Mounting Tires at home No special tools just hands and a block

Hey Fans! I got some slightly used tires and 4Runner Trail Edition wheels so I thought I'd try to mount them here at home. All I needed was my hands and block. You'll still need to get them balanced but you won't have a tire shop scratching up your wheels. Take look and enjoy.

[@4thlinegooner582]

It helps too if you do this on a warm day like 80 degrees, let the tires sit in the sun for like 30 minutes.

[@ejj4926]

Would it be the same if you heat it quickly

[@nathanhiggins1438]

Good tip, I bet that helps a lot

[@andrewtorrico3673]

Must admit that this was a lot more helpful than I expected! Thank you! Time to find some 285s :)

[@unclecanfix2699]

This worked like charm ! I mounted two stock Nissan frontier rims - 17” x 7.5” with Hankook Dynapro AT2 - LT265/70R17 tires. The installation of the inner side popped on so easy I could not believe it. As recommended, I used tire dressing as a lubricant on the tire and the edge of the rims. I followed your directions for the outer side of the tire by stand on it and inching up on the right then the left per your video. The last 6 to 10 inches it popped right in as I moved my feet towards the top. I am 180 lbs but I don’t think weight was any factor. I also utilized a 4 x 4 piece of wood under the upper portion per your video. It took about 5 or 6 minutes for mounting the first tire. The second about 3 minutes. Thanks SO MUCH - you are the MAN.

[@minutemenapparel]

Now I'm going to have to try this. Same size tire. Discount Tires wants $150 to mount and balance my wheels.

[@JustJeep_It]

Thank you. Not sure why I thought it was a crazy hard process to do this. Thanks for the video

[@808lukas1]

It is

[@SORENEAGLE]

You're welcome!

[@KGrasso89]

It can be. You can do it yourself easily if your tires have a large sidewall like the ones in the video. The mechanics at the tire shop even struggle to mount a low profile tire using the tire machine.

[@hmongwild]

Did mines 5 years ago. Me my little brother and a friend. We don’t weigh much. We all slipped and busted our shins each from the rim. But the thing is we got it done. Great vid man

[@supercharged2414]

Watching this makes me feel like I am trying to put a 15 inch tire on a 16 inch wheel. Can't even get one side on a 235-15 tire. Don't feel bad if NO YOU CAN"T DO IT ON MANY TIRES.

[@gonzalez_f250]

I’ll definitely be trying this with my 20in f250 rims. I’m gonna try to put some 37s on it!

[@schwarzwald-Black-forest]

very helpful video, may be I will try it next time. Hoping for the best.

[@MegaTapdog]

nice job, i feel like an idiot because it just took me a half hour to do a tire on my rider mower 😅 Thanks for posting i’ll try this on my 33’s on my ‘74 cj

[@m1m1m0cha]

That looks so easy.

[@officialWWM]

Good luck doing that with a brand new tyre!

[@AdrianArgen7o]

Great job thank you! To do the balance are you taking it to the shop?

[@rakhino253]

Trying this!

[@Feintgames]

Nice. You're like a tire whisperer.

[@Notagunfighter]

Great video thanks

[@marshmower]

Drop center goes ↑. Good tips and ideas on lube too. I was thinking about bar soap. I've used trans fluid and soapy water in different applications. I don't know if the transmission fluid will attack the tire over time.

[@Steven3D8888]

I'm surprised how fast those tires came on! It took me about 3 hours to get my 215/65 R16 winter tires onto the rims! Needed a crowbar too! Nice video btw, I think the same about tire-shops, it's the only reason I wanted to do it myself. Also would love to have a pickup truck! Cheers

[@MyIronman8]

but he doesn't really tell you is is he more ways like 280 lb an no ware near 160

[@taemian]

With a truck sidewall, this is fine. Four those of us with modern cars from the modern age, 65 ratio sidewalls is about the limit of what you can do. I haven’t seen a single video of anybody mounting a moderately, hello sidewall tire yet. That would be interesting to see.

[@shawnhickman1412]

Like a boss I’ve did it just by hand before too a little harder but I weigh a lot

[@keithgoodman7966]

Good job man! Did you balance them yourself too?

[@heatherjohnson9585]

Impressive!

[@ColonelBummleigh]

Good stuff. New tyres are another deal altogether though as the bead and walls on mine are as rigid as the tyre tread :( Am trying to find a way to get the bead into the wheel well so thay can go on.

[@zachgordon9531]

Have you ever tried balancing beads? I think they work good.

[@dreimer2]

Awesome, now I'm not going to bother with the tire shop when I get new tires and wheels for my Jeep!

[@tombeck2792]

How do you balance it after mounting? Also, why did you pick BF Good.tires?

[@peterpurol7873]

I'm guessing that with lower profile tires (as you'd explained) I could probably use crowbars (wrapped in electrical tape to protect the rim) to coax the tires (275/40R17) onto the rim efficiently. What say you to that idea? Never tried it ever. Might work.

[@lestermarten4656]

Good job. I would never have believed that you could do that without tire irons. I do my own motorcycle tires all the time, but I only did the tires on my Tacoma once and it was pretty difficult (same size tires as yours). Now I've got a 4Runner, and I've got some new wheels. I'm going to give your technique a shot. Thanks.

[@lestermarten4656]

Well, I gave it a shot. Couldn't even get the first side of the tire on the wheel. Even with the tire in the drop center part of the wheel, I couldn't get it past halfway on. Last time I used tire iron and scratched up my wheels pretty bad. This time I've got new wheels so I don't want to mess them up.

[@supercharged2414]

Same here. It will not work like this shows. NO WAY> @@lestermarten4656

[@hollycarey6582]

What happened to your cool Ford truck Soren? We need help with our F 150

[@samcaceres3367]

About to try this with some 37” swampers and I’m 125lb😂 wish me luck lol. No shop will touch them🤦🏼‍♂️😂

[@nathanhiggins1438]

So “tire protectant” is a sealant for the bead?

[@SORENEAGLE]

Not a seal. It just helps you slide the bead over the rim.

[@andyyarnell7579]

excellent! Now I don't need to buy any tire irons.

[@shadako2]

first video with "caveats"and have seen a few now. small tyres eg normal sedan size are very hard to remove and mount. in my case, I was out $16 AUD for levers and this is a third of the wheel change cost.

[@SORENEAGLE]

Small as in low profile tires will be hard to mount. The bigger the side wall the easier it will be.

[@shadako2]

@@SORENEAGLE they were 205/65/15 tyres, wd40 helped vs dish soap

[@veryconfusing]

AWESOME TECHNIQUE - great video - Do yourself a favor and buy an old school level balancer at harbor freight - between that and your eyeballs ( and a little patience ! ) I can balance 35's / 37's and 40's to within a gram - including the sweet spot to position the weights on the rim - ( You will need a power drill and laser line for that ) It's VERY EASY to learn how to do and costs less than getting them done at a shop .. ONCE... ha.

[@silverdragontaylir8252]

I saw wheel on sidewall install (no damage ) stand tire stand

[@ryancheco4794]

how are you gonna get the fuh-stay monetized-the tire on?

[@JuanArgudin-pb9ls]

Esa es sensilla facil intenta montar una 215/30 /18

[@mitchstein7132]

tried it with a 37" 10 ply didn't work. even drop my jeep on to one end.. still didn;t work

[@ryancheco4794]

dude i took my tires to get mounted and the guy used a wire brush on my rims!! at least i was gonna replace them anyways but not cool he didn’t know that

[@SORENEAGLE]

Here we go! What's the toughest tire and wheel combo you've been able to mount at home? Hope this helps you out!

[@ARichWaffle]

No one wants to mess with our 37x13.50r20 I might be doing this myself

[@cac7549]

Great suggestions. Thank you. The only thing that makes me kind of nervous is that I have seen tires blow up while inflating them with air and the explosions here on youtube do look kind of nasty. Any other way of avoiding it?

[@Assgasyoda]

Tire pressure gauge. Don’t go over maximum pressure written on the side of the tire. Hit tire with hammer (not wheel) to cause vibration. Helps to pop it in.

[@acornthedwarf8174]

God forbid a truck bed get dirty... A truck is a tool imo.

[@kevincris2589]

That must of been a P rated tires because a 10 ply Lt aint going on that easy

[@shelbi8273]

Only weigh probably 115lb I highly doubt I’d ever be able to accomplish this lol

[@shelbi8273]

Also I subbed :D

[@karenasandvik4367]

I weigh about 120 and I'm about to try! Wish me luck!

[@shelbi8273]

@@karenasandvik4367 best of luck!! Let us know if you have success!

[@bigboypapaboy]

@@karenasandvik4367 did it work?lol

[@googacc4654]

@@bigboypapaboy seems like a no

[@JuanArgudin-pb9ls]

Tardas mucho