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Title: Front Tire Change
Post by: spitzerscott on September 13, 2019, 10:06:17 AM

What am I looking at to change the front tires on our dragster?  We have the 22x2.5x17, can we change these by hand or do we need something special?

Title: Re: Front Tire Change
Post by: dreracecar on September 13, 2019, 10:22:26 AM

Ifs its a modern rim and tire, I prefer have it done on a machine that grabs the rim, too old to chase the rim around the floor using spoons and the tires have stronger beads and the rim seats are taller. Wire wheels and Avons you can install by bare hands

Title: Re: Front Tire Change
Post by: spitzerscott on September 13, 2019, 10:24:04 AM

We have Weld series 96 wheels

Title: Re: Front Tire Change
Post by: Supercat on September 13, 2019, 05:51:15 PM

We have a local motorcycle shop change ours for us.
10.oo to mount and balance.....

Title: Re: Front Tire Change
Post by: THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER on September 13, 2019, 06:26:26 PM

Quote from: Supercat on September 13, 2019, 05:51:15 PM

We have a local motorcycle shop change ours for us.
10.oo to mount and balance.....

Money well spent. They are a bear to change with tire irons. Unforgiving side wall and stiff bead plus the valve stem on the narrow rim can be problematic, depending on the rim profile.

Title: Re: Front Tire Change
Post by: Paul New on September 13, 2019, 08:03:56 PM

Yes the Goodyear or Hoosiers suck to mount take them to a motorcycle shop

Title: Re: Front Tire Change
Post by: spitzerscott on September 14, 2019, 03:53:24 PM

doing a leak test today, I may have a bad valve stem seal on the inside of the rim.

Title: Re: Front Tire Change
Post by: gregm784 on September 16, 2019, 08:57:25 AM

Quote from: spitzerscott on September 14, 2019, 03:53:24 PM

doing a leak test today, I may have a bad valve stem seal on the inside of the rim.

Very common.  Wonder if silicone skim on the seal would make them last longer.  It's frustrating having it leak.

Yes, take anything but an AVON (moped tire style) to a machine.  I've fought the fight, it sucks.

Title: Re: Front Tire Change
Post by: spitzerscott on September 19, 2019, 05:23:06 PM

The car is currently at my best friend's shop, Curtis Setser, our sponsor Setser  Towing and Transport we had a tire machine 5 feet away. It had a tube in it. Will replace and Race On

Title: Re: Front Tire Change
Post by: dreracecar on September 19, 2019, 06:16:11 PM

Tires and rims should be tubeless style,   tubes are for spoke rims unless the tires are old and shot