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Swapping tyres at home

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bravo669:
fair one i reckon! :)

Axetamer:
I don't bother having them balanced either, they get ripped apart playing which screws the balancing anyway

Saffy:
i used to do em like that but now use a beadbreaker attachment on the highlift, had some cash so I bought one- same method just nicer and less risk of wall damage as it fit bolts to bottom of jack base and fit snug up against rim. It's the same south African product matt mentioned, but UK supplier.
http://www.beadbreaker.co.uk/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxZeGs9xjpc
Decent sized levers like u got there are god send (i got my from farm supplies).
One thing... all the tyres I have done... not once needed to use lube. Can't say it's ever needed. Also never fancied putting salty washing-up liquid into rim!
I balanced my anacondas with plastic airsoft BB's and it works well for tubeless and will dynamically self balance even when you lose knobbles off tyre. About 8oz of them in each tyre.
I used to reseat the tyre back on rim with a bit of easy start  :lol: I would again if I had too, but I found my heavy duty tyre pump actual reseats the anacondas onto white rim by itself or with aid of strap without any hassle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_cXpnGbz4M

dxmedia:
oo into the landy bit ;)

High lift on the bead and jack off the tow bar.

Balance with 400 grams of bb shot.

Jobs a good un ;)

Disco Matt:
See, I do a lot of road miles in mine and I don't tend to hang around much. So I think I'll need to get them properly balanced when I next change tyres! I want to go to 245/75 R16 Kumho KL71s, so won't hit the problems people have with extreme mud patterns.

Might get one of those bead breakers as a handy thing to own though. I did once try to remove a tyre which had a big hole in the sidewall using my hilift and towbar but couldn't get the bead to break.

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