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[Apparition]

I have an annoying creak somewhere in my jeep. I’ve tried hard to find/fix it to no avail. It’s getting louder and more frequent so hopefully we are approaching the grenade phase and then I can fix it

Hose everything in WD40, I hear it even fixes Johnny Joints

 

[Mike_H]

I have an annoying creak somewhere in my jeep. I’ve tried hard to find/fix it to no avail. It’s getting louder and more frequent so hopefully we are approaching the grenade phase and then I can fix it

I have one of those too…I believe it’s my frame…and when it grenades it’s going to drop my transmission

 

[Woodrow]

I have one of those too…I believe it’s my frame…and when it grenades it’s going to drop my transmission

Maybe. But I’m sure you can deal with it. Things don’t last forever, at least in their original state, if you use them.

 

[Mike_H]

Maybe. But I’m sure you can deal with it. Things don’t last forever, at least in their original state, if you use them.

Especially in my state!

 

[lBasket]

Finally got my new tires mounted! It was a fun experience and totally worth saving 160$.

I used a hi-lift and jack extension to break the beads after deflating them with my trail deflators.

Look at that cool license plate. Way cooler than white on black.

I used these tire irons as recommended by @gasiorv : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1J33DB5?tag=wranglerorg-20

They were a good recommendation and worth the money, I think this would have been terrible with the 18" motorcycle ones you see people using on youtube.

I am the tire machine!

If you want to see a good writeup on how to do it you should check out https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/woodrows-97-green-tj-moderate-build.51602/page-31

Some points that helped me:
Pay attention to the skinny part of the wheel and try to keep the bead there
Keep it lubed up lube lube lube
Most progress is made by stomping the tire while stretching the bead
I used a 2x4 to keep the bead in the skinny section when setting the first bead
I put the wheel on blocks (tire floating/hanging) when setting the second bead so gravity helped keep the bead in place

The spoons have these little nipples on them:

I think I'm going to grind them off for next time. All they really did was pull the bead out when I was trying to pull the spoon out to reset it.

I just set the beads by filling the tires up with my compressor.

Not pictured but it helped to lean the wheel against blocks, leaving the tire hanging so there was enough pressure on the bead to fill the tire. Lots of lube too. I had to finagle with one tire with the spoons and try a second time to set the bead but it went smoothly overall.

 

[reddvltj]

Finally got my new tires mounted! It was a fun experience and totally worth saving 160$.

I used a hi-lift and jack extension to break the beads after deflating them with my trailer deflators.
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Look at that cool license plate. Way cooler than white on black.

I used these tire irons as recommended by @gasiorv : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1J33DB5?tag=wranglerorg-20

They were a good recommendation and worth the money, I think this would have been terrible with the 18" motorcycle ones you see people using on youtube.

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I am the tire machine!

If you want to see a good writeup on how to do it you should check out https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/woodrows-97-green-tj-moderate-build.51602/page-31

Some points that helped me:
Pay attention to the skinny part of the wheel and try to keep the bead there
Keep it lubed up lube lube lube
Most progress is made by stomping the tire while stretching the bead
I used a 2x4 to keep the bead in the skinny section when setting the first bead
I put the wheel on blocks (tire floating/hanging) when setting the second bead so gravity helped keep the bead in place

The spoons have these little nipples on them:
View attachment 545958
I think I'm going to grind them off for next time. All they really did was pull the bead out when I was trying to pull the spoon out to reset it.

I just set the beads by filling the tires up with my compressor.
View attachment 545960

Not pictured but it helped to lean the wheel against blocks, leaving the tire hanging so there was enough pressure on the bead to fill the tire. Lots of lube too. I had to finagle with one tire with the spoons and try a second time to set the bead but it went smoothly overall.

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It's been a while since I used my spoons to swap out a set of tires...

I still take them with me on trail runs though, for those "how in the he!! Did you do that" moments.

 

[NashvilleTJ]

Finally got my new tires mounted! It was a fun experience and totally worth saving 160$.

I used a hi-lift and jack extension to break the beads after deflating them with my trailer deflators.
View attachment 545956

Look at that cool license plate. Way cooler than white on black.

I used these tire irons as recommended by @gasiorv : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1J33DB5?tag=wranglerorg-20

They were a good recommendation and worth the money, I think this would have been terrible with the 18" motorcycle ones you see people using on youtube.

View attachment 545957
I am the tire machine!

If you want to see a good writeup on how to do it you should check out https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/woodrows-97-green-tj-moderate-build.51602/page-31

Some points that helped me:
Pay attention to the skinny part of the wheel and try to keep the bead there
Keep it lubed up lube lube lube
Most progress is made by stomping the tire while stretching the bead
I used a 2x4 to keep the bead in the skinny section when setting the first bead
I put the wheel on blocks (tire floating/hanging) when setting the second bead so gravity helped keep the bead in place

The spoons have these little nipples on them:
View attachment 545958
I think I'm going to grind them off for next time. All they really did was pull the bead out when I was trying to pull the spoon out to reset it.

I just set the beads by filling the tires up with my compressor.
View attachment 545960

Not pictured but it helped to lean the wheel against blocks, leaving the tire hanging so there was enough pressure on the bead to fill the tire. Lots of lube too. I had to finagle with one tire with the spoons and try a second time to set the bead but it went smoothly overall.

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Great work Trev! Those Mickey’s look great, and I’ve heard good things about ‘em.

 

[lBasket]

Great work Trev! Those Mickey’s look great, and I’ve heard good things about ‘em.

Thanks Jeff! They are a nice and mean looking tire. I am excited to try them out. My weights for balancing won't show up til Monday so I will have to wait a few days for that.

 

[Apparition]

Thanks Jeff! They are a nice and mean looking tire. I am excited to try them out. My weights for balancing won't show up til Monday so I will have to wait a few days for that.

Have you checked the balance?

 

[lBasket]

Have you checked the balance?

I haven't. The balancer actually showed up yesterday...

I actually lost one of the valve stems and I have more coming on Monday too. I probably would've tried to run them without balancing them otherwise but now I gotta wait either way haha

 

[Apparition]

I haven't. The balancer actually showed up yesterday...

I actually lost one of the valve stems and I have more coming on Monday too. I probably would've tried to run them without balancing them otherwise but now I gotta wait either way haha

Looking forward to seeing how close they balance.

 

[lBasket]

Looking forward to seeing how close they balance.

I'll keep you guys updated. Hopefully it isn't too bad. FWIW there were no markings to line up with the valve stem as a "heavy spot".

 

[sab]

FWIW there were no markings to line up with the valve stem as a "heavy spot".

The 35" KM3s I recently installed on my wheels didn't have that mark, either. I figured with bigger (i.e., heavier) tires, it may not matter as much, so they don't bother with marking them. Do other tire brands mark them on the heavier tires?

 

[lBasket]

The 35" KM3s I recently installed on my wheels didn't have that mark, either. I figured with bigger (i.e., heavier) tires, it may not matter as much, so they don't bother with marking them. Do other tire brands mark them on the heavier tires?

@Apparition said in another thread he has gotten the Baja Bosses with the mark before I believe.

Maybe they just didn't mark them because they're perfectly evenly balanced from factory

 

[sab]

Maybe they just didn't mark them because they're perfectly evenly balanced from factory

That's it - stick with the optimistic view!

 

[Apparition]

@Apparition said in another thread he has gotten the Baja Bosses with the mark before I believe.

Maybe they just didn't mark them because they're perfectly evenly balanced from factory

Yep my 35’s from 2021 did. I’ll have to check the 40’s when I get home to see if they have a mark.

 

[Woodrow]

Finally got my new tires mounted! It was a fun experience and totally worth saving 160$.

I used a hi-lift and jack extension to break the beads after deflating them with my trail deflators.
View attachment 545956

Look at that cool license plate. Way cooler than white on black.

I used these tire irons as recommended by @gasiorv : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1J33DB5?tag=wranglerorg-20

They were a good recommendation and worth the money, I think this would have been terrible with the 18" motorcycle ones you see people using on youtube.

View attachment 545957
I am the tire machine!

If you want to see a good writeup on how to do it you should check out https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/woodrows-97-green-tj-moderate-build.51602/page-31

Some points that helped me:
Pay attention to the skinny part of the wheel and try to keep the bead there
Keep it lubed up lube lube lube
Most progress is made by stomping the tire while stretching the bead
I used a 2x4 to keep the bead in the skinny section when setting the first bead
I put the wheel on blocks (tire floating/hanging) when setting the second bead so gravity helped keep the bead in place

The spoons have these little nipples on them:
View attachment 545958
I think I'm going to grind them off for next time. All they really did was pull the bead out when I was trying to pull the spoon out to reset it.

I just set the beads by filling the tires up with my compressor.
View attachment 545960

Not pictured but it helped to lean the wheel against blocks, leaving the tire hanging so there was enough pressure on the bead to fill the tire. Lots of lube too. I had to finagle with one tire with the spoons and try a second time to set the bead but it went smoothly overall.

View attachment 545961

Way to go Trevor! Welcome to the club!

 

[jjvw]

Welcome to the heavy purse club!

 

[lBasket]

Way to go Trevor! Welcome to the club!

Woo! Thanks for the writeup making it look easy!

 

[lBasket]

I threw a tire on the balancer for fun.

Decently centered without any weight... It's a little hard because even a slight breeze will get the wheel wobbling haha