Mounting tires on rims by hand

[Hendo2.5]

Is it normal for it to be a huge pain to mount a 35" tire on a 15" rim? I watched a few people do it on YouTube pretty efficiently but when I tried it it seemed impossible. At least without trashing the rim.

[Phils67]

Lube is your friend, and the bigger your prying device the better. If you have a friend to help it makes it easier. Either way it sucks. I mounted 4 tires on my MJ as a teenager with two big flathead screwdrivers and a half gallon of Tide I stole from my mom lol. I did them one at a time by myself on the tailgate. Took me about 3 hours and sucked the life out of me but i did it. If i had to do it again i would just pay someone a few bucks and have them do it with a machine.

[Hendo2.5]

I guess thats what I will do. They want $30 a tire but 3 hours isn't worth the savings.

[Phils67]

Believe me, the aggravation is worth spending the 30 bucks. Plus even if you mount them youll still have to pay to balance unless you use something like dynabeads (which i recommend on 35s regardless)

[Stuka]

$30 per tire?! My local shop charges $30 for the whole vehicle, mounted and balanced.

But I agree, mounting tires without a machine is hell unless you are doing bead locks.

[Hendo2.5]

I found a place that did it for $20 per wheel, I'm happier now.

[RamJetFSJ]

Definitely not worth the aggravation.

[Tripwire]

did it once on a 31" never again.....you will just get pissed off, drink beer, keep on trying and ending up hurting yourself

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[bigun]

Used to do them all the time the thinner your prybar the better. Leaf springs make good ones