balance Them For Free! With BBs?
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
- In this episode I use some sweat equity to save a lot of money by mounting up tires for my old Willys Jeep CJ5 using some basic tools in my garage. The kicker? I use metal BBs as balancing beads to make sure they are balanced. As a bonus, I review the Harbor Freight Manual Tire Changer. Is it worth $39? Watch and find out.
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Great video I get a real Red/Green vibe from it.
(In a good realistic way)
One day off my projects can take months, lol
Thanks! Obviously, I try to have fun with all of this. I’m in the middle of one of those months long project right now…
thank you for this video, great job, i like your idea, nothing to lose, if they don't work i will just take them out and buy the stick on wheel weights. most tire shops don't really like balancing wheels so we have to find a way to DIY
Thanks for watching; yep, nothing to lose, might as well try it!
Hey Hombre. Good video. I changed a couple of tires manually and it sure is a hard job for sure. I found that dish soap really helps the tire slide over the rim. It will be interesting to see how well the BBs work. Thanks for sharing.🍁👍👍
Tyre shine guys works well
We use little balls in truck tyres but they come in a bag
Thanks fellas!
It’s not a bad product first recommendation anchor it to the floor you can do drop in anchors that you can unbolt it when you’re finished so much easier it’s not moving around the floor. If your having a problem with the Bead breaker you can use a jack in the vehicle to pop the bead loose. Once it’s bolted to the floor it makes putting the tires on so much easier You can also use a pair of vise grips to hold the tire to get it started going on
Great advice, thanks!
Joe that was very entertaining, I kept waiting for the flannel shirt to come off lol, who says you need Les Schwab
I should’ve said it in the video- it was about 25 degrees in the garage that evening! I was getting a workout.
shared to the group!!!
Awesome! Thanks. Hopefully someone finds it helpful.
I have same tire changer bead breaker is weak I mounted mine on pallet works fine for me
I’m glad yours worked out, I sold mine at a swap meet.
If a person was doing a fair amount of tires buying bulk #9 steel shot, it would be cheaper and I would think that the smaller size would balance better
That’s a good idea, thanks!
A couple of days ago I took a brand new tire that I got form Speedway Motors and a rim off of a 1956 Ford half ton truck. Well the tire went on the rim just fine but when they went to balance it let's just say have you ever seen a pant shaker machine in action.? Yeah I need to get another rim but looking at the rim you can't tell it bad there is something wrong with the center part maybe that's why I got it for a dollar.? Yes I'm cheap.
Ha, that’s not cheap, it’s smart.
@@BadHombreGarage Ha Ha I been called a lot of things in my life , but smart is usually not one of them lol.
So how did the BB's work out for balance.? Didn't see any follow up.
Thanks for watching! Yep, I haven’t posted a follow up video- I guess I need to soon. So far though, the bb’s seem to work well.
@@BadHombreGarage How did you detrmine how much weight of bb's to use? Ouncers per tire and wheel weight? ?
@@Ebacherville I believe I used the formula of 1 oz of bb’s to 13 lbs of tire.
Just got some 37s that are 29+ Oz out of balance. Did you ever have a follow up comment on the bbs?
I really need to do a follow-up video. My bottom line is that I can’t tell if they work reliably or not. My old Jeep tops out at around 50 mph, and I don’t think that is enough to really tell! Most often, the tires feel balanced correctly, but once in a while one feels like it is out of balance, but then smooths out. I think it is because I am not up to enough speed, but I don’t know for certain.
@@BadHombreGarage according to the almighty internet, 35ish is when out of balance tires start to talk to you.
I'm gonna subscribe and eagerly await the follow up. Maybe do a YT short as a follow up.
@@nathansonnen9407 great idea!
agree those manual tire machines are JUNK
Yep. Check out this video- it’s the trick for breaking down tires:
ruclips.net/video/0Gy1N_9Notg/видео.htmlsi=1QKidu8wBwSrYd2f
What a workout! Was it worth 80 bucks? Lol
Haha! Well, yes. Some people pay that much for an exercise class!
@@BadHombreGarage so true.
Sort of looks like you may have put a couple of micro scratches on one of those wheels, maybe?🤔
I probably did. When I’m mounting tires on nice wheels, especially aluminum, I’ll put a towel between the tire tool and the wheel surface.
@@BadHombreGarage 👊😁👍 cool stuff!
Seems like time is money anymore , 20$ a tire demount & mount and balance isn't bad , u spent money on the hf tire machine plus 3+ days playing with a tire , thats more expensive than paying 80$ and making some $$ on some real projects over the coarse of time waisted , just stating the obious. Keep scrolling.
That’s solid feedback. To break it down: I spent $32 on the tire machine, $160 on tires. It took 3 hours of my life to complete the project from start to finish. I sold my old tires for $80. So, for $112 and some of my kid’s BB’s I have an almost new set of mud tires on my Jeep. I learned a lesson that I can (hopefully) pass on to others (HF tire machine is junk), and my kids hung out in the garage and learned how to change a tire onto a rim (not all on this video). I don’t think it was as bad as it looks on the surface. I got some exercise, and a much needed break from my day job of sitting at a desk. Besides, eating donuts in the waiting room of the tire shop doesn’t make good RUclips content, and sometimes it’s all about the experience.
Very good points. Excellent. Really want to know the high speed results!